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CUTTING
Cut standard patterns for uppers
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: prepare
for taking of forme from last; take an upper forme from last;
and make a standard forme.
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:
None.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare for taking of forme from last.
performance criteria
1.1
Materials are selected according to company requirements and practice.
1.2
Forme material is wrapped on last without crinkles according to company
requirements and practice.
1.3
Centre lines are established and marked.
element 2
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Take forme from a last.
performance criteria
2.1
Draft design establishes pattern, centre lines, feather edge and location points.
2.2
Forme material is cut before removal and removed without damage.
2.3
Forme is flattened and smoothed out according to company requirements and
practice.
2.4
Inside and outside of forme are identified and proved to make a mean forme.
element 3
Make standard from forme.
performance criteria
3.1
Forme is transferred to pattern paper and adjusted according to company
requirements and practice.
3.2
Allowances are added to pattern according to company requirements and
practice.
3.3
Cut standard meets company quality standards.
3.4
Documentation meets 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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