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Produce and cut footwear upper patterns
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: divide a
standard into patterns; add seam allowances; cut out
patterns; and test a set of upper patterns ready for grading
for any given style of footwear.
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:
It is recommended that people already have Unit 3353, Cut
standard patterns for uppers, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Divide standard into patterns.
performance criteria
1.1
Standard is slotted along pattern design lines according to company
requirements and practice.
1.2
Upper patterns are marked on to card according to company requirements and
practice.
1.3
Separated patterns are cut out according to company requirements and
practice.
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element 2
Add allowances to upper patterns and cut out.
performance criteria
2.1
Allowances for different types of seams and edge treatments are described and
added to patterns according to company requirements and practice.
2.2
Patterns are cut out according to company requirements and practice.
element 3
Test upper patterns.
performance criteria
3.1
Upper parts are cut from material specified for trial.
3.2
Trial is monitored to ensure that cutting, closing and lasting conforms to
company requirements and practice.
3.3
Checked upper fits last and test foot and/or feet.
3.4
Pattern adjustments are made and retested where required.
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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