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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of physical testing of leather
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for people new to the leather industry or
those wishing to develop their technical skills in leather
manufacture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of physical testing used on leather; and describe the
effects on tannery processes and product of failure to meet
physical testing requirements.
Classification
Leather Manufacturing > Leather Manufacture Technology
Available grade
Achieved and Merit
Explanatory notes
Version 3 of this unit standard introduced criteria for merit. Wherever a merit requirement
appears in this unit standard it assumes that the requirements for credit have been met.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
This unit standard is
five physical testing procedures and the equipment required for each which may
include but is not limited to – slot tear strength, stitch tear strength, tensile
strength, grain strength, expiring
rub fastness, light fastness, wash fastness, water
Demonstrate knowledge of physical testing used on leather.
Credit
Merit
spotting, finish adhesion, water penetration.
plus three others.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Physical testing procedures, including sampling methodology where applicable,
are described.
1.2
Equipment required to conduct testing is described in relation to the testing
procedures described in performance criterion 1.1.
Outcome 2
Describe the effects on tannery processes and product of failure to meet physical testing
requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Consequences of failure to meet requirements of physical testing are described
in terms of specified tests applied at specified process stages and potential
impact on the tannery and customer.
four consequences, which may include but are not limited to – off
specification product, wastage, reworking, effluent loadings,
customer dissatisfaction, loss of orders, added cost.
five consequences, which may include but are not limited to – off
specification product, wastage, reworking, effluent loadings,
customer dissatisfaction, loss of orders, added cost.
Credit
Merit
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27894
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 September 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
16 September 1997
31 December 2015
Review
3
27 April 2000
31 December 2015
Revision
4
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Revision
Review
Review
Rollover
Rollover
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
This
unit
standard
is
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
7
21 February
2013
31 December 2015
expiring
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0185
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016