3350 version 5
17-Feb-16
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FOOTWEAR
Take foot measurements and relate to
various sizing scales
level:
2
credit:
2
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: compare
international sizing scales; measure feet using standard
measuring devices; and apply those measurements to the
footwear sizing scales. This unit standard is for those in
footwear manufacturing and may be of use to those in the
ancillary and retail trades.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
None.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Compare sizing scales in common usage.
Range:
English, American and/or Multiple, Continental.
performance criteria
1.1
Width scales are compared and converted.
1.2
Length scales are compared and converted.
1.3
The sizing scales commonly used for men's, women's and children's footwear
are stated.
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3350 version 5
17-Feb-16
2 of 2
FOOTWEAR
Take foot measurements and relate to
various sizing scales
element 2
Measure feet.
performance criteria
2.1
Measuring devices are described and compared.
Range:
size stick, Brannock.
2.2
Length and width measurements are obtained and checked.
2.3
Measurements are related to the sizing scale.
Range:
English, American and/or Multiple, Continental.
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.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016