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LEATHER - CUTTING AND CLOSING

Cut non-leather materials by clicking
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level: 3

credit: 6

planned review date: November 2005

sub-field: Footwear and Leather Trades

purpose: People credited with this unit standard are able to: check
materials prior to cutting; cut non-leather material by clicking
press to specified industry performance and workplace
quality standards; and check and organise cut work.

entry information: Prerequisite: Unit 3371, Set up cutting equipment and

service cutting area prior to cutting materials, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.

accreditation option: Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and

industry.

moderation option: A centrally established and directed national moderation

system has been set up by the Apparel and Textile Industry
Training Organisation.

special notes: Specified industry performance is 55% BSI performance or

equivalent. BSI Performance is the British Standards
Institute internationally recognised performance system
(BS3138) where 100% is the standard expected from a
competent fully qualified performer using the correct
methods and taking the allowed rest, working briskly and as
though on an incentive. Other comparable rating or
performance systems such as the 60/80 system are
acceptable, with the appropriate performance adjustment.

Company safety requirements conform to the Health and

Safety in Employment Act 1992.

Elements and Performance Criteria

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element 1

Check materials, equipment and specifications before cutting.

performance criteria

1.1 Knives and/or dies are selected according to issued specification.

1.2 Before cutting, materials are checked for quality and quantity according to
issued specification.

element 2

Produce cut work by clicking press.

performance criteria

2.1 Work is completed to specified industry performance standard.

2.2 Work is completed to company quality standards.

2.3 Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.

2.4 Work practices meet company safety requirements.

2.5 Material utilisation is consistent with company requirements and practice.

2.6 Waste material has been disposed of according to company requirements and
practice.

element 3

Check and organise cut work.

performance criteria

3.1 Work is stacked by size and piece and banded and/or boxed according to
company requirements and practice.

3.2 Cut work is checked against order for quantity and each piece specified.

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Comments on this unit standard

Please contact the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation

training@atito.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 inter-
institutional 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.

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