Unit of competency
Modification History
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTTD4009A Assist in the development of textile designs
Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to assist with the development of designs for textiles products.
The unit of competency applies to assisting others to develop design concepts for textile products according to a specified brief. Work includes research, creation or adaptation of designs, and preparation of design concepts for presentation.
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
Nil
Competency Field
Textile design and development
Unit Sector
Not applicable
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1 |
Determine job requirements |
1.1 |
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
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Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times |
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1.3 |
Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs |
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1.4 |
Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions |
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2 |
Prepare to develop textile designs |
2.1 |
Interpret design brief and clarify purpose of textile product |
2.2 |
Determine design requirements from brief |
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2.3 |
Identify design constraints |
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2.4 |
Analyse examples of textile products that meet aspects of the design brief to clarify design objectives |
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2.5 |
Discuss brief with team members and establish design priorities |
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3 |
Analyse technical requirements of design brief |
3.1 |
Research trends in yarns and raw materials used in similar textile products and compare against design requirements |
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Assess technical requirements associated with textile production processes, within specified guidelines and according to workplace procedures |
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3.3 |
Identify any additional expertise required for project |
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3.4 |
Identify impacts of materials and processes on design |
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4 |
Contribute to design concepts |
4.1 |
Develop preliminary concepts with others to explore possibilities |
4.2 |
Use storyboards, sketches or other tools used for textile designs to develop designs |
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4.3 |
Apply principles of design and elements of design to development of design ideas |
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4.4 |
Contribute ideas and discuss with team members to enhance success of project |
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4.5 |
Examine design ideas against design brief and select design for further development |
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4.6 |
Develop sample textile product to test design concept |
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5 |
Assist in the preparation of presentation materials |
5.1 |
Select techniques for presenting textile product design |
5.2 |
Develop support materials with team members to demonstrate features and benefits of textile design |
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5.3 |
Document design details |
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
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
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Workplace procedures include one or more of the following: |
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Textile products include one or more of the following: |
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Research trends include one or more of the following: |
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Design requirements include two or more of the following: |
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Unit Mapping Information
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTTD4009A Assist in the development of textile designs
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a203ec5c-de7d-406b-b3e1-8f1a9b76e92e