Unit of competency

Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTFD4012B Develop product specifications for fashion design

Application

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop product specifications for fashion design.

The unit of competency applies to patternmaking or design, where accurate specifications are required to communicate, interpret and clarify a garment design to ensure production achieves the requirements of the design brief.

Specification documentation may include standard forms, trade drawings and use of industry standards, according to workplace practices and procedures.

Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Competency Field

Unit Sector

Not applicable

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Unit Mapping Information

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTFD4012B Develop product specifications for fashion design

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a203ec5c-de7d-406b-b3e1-8f1a9b76e92e

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTFD4012B Develop product specifications for fashion design

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

• following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
• applying relevant standards
• assessing instructions and completing all required information on specification sheets
• using appropriate tools and equipment
• producing drawings on specification sheets that are in proportion and technically correct, showing all details, including front and back view, and incorporating all quality criteria
• completing specification sheet with all relevant information and recording set deviations for at least two (2) garments
• comparing finished product against specifications and correcting deviations

revising specification sheets as required and record and store documentation.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

• safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• relevant Australian Standards
• key features of different types of specification sheet
• common faults and discrepancies and their causes
• drawing techniques, tools and equipment for specification sheets
• documentation including standard forms, trade drawings and use of industry standards, according to workplace practices and procedures
• industry standards in relation to sizing and the impact of industry sizing deviations
• specification sheet information:

• style number
• fabric types and quantity
• fabric quality standards
• suppliers
• cutting and making instructions
• designer name
• garment features
• special effects
• production details
• garment quality criteria
• trade sketch
• rear, side, front views
• printing and artwork requirements
• finishing details
• client testing requirements
• any special packaging requirements

• patternmaking and design terminology to interpret instructions
• fabric performance characteristics
• garment styles ,features, special effects and detailing options
• quality criteria for trade drawings:

• proportion
• perspective
• symmetry and balance
• fabric performance
• detailing
• neatness

• recording and reporting practices.

Assessment Conditions

• Assessors must:

• satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
• have vocational competency in developing product specifications for fashion products, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.

• Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
• Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
• Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a203ec5c-de7d-406b-b3e1-8f1a9b76e92e