NZQA registered unit standard
5378 version 8
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of textile colour
Level
5
Credits
Purpose
20
This advanced unit standard is for specialists in the dyeing and
finishing industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: colour perception; colour production; and colour
identification and expression.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Textile Dyeing and Finishing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of colour perception.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Light perception is described in terms of human eye function.
Range
1.2
retina, rods, cones.
Light is described in terms of light source and the electromagnetic wave
spectrum.
Range
light source – white light, tungsten, fluorescent;
spectrum – infrared, visible, ultraviolet.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of colour production.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Production of colour is described in terms of additive light and subtractive
pigment theories.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Range
2.2
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additive mixing, subtractive mixing, primary colours, secondary
colours, tertiary colours.
The coloured appearance of textiles is explained.
Range
absorption, reflection, trichromatic combination.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of colour identification and expression.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Colour description terms are explained using the colour wheel.
Range
3.2
hue, value, chroma.
Colour perception is described in terms of spectral curves and their interaction.
Range
illuminant spectral curve, spectral reflectance curve, recipient
spectral curve.
3.3
Tristimulus values on visual light perception is described.
3.4
The l, a, b colour notation system is described in terms of function, operation,
and use.
Range
3.5
expression of colour, communication of colour difference.
The colour triangle is described in terms of function and method of preparation.
Planned review date
31 December 2021
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 October 1995
31 December 2019
Revision
2
8 August 1997
31 December 2019
Revision
3
18 July 2000
31 December 2019
Revision
4
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
5
15 January 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover
6
25 July 2007
31 December 2019
Review
7
17 April 2009
31 December 2019
Review
8
19 May 2016
N/A
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
5378 version 8
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0030
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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Competenz info@Competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016