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Identify faults in woven fabric
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the weaving industry. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: inspect woven fabric; identify
weaving and yarn faults contamination and imperfections; and maintain
records.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Weaving
Status
Registered
Status date
3 April 1995
Date version published
21 May 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Prerequisite: Unit 2906, Mend faults in woven fabric, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Plant safety practices comply with Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and
workplace procedures.
2
Workplace productivity and quality requirements will be met.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of fabric inspection.
Performance criteria
1.1
Reasons for fabric inspection are described.
Range
1.2
identify and rectify machine faults, identify and rectify yarn faults,
identify and rectify set-up faults, meet product quality standards.
Fabric types are identified and distinguished between.
Range
fabrics produced in the workplace.
Element 2
Inspect fabric.
Performance criteria
2.1
Fabric is prepared in perch for inspection according to workplace practice.
Range
2.2
Faults are identified in the fabric and action taken according to workplace
practice.
Range
2.3
fabric identity confirmed, fabric aligned and threaded, machine
speed set, lighting adequate, counters and measuring devices set.
weaving department notified of faults, finishing department notified
of faults, faults marked for mending.
Records are maintained according to workplace practice.
Range
number of faults, type of faults, mending time estimates.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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.
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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 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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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