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Pull and last footwear foreparts
level:
3
credit:
15
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
and set up a forepart pulling and lasting machine, upper
conditioner, conditioner uppers, and last foreparts to industry
specified performance and company quality standards; and
maintain machine.
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:
Specified industry performance is 55% BSI performance or
equivalent. BSI performance is the British Standards
Institute internationally recognised performance system
(BS3138) where 100% is the standard expected from a
competent fully qualified performer using the correct
methods and taking the allowed rest, working briskly, and as
though on an incentive. Other comparable rating or
performance systems such as the 60/80 system are
acceptable, with the appropriate performance adjustment.
Company safety requirements conform to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
This unit standard includes veldt forepart lasting.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe and set up forepart pulling and lasting machine and associated upper
conditioning.
performance criteria
1.1
Purpose of forepart pulling and lasting is explained.
Range:
1.2
Purpose of upper conditioning is explained.
Range:
1.3
pulling and lasting machine – wiper plate, insole plate, toe pad,
toe band, pincers, heel rest, post, controls, hot melt pot supply
and feed, and/or tacks;
upper conditioner – temperature control, reservoir, elements.
Selected equipment meets product specifications and work ticket requirement.
Range:
1.5
pattern fit, ease of pulling, material breakage, feather definition.
Machine parts are identified and described in terms of function and operation.
Range:
1.4
shape, fit, appearance.
pulling and lasting machine – insole plate, toe band, wiper plate,
toe pad.
Neutral control settings are demonstrated according to company practice.
Range:
pulling and lasting machine – insole plate and/or post, hot melt
feed, pressures, heel rest, toe pad.
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1.6
Controls are set from neutral to meet product specification, and company
requirements and practice.
Range:
pulling and lasting machine – temperatures, dwell, pressures,
insole plate and/or post height and angle, heel rest height, vamp
depth guide, pincers, toe pad height, and/or hot melt feed, and/or
tacks;
upper conditioner – temperature.
element 2
Upper condition and last foreparts.
performance criteria
2.1
Uppers and last match work ticket requirements.
Range:
left, right, size, style.
2.2
Uppers are loaded into the upper condition according to company requirements
and practice.
2.3
Conditioner dwell time meets product specification and company requirements.
2.4
Selected upper is removed from conditioner and presented to forepart pulling
and lasting machine according to company requirements and practice.
Range:
lasting margin, back seam.
2.5
Work is completed to specified industry performance standard.
2.6
Upper is pulled and lasted to company quality standards.
Range:
vamp depth, symmetry, top line, back height, tight to last, bond
secure, flat bottom, and/or tack position.
2.7
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
2.8
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
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element 3
Maintain machine.
performance criteria
3.1
Machine is cleaned and irregularities reported according to company
requirements.
3.2
Machine is lubricated to company requirements and manufacturer's
specification.
3.3
Maintenance procedure meets company safety requirements.
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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