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Grade footwear patterns by machine
level:
4
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: make
metal templates; describe and set up grading machine; and
grade footwear patterns to a required size range.
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:
Company safety requirements conform to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Make metal templates.
performance criteria
1.1
Cut template matches pattern according to company requirements and
practice.
1.2
Drilled holes match grid on grading machine.
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element 2
Describe and set up grading machine.
performance criteria
2.1
Grading scales are established.
Range:
bottom, upper.
2.2
Clamped metal template is parallel to grading machine grid.
2.3
Purposes of different types of material are described.
Range:
fibre board, pattern board, plastic, paper.
2.4
Selected board matches company requirements and practice.
2.5
Machine is set, tested and adjusted to job requirement.
2.6
Wear on parts is checked and replacements made according to company
practice and manufacturer's recommendations.
Range:
2.7
pins, punches, cutters.
Material utilisation is consistent with company requirements and practice.
element 3
Grade footwear patterns.
performance criteria
3.1
Patterns are graded to company quality standards.
3.2
Graded patterns meet job specification.
3.3
Documentation is completed according to company requirements and practice.
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3.4
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
3.5
Waste has been 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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