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FOOTWEAR
Demonstrate knowledge of footwear
manufacture and construction
level:
3
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to:
describe the main manufacturing procedures; describe the
processes to produce uppers, last, sole attach and finish
footwear; and explain footwear constructions. This unit
standard is for those in footwear retail, manufacturing and
ancillary trades.
entry information:
Open.
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
Identify and describe the main footwear manufacturing procedures.
Range:
design and/or pattern cutting, clicking, closing, bottom stock, lasting, sole
attaching and finishing and/or boxing.
performance criteria
1.1
Departments of footwear factory are identified.
1.2
The main processes carried out in each department are described.
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element 2
Describe the processes to produce uppers.
Range:
cutting, lining assembly, skiving, splitting, reinforcing, stitching, folding, binding,
closed seaming, lap seaming, post trimming, decorative stitching.
performance criteria
2.1
Cutting and closing machinery is identified and its purpose explained.
2.2
Operations carried out on each machine are described.
element 3
Describe the processes to last, sole attach and finish and/or box footwear.
Range:
upper conditioning, forepart lasting, seat and/or side lasting, heat setting,
bottom preparation, sole laying, moulding, rough rounding, sole stitching,
finishing and/or boxing operations.
performance criteria
3.1
Lasting, bottom preparation and sole attachment machinery is identified and its
purpose explained.
3.2
Operations carried out on each machine are described.
3.3
Hand operations carried out are described.
element 4
Explain the different footwear constructions.
Range:
cemented, stitchdown, welted, force lasted, moulded.
performance criteria
4.1
Construction methods are described.
4.2
The features of each lasting method are described.
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Demonstrate knowledge of footwear
manufacture and construction
Range:
4.3
inlasted, outlasted, force lasted, string lasted.
The main features, purposes and benefits of footwear produced by different
construction methods are 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.
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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