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level:
3
credit:
18
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
appearances and functional characteristics of grain fashion
leathers; match component parts to leather features; press
cut leathers to specified industry performance and
workplace quality standards; and check and organise cut
work.
entry information:
Prerequisite: Unit 3360 Cut pigmented side leathers by
clicking press 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:
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.
Range:
footwear – vamp, quarters, heel cover, counter,
plug, tab, facings, binding, linings, straps;
allied trades – components required for
company's products.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Identify the appearances of grain fashion leathers.
Range:
calf, kid, vealers, dyed side leathers, deer skin.
performance criteria
1.1
The differences in grain appearance are identified.
1.2
Grain fashion leather finishes are identified and compared.
Range:
pigmented, aniline dyed, metallic, patent.
element 2
Identify the functional characteristics of grain fashion leathers.
performance criteria
2.1
All the different parts of a skin are identified.
Range:
2.2
butt, backbone, neck, belly, flank, leg.
Different areas of the skin are graded for leather quality.
Range:
prime, secondary, poor.
2.3
Direction of tightness is marked on the leather.
2.4
Major flaws and features in grain fashion leathers are defined and their effects
on the finished product described.
Range:
flay cuts, scars, insect damage, pipiness, growth marks, veins,
backbone.
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2.5
Colour variations between dyed skins are identified and action taken according
to company procedures.
element 3
Match requirements of component parts of products to fashion leather features.
Range:
see special notes.
performance criteria
3.1
Parts requiring prime leather are identified according to company practice.
3.2
Parts using secondary quality fashion leather are identified according to
company practice.
3.3
Parts able to utilise poor quality fashion leather are identified according to
company practice.
3.4
Parts affected by direction of tightness are identified according to company
practice.
3.5
Parts requiring the support of a backer are identified according to company
practice.
element 4
Press cut grain fashion leathers.
performance criteria
4.1
Work is completed to specified industry performance standards.
4.2
Work is completed to company quality standards.
4.3
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
4.4
Leather utilisation is consistent with company requirements and practice.
4.5
Work is colour matched to company requirements and practice.
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4.6
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
4.7
Scrap material has been disposed of according to company requirements and
practice.
4.8
Growth marks are cut in parts according to company requirements and
practices.
element 5
Check and organise cut work.
performance criteria
5.1
Work is stacked by size and piece and banded and/or boxed according to
company requirements and practice.
5.2
Cut work is checked against cut order for quantity and each piece specified.
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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