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FOOTWEAR
Describe the purposes and production
of lasts
level:
2
credit:
3
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe
different last types and their purposes in footwear
manufacture, and the sequence and machinery used to
manufacture the lasts.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
None.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe different last types and their purposes in footwear manufacture.
performance criteria
1.1
Different types of last are described and the reasons for their use explained.
Range:
1.2
The last is explained in terms of its importance in footwear design.
Range:
1.3
solid, hinged, segmented.
toe shape, heel height, fit.
The component parts of a last are identified and described in terms of use and
purpose.
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Range:
1.4
hinge and/or screw, thimble hole, plate.
The use of the last is explained in terms of footwear production.
Range:
uppers, bottoms, sizes.
element 2
Describe the sequence and machinery used to manufacture footwear lasts.
performance criteria
2.1
The sequence and processes of last manufacturing are described.
Range:
2.2
rough turning, fine turning, hinging, plating, finishing.
The machinery used in last manufacture is identified and described.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit
standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0030 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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