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FOOTWEAR
Inspect part finished and finished
footwear for quality acceptance
level:
4
credit:
9
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to examine
cut pieces, closed uppers, lasted uppers and finished
footwear to ensure compliance with company quality
standards at all stages of construction.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 3348, Demonstrate knowledge of footwear
manufacture and construction or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
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
Examine cut pieces before further processing.
performance criteria
1.1
Paired pieces equal cut order.
1.2
Size and shape of cut pieces comply with pattern specification.
1.3
Cut pieces meet company quality standards.
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1.4
Pieces not meeting company standards and pattern specification are rejected
and/or reprocessed in accordance with company practice.
1.5
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
element 2
Examine closed uppers before further processing.
performance criteria
2.1
Paired uppers equal cut order.
2.2
Symmetry of uppers meets company tolerances.
2.3
Closed uppers meet company quality standards.
2.4
Uppers not meeting company standards and pattern specification are rejected
and/or reprocessed in accordance with company practice.
2.5
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
element 3
Examine lasted uppers before further processing.
performance criteria
3.1
Lasted pairs of uppers equal cut order.
3.2
Vamp depth meets product specification.
3.3
Back height meets product specification.
3.4
Symmetry of lasted uppers meet company tolerances.
3.5
Uppers are tight to last according to company tolerances.
3.6
Lasted uppers not meeting company standards and product specifications are
rejected and/or reprocessed in accordance with company practice.
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3.7
Lasted uppers meet company quality standards.
3.8
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
element 4
Examine finished footwear.
performance criteria
4.1
Finished pairs equal cut order.
4.2
Symmetry of pairs meets company tolerance.
4.3
Finished footwear meets company quality standards.
4.4
Branding marking and packaging meet product specification.
Range:
sole position, clean, damage, creases, colour match.
4.5
Footwear is approved for shipment where it meets product pattern specification
and company quality standards.
4.6
Footwear not meeting company standards and product pattern specification is
rejected and/or reprocessed in accordance with company practice.
4.7
Documentation is completed 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.
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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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