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Demonstrate elementary knowledge of the operations, processes and
products of textile manufacturing
Level
2
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate elementary
knowledge of: the workplace operations; the candidates roles and
resposibilities in a textile manufacturing workplace; textile fibres; a textile
manufacturing process and its end product.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Core Yarn Processing
Status
Registered
Status date
23 April 2008
Date version published
23 April 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation 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
The elements and criteria specified in this unit should be related to the operation(s) of
the candidate’s workplace.
2
Information to support the learning required for this standard can be obtained from
papers and articles published by AgResearch. These may be obtained by contacting
AgResearch http://www.agresearch.co.nz and searching using the keyword Textiles.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of the workplace operations of a textile manufacturing
workplace.
Performance criteria
1.1
The general business activities of the candidate’s workplace are described.
Range
major suppliers, major customers, number of employees,
production capacity, product range.
1.2
The main processing stages in manufacturing departments in the candidate’s
workplace are identified and described in terms of the processes that take place
in each department.
1.3
The raw materials used in the candidate’s workplace are identified and
described in terms of the source of the materials, and the quality tests carried
out on the raw materials.
1.4
The finished products in the candidate’s workplace are identified and described.
Range
1.5
range of products, destination of products.
The quality control procedures in the candidate’s workplace are identified and
described.
Range
during production, post production.
Element 2
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of the candidate’s role and responsibilities in a textile
manufacturing workplace.
Performance criteria
2.1
Candidate’s workplace tasks and responsibilities are identified and described.
Range
daily tasks, regular tasks, infrequent tasks.
2.2
Candidate’s role in the production process is identified and described.
2.3
Role of the candidate’s supervisor is described.
2.4
Candidate’s training and experience is described.
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Element 3
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of textile fibres.
Range
wool, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, viscose rayon.
Performance criteria
3.1
Characteristics of textile fibres are identified and described.
Range
source, appearance, uses.
Element 4
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of a textile manufacturing process and its end
product.
Range
at least one of: wool scouring, textile dyeing, yarn making, carpets, fabric
formation.
Performance criteria
4.1
Machine process is described.
4.2
Product characteristics are identified and described.
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.
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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