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FOOTWEAR
Calculate material allowances for
footwear
level:
3
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: obtain
footwear patterns; determine pattern waste; collect data; and
calculate material allowances for footwear. This unit
standard is for those involved in the costing requirements of
the footwear trade.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 3336, Demonstrate knowledge of footwear
terms, components and groups or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit 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
Obtain footwear patterns for calculations.
performance criteria
1.1
Style is checked for name, number and variant.
1.2
Patterns are obtained and checked for completeness of parts, size and fitting.
1.3
Patterns are drawn and/or digitised according to company practice.
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element 2
Determine pattern waste area.
performance criteria
2.1
Areas of waste are marked according to company requirements and practice.
2.2
Net areas of patterns are measured and area calculated according to company
requirements and practice.
2.3
Pattern waste area is calculated and expressed as a percentage of the net
pattern area.
element 3
Collect data for material calculations.
performance criteria
3.1
Information is obtained on specified leather.
Range:
3.2
average skin size, discrepancy percentage, useable percentage.
Information is obtained on non-leather materials.
Range:
size of supplied material sheets, rolls.
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element 4
Make material allowance calculations.
performance criteria
4.1
Weighted average calculation is produced according to company requirements
and practice.
Range:
4.2
size, fitting, range.
Material allowance is calculated and results are recorded according to
company requirements and practice.
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.
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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