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level:
3
credit:
21
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: compare
different edge treatments; set up turning edge equipment;
and produce turned edge work to specified industry
performance and workplace quality standards. The unit
standard is for footwear and allied production operatives.
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.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Compare different edge treatments.
Range:
folded, bagged.
performance criteria
1.1
The uses of the edge treatments on different footwear types are described and
compared.
1.2
Turned edge treatments are described.
1.3
Turned edge treatments are compared for suitability on company products.
element 2
Set up edge turning equipment.
performance criteria
2.1
Equipment is set up, tested and adjusted to company specification.
Range:
2.2
width of fold, cement flow, knife position, hammer, pleating,
temperature controls.
Machine parts are identified and their purpose stated in relation to function and
operation.
Range:
finger, foot, guide, knife, hot melt pot and feed.
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element 3
Produce turned edge work.
Range:
seams, v throats, internal and external curves, laps, start and finish points.
performance criteria
3.1
Work is completed to specified industry performance standards.
3.2
Work is completed to company quality standards.
3.3
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
3.4
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
3.5
Material utilisation is consistent with company requirements and practice.
3.6
Waste is disposed of 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.
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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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