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National Certificate in Footwear (Level 3) with strands in Clicking,
Closing, Bottom Stock, and Making and Lasting
Level
3
Credits
110
Purpose
The National Certificate in Footwear (Level 3) with strands in Clicking, Closing, Bottom
Stock, and Making and Lasting recognises the acquisition by the holder, of knowledge of
key operations of one of the shoe-making departments, together with some practical
knowledge of operations in departments apart from that of the strand chosen, and/or the
acquisition of interpersonal communications and pertinent core generic unit standards that
are important for those who already exercise or may soon exercise responsibility for other
staff.
Gaining this qualification will be evidence that the holder is a skilled, versatile operator in
one of the footwear departments of Clicking, Closing, Bottom Stock, Lasting, Making, and
Shoe Room and it will provide the basis for continuity in the training process towards the
National Certificate in Footwear (Level 4) with strands in Pattern Cutting, Clicking, Closing,
Bottom Stock, and Making and Lasting [Ref: 0226].
Special Notes
It is recommended that candidates already hold the following qualification:

National Certificate in Footwear (Level 2) [Ref: 0224];
or have demonstrated equivalent knowledge and skills.
Credit Range
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Minimum totals
Level 2 credits
Level 3 or above credits
Minimum totals
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Core Compulsory
8
9
25
42
Strands
Clicking
Closing
0-6
49-55
55
0-18
37-55
55
Core Elective
0-13
0-13
0-13
13
Bottom
Stock
13-24
31-42
55
Making and
Lasting
0-29
26-55
55
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
The qualification will be awarded to people who are credited with a minimum total of 110
credits composed of:

All core compulsory unit standards, and

a minimum of 55 elective credits from the elective strand set chosen, and

the balance of credits from the core elective unit standards available.
Award of NQF Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided in the Qualifications Authority Rules
and Procedures publications available at www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions and
retain their identification number (Id). Any version of a standard with the same Id may be used to meet
qualification requirements that list the Id and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Detailed Qualification Requirements
Compulsory
All the standards listed below are required.
Field
Core Generic
Subfield
Core Generic
Domain
Self-Management
Id
Title
12349 Demonstrate time management
Level
2
Credit
3
Domain
Work and Study Skills
Id
Title
543
Start work in a new workplace
Level
1
Credit
3
Field
Health
Subfield
Occupational Health and Safety
Domain
Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Id
Title
497
Protect health and safety in the workplace
Level
1
Credit
1
Field
Humanities
Subfield
Communication Skills
Domain
Interpersonal Communications
Id
Title
1312
Give oral instructions in the workplace
11097 Listen to gain information in an interactive situation
Level
3
3
Credit
3
3
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Domain
Reading
Id
Title
2977
Read texts for practical purposes
Level
1
Credit
4
Domain
Writing
Id
Title
3491
Write a report
Level
3
Credit
4
Level
2
Credit
3
2
4
3
9
3
6
Level
3
Credit
12
Level
3
3
3
3
3
2
Credit
6
12
18
18
6
3
3
2
12
3
Field
Manufacturing
Subfield
Footwear and Leather Trades
Domain
Footwear
Id
Title
3336
Demonstrate knowledge of footwear terms, components and
groups
3337
Describe the purposes and production of lasts
3342
Inspect part finished and finished footwear for quality
acceptance
3348
Demonstrate knowledge of footwear manufacture and
construction
Clicking Strand
A minimum of 55 credits is required from the following standards.
Field
Manufacturing
Subfield
Footwear and Leather Trades
Domain
Leather – Bottom Stock, Making and Lasting
Id
Title
5025
Cut footwear bottom stock components from leather
Domain
Id
3359
3360
3361
3367
3368
3371
3372
3375
Leather – Cutting and Closing
Title
Cut non-leather materials by clicking press
Cut pigmented side leathers by clicking press
Cut grain fashion leathers by clicking press
Cut materials by hand clicking knife
Perform band splitting operations
Set up cutting equipment and service cutting area prior to
cutting materials
Cut suede and nubuck leathers by clicking press
Perform press punching operations
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Closing Strand
A minimum of 55 credits is required from the following standards.
Field
Subfield
Domain
Id
3365
3368
3369
3370
3376
3379
8108
8109
8110
8111
8112
8113
8122
8124
Manufacturing
Footwear and Leather Trades
Leather – Cutting and Closing
Title
Perform folded and bagged edge treatments
Perform band splitting operations
Run on binding to footwear uppers
Perform post trimming operations on the round
Perform skiving operation
Perform turnover binding operation
Set up and use a single needle lockstitch sewing machine in
the footwear industry
Join pieces of leather or other material by zig zag seam in the
footwear or associated industries
Close footwear backseams
Make a gathered seam for footwear using an industrial sewing
machine
Join two pieces of material to make a sprung seam for
footwear uppers
Apply decorative stitching to marks on footwear uppers
Operate a computer controlled sewing machine on footwear
uppers
Trim footwear linings
Level
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Credit
21
6
6
12
21
15
6
2
3
2
3
3
12
3
6
2
3
6
6
3
3
Level
3
2
3
3
3
Credit
12
3
6
9
9
2
2
2
6
3
9
Bottom Stock Strand
A minimum of 55 credits is required from the following standards.
Field
Subfield
Domain
Id
5025
5031
5032
5033
5039
5041
5042
5043
Manufacturing
Footwear and Leather Trades
Leather – Bottom Stock, Making and Lasting
Title
Cut footwear bottom stock components from leather
Pre-mould footwear stiffeners
Reduce soles and insoles
Rand lay soles
Perform skiving operation for bottom stock, stiffeners, and toe
puffs
Perform insole recessing and waist reducing operation
Edge trim sole prior to attachment
Cover heels
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Domain
Leather – Cutting and Closing
Id
Title
3359
Cut non-leather materials by clicking press
3371
Set up cutting equipment and service cutting area prior to
cutting materials
Level
3
2
Credit
6
3
Level
2
Credit
3
Level
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Credit
15
9
12
12
9
12
2
2
6
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
6
9
6
9
18
3
2
2
3
3
6
6
3
6
4
9
Making and Lasting Strand
A minimum of 55 credits is required from the following standards.
Field
Manufacturing
Subfield
Footwear and Leather Trades
Domain
Footwear
Id
Title
3347
Apply adhesives to footwear components
Domain
Id
5027
5028
5029
5030
5034
5036
5037
5038
5040
5044
5045
5046
5047
5048
5049
5050
5051
5052
8116
8117
8118
8119
8120
Leather – Bottom Stock, Making and Lasting
Title
Pull and last footwear foreparts
Force last uppers
Attach soles by cement
Rough footwear bottoms manually
Back part mould uppers
Attach heels by nailing
Attach insoles by machine
Slip last
Assemble footwear components to work tickets and bulk
instructions
Seat last by machine
Tack side last by machine
Burnish, bruise, and polish uppers
Perform sock insertion operations
Clean, dress, and spray footwear in a shoe room
Perform ancillary shoe room operations
Quarter reform shoes in shoe room
Make up shoe boxes
Pack shoes and attach identification labels and/or tags
Attach steel toe caps to industrial footwear
Direct mould soles to footwear uppers
Set up and close down a rubber vulcanising machine and
prepare for moulding footwear soles
Set up and close down a PVC moulding machine and prepare
for moulding on footwear soles
Set up and close down a PU moulding machine and prepare
for moulding on footwear soles
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Core Elective
The balance of credits to achieve the minimum total of 110 credits for this qualification
selected from the following standards.
Field
Business
Subfield
Business Administration
Domain
Business Administration Services
Id
Title
334
Operate inventory administration systems to record and
monitor inventory activities
Field
Subfield
Domain
Id
2780
2781
2783
Level
3
Credit
5
Level
2
2
3
Credit
9
3
3
Level
1
Credit
2
2
3
2
2
Level
1
Credit
2
Level
2
Credit
3
5
2
3
3
Level
2
Credit
4
Computing and Information Technology
Computing
Generic Computing
Title
Operate and maintain a personal computer system
Manage and protect data in a personal computer system
Demonstrate knowledge of the components of personal
computer systems
Field
Core Generic
Subfield
Core Generic
Domain
Self-Management
Id
Title
12348 Demonstrate knowledge of anger and options for dealing with
anger issues
12353 Use personal banking services and personal services common
to banks and other financial institutions
12355 Demonstrate knowledge of stress and ways of dealing with it
Domain
Work and Study Skills
Id
Title
10780 Complete a work experience placement
Field
Humanities
Subfield
Communication Skills
Domain
Interpersonal Communications
Id
Title
9677
Participate in groups and/or teams to gather ideas and
information
9678
Conduct formal meetings
10791 Participate in informal meetings
Domain
Reading
Id
Title
2989
Read and assess texts to gain knowledge
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Domain
Writing
Id
Title
3483
Fill in a form
3490
Write an incident report
Level
1
1
Credit
4
3
Field
Subfield
Domain
Id
3338
3339
3340
3341
3343
Level
3
4
4
4
4
Credit
6
12
9
6
6
4
3
4
6
6
12
2
4
2
4
4
3
9
2
6
6
Level
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Credit
6
12
9
15
9
12
12
3
6
9
9
12
12
2
2
9
3
6
3344
3345
3346
3347
3349
3350
3351
3352
Domain
Id
5024
5025
5026
5027
5028
5029
5030
5031
5032
5033
5034
5035
5036
5037
5038
5039
5040
Manufacturing
Footwear and Leather Trades
Footwear
Title
Inspect incoming leather against purchase specification
Compile footwear design and manufacturing specifications
Specify non-leather materials used in footwear uppers
Specify materials used in footwear soles
Specify solvents and adhesives for footwear materials and
operations
Assess usability of leathers for costing purposes
Calculate material allowances for footwear
Test safety footwear to Australian and New Zealand joint
standards
Apply adhesives to footwear components
Specify types of leather used in footwear uppers
Take foot measurements and relate to various sizing scales
Specify materials used in footwear heels and platforms
Specify materials used in footwear insoles, backers and
shanks
Leather – Bottom Stock, Making and Lasting
Title
Perform ancillary insole operations
Cut footwear bottom stock components from leather
Bind and cover insoles
Pull and last footwear foreparts
Force last uppers
Attach soles by cement
Rough footwear bottoms manually
Pre-mould footwear stiffeners
Reduce soles and insoles
Rand lay soles
Back part mould uppers
Last uppers by hand
Attach heels by nailing
Attach insoles by machine
Slip last
Perform skiving operation for bottom stock, stiffeners, and toe
puffs
Assemble footwear components to work tickets and bulk
instructions
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5042
5043
5044
5045
5046
5047
5048
5049
5050
5051
5052
5053
5054
5055
5056
5057
5058
8116
8117
8118
8119
8120
Domain
Id
3359
3360
3361
3362
3363
3364
3365
3366
3367
3368
3369
3370
3371
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Title
Perform insole recessing and waist reducing operation
Edge trim sole prior to attachment
Cover heels
Seat last by machine
Tack side last by machine
Burnish, bruise, and polish uppers
Perform sock insertion operations
Clean, dress, and spray footwear in a shoe room
Perform ancillary shoe room operations
Quarter reform shoes in shoe room
Make up shoe boxes
Pack shoes and attach identification labels and/or tags
Cement footwear bottoms manually and attach fillers
Rough round shoe bottoms
Outsole stitch shoes
Scour sole edges
Rough footwear bottoms by auto rougher
Cement footwear bottoms by auto-cementing machine and
attach fillers
Attach steel toe caps to industrial footwear
Direct mould soles to footwear uppers
Set up and close down a rubber vulcanising machine and
prepare for moulding footwear soles
Set up and close down a PVC moulding machine and prepare
for moulding on footwear soles
Set up and close down a PU moulding machine and prepare
for moulding on footwear soles
Level
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Credit
6
3
9
6
9
6
9
18
3
2
2
3
6
6
18
6
6
6
2
3
3
3
6
6
3
6
4
9
Level
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Credit
6
12
18
2
3
2
21
9
18
6
6
12
3
Leather – Cutting and Closing
Title
Cut non-leather materials by clicking press
Cut pigmented side leathers by clicking press
Cut grain fashion leathers by clicking press
Perform stripping operations
Perform stitch marking operations
Perform tape reinforcing operations in footwear manufacture
Perform folded and bagged edge treatments
Perform specialist footwear closing operations
Cut materials by hand clicking knife
Perform band splitting operations
Run on binding to footwear uppers
Perform post trimming operations on the round
Set up cutting equipment and service cutting area prior to
cutting materials
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Id
3372
3373
3374
3375
3376
3377
3378
3379
8108
8109
8110
8111
8112
8113
8121
8122
8123
8124
Domain
Id
3353
3354
3355
3356
3357
3358
8114
8115
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Title
Cut suede and nubuck leathers by clicking press
Perform inking operations
Perform embossing, and foil stamping operations for footwear
Perform press punching operations
Perform skiving operation
Attach linings and interlinings
Attach toe puffs
Perform turnover binding operation
Set up and use a single needle lockstitch sewing machine in
the footwear industry
Join pieces of leather or other material by zig zag seam in the
footwear or associated industries
Close footwear backseams
Make a gathered seam for footwear using an industrial sewing
machine
Join two pieces of material to make a sprung seam for
footwear uppers
Apply decorative stitching to marks on footwear uppers
Operate an automatically controlled bar tack sewing machine
on footwear uppers
Operate a computer controlled sewing machine on footwear
uppers
Lay out work, receive, dispose, and check work in a closing
room
Trim footwear linings
Leather – Design and Patternmaking
Title
Cut standard patterns for uppers
Produce and cut footwear upper patterns
Produce and cut footwear bottom stock patterns
Grade footwear patterns by machine
Demonstrate knowledge of last coordination
Demonstrate knowledge of footwear pattern grading systems
Demonstrate knowledge of a Footwear CADCAM system and
digitise shapes into the system
Produce and grade footwear patterns using a CADCAM
system
Level
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
Credit
12
4
3
3
21
3
2
15
6
2
3
2
3
3
12
3
6
2
2
6
3
3
6
2
2
3
3
Level
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Credit
9
9
6
6
3
6
3
4
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Transition Arrangements
Version 5
Version 5 was issued following the transfer of responsibility for standards setting in the
footwear and leather trades sector from the Leather Industry Training Organisation to
Competenz.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the Qualifications Authority website.
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This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt
from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.
Credit for
500
502
503
541
545
1278
1300
1301
1302
2982
3502
Exempt from
10780
12348
12349
12353
12355
3491
9677
10791
9678
2977
11097
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 4 was issued to reflect the review of the Computing unit standards.
Version 3 was issued to reflect the review of the Footwear and Leather Trades unit
standards and the renaming of field Business.
Version 2 was issued to reflect the reviews of Core Generic, Computing, Business
Administration and Communication Skills unit standards.
NQF Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Revision
Revision
Revision
Version
1
2
3
4
5
Date
October 1996
May 1998
February 2001
November 2002
November 2004
Last Date for Award
31 December 2005
31 December 2005
31 December 2005
31 December 2005
N/A
Standard Setting Body
Competenz
PO Box 9005
Newmarket
Auckland 1149
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website
0800 526 1800
09 539 9899
info@competenz.org.nz
http://www.competenz.org.nz/
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Any person or organisation may contribute to the review of this qualification by sending
feedback to the standard setting body at the above address.
The review of this qualification is planned to take place in 2005.
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
New Zealand Industry Training Organisation – Industrial Health and Safety Advisory
Group
NZQA
Certification
The certificate will display the logos of the Qualifications Authority and Competenz.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the
New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
NQF Classification
Code
Description
1235
Manufacturing/Footwear and
Leather Trades/Footwear
NZSCED
Code
Description
030109 Engineering and Related
Technologies/Manufacturing/
Footwear Making
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body
before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry
Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to
those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the associated
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
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Prerequisite Diagram
3371
3336
Level 2
3348
5025
3359
3345
3360
3372
3361
Level 3
3339
3340
3344
3342
3349
3351
3352
3341
Level 4
Competenz
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