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Run on binding to footwear uppers
level:
3
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: compare
types of bound edges; set up binding machine; and run on
binding to specified industry performance and company
quality standards. The unit standard is for production
machinists running binding onto footwear uppers.
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 the different types of bound edges.
Range:
stitch and turn (French), channel (English), and/or U binding.
performance criteria
1.1
Different types of bound edges are described.
1.2
Bound edge types and materials are selected according to product
specifications.
element 2
Set up binding machine.
performance criteria
2.1
The guide settings match upper material thickness and width specified in
product specifications.
2.2
Binding material is threaded and tensions are set according to manufacturer's
recommendations.
Range:
fabric, plastic, leather, elastic.
2.3
Needle and foot meet material and product specifications.
2.4
Stitch length meets product specifications.
2.5
Tape meets product specifications.
2.6
Tape guide is adjusted according to company practice.
2.7
Machine is cleaned and oiled according to company requirements and
manufacturer's recommendations.
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element 3
Run on binding.
performance criteria
3.1
Work is completed to specified industry performance standards.
3.2
Binding is completed to company quality standards.
3.3
Documentation is completed according 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.
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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