MSTTX1001 Produce a simple textile fabric or product

Release: 1

MSTTX1001 Produce a simple textile fabric or product

Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTTX1001B Produce a simple textile fabric

Application

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to produce a simple fabric or product.

The unit of competency applies to the production of a simple fabric or product on commercial or craft level equipment for spinning, weaving, knitting or sewing operations.

Work is conducted under direction and does not involve a large scale production environment.

This unit of competency is designed for particular application in a highly supervised environment and is suitable for selection in a VET in Schools program or where access to volume production and commercial machines and processes are not an option.

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

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil

Competency Field

Textile production

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.
1	Determine job requirements	1.1	Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2	Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3	Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4	Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2	Prepare to produce a simple textile fabric or product	2.1	Identify design and method of production to create fabric or product
2.2	Identify and assess suitability of materials, tools and equipment to achieve plan
2.3	Identify and review pattern for production
2.4	Check and prepare work space, tools and equipment and identify any additional resources that may be required
3	Produce fabric or product	3.1	Use equipment to produce fabric or product according to plan and required workplace procedures
3.2	Identify and correct minor product process faults, where necessary
4	Complete production process	4.1	Unload product or remove it from equipment
4.2	Assess product against plan and rectify any faults.
4.3	Clean work space and equipment and store tools and equipment

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.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions PPE oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Design includes one or more of the following:	yarn types, combinations and patterns tension size type of weave colour attachments and components
Equipment includes one or more of the following:	manual spinning wheel hand loom knitting machine computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) tools sewing machine scissors
Materials include one or more of the following:	wool cotton synthetic yarns, such as nylon, acrylic and rayon other materials used for textile production not requiring complex processing or handling

Unit Mapping Information

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTTX1001B Produce a simple textile fabric

Links

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