Course Title: Identify quality and types of textile fibres, yarns and fabrics

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2012

Course Code: MANU5907C

Course Title: Identify quality and types of textile fibres, yarns and fabrics

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3221 - Certificate III in Textile Production

Course Contact : Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to identify the quality and types of fibres, yarns and fabrics used and produced in textile production.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTX3001B Identify quality and types of textile fibres, yarns and fabrics

Element:

1. Identify fibres, yarns and fabrics

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Types of fibres and yarns or textile materials used in the manufacture of textile products are identified.
1.2 Quality of fibres, yarns or textile materials is identified.
1.3 Methods of measuring textile material quality in the workplace are identified.
1.4 Generic and trade names for textile materials are identified

Element:

2. Determine fibre, yarn and fabric performance

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Types of fibres and yarns or textile materials used in the manufacture of textile products are identified.
1.2 Quality of fibres, yarns or textile materials is identified.
1.3 Methods of measuring textile material quality in the workplace are identified.
1.4 Generic and trade names for textile materials are identified

Element:

3. Determine uses for fabric types

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Performance characteristics are used to describe appropriate uses of fabrics.
3.2 Applicable fabric finishes and implications are identified.
3.3 Care requirements for handling fabrics are identified.
3.4 Requirements for fabric use are identified.

Element:

4. Identify care and labeling requirements.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Care and cleaning requirements of fabrics are identified.
4.2 Labeling requirements are identified in accordance with workplace
practices and Australian Standards.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to identify fibres, yarns and fabrics, determine fibre, yarn and fabric performances, determine the uses for fabric types and finally identify care and labeling requirements.


Details of Learning Activities

In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.

Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.

When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.

You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.

RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training


Teaching Schedule

In general you will be taught by 5 means within a workplace training context as follows:

1. Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours
2. Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3. Complete manuals 4 hours
4. Supervised skill development to competency 40 hours
5. Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours

You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Not Applicable


References

Not Applicable


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to identify fibres, yarns and fabrics, determine fibre, yarn and fabric performances, determine the uses for fabric types and finally identify care and labeling requirements. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you identify fibres, yarns and fabrics, determine fibre, yarn and fabric performances, determine the uses for fabric types and finally identify care and labeling requirements (you can check the performance criteria above for more details of these skills). You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all these operations.


Assessment Matrix

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