Course Title: Apply finishing processes to textile production

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: MANU6052C

Course Title: Apply finishing processes to textile production

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 conduct final finishing processes to textile production.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTX2008B Apply finishing processes to textile production

Element:

1. Set up and load finishing machine or equipment

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Finishing processes required for textile product are confirmed.
1.2 Textile product is checked for quality and conformity to specifications.
1.3 Non-conforming materials are reported.
1.4 Textile product is loaded into finishing machine or prepared for
manual finishing.

Element:

2. Operate and monitor finishing machines or equipment

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Finishing process is undertaken according to workplace and OHS practices.
2.2 Process is monitored to ensure product specifications and quality standards are achieved.
2.3 Product is checked during and on completion of finishing process.
2.4 Product faults are identified.
2.5 Environmental requirements and procedures concerned with waste, pollution and recycling of materials are correctly applied at all stages of the process.
2.6 Minor product process and machine faults are identified and corrected where necessary to meet specified requirements and are reported.
2.7 Major machine or product faults are reported.

Element:

3. Remove product and dispatch

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Product is checked against quality standards.
3.2 Product is unloaded or removed from finishing area according to specifications.
3.3 Product is despatched.
3.4 Cleaning of area is completed to ensure work environment is
maintained in a safe and productive manner.

Element:

4. Complete records

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Production records and other documentation are accurately
completed.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to set up and load a finishing machine or equipment, operate and monitor a finishing machine Or equipment, remove product and dispatch plus complete records


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 will 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 the course is 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


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to set up and load a finishing machine or equipment, operate and monitor a finishing machine Or equipment, remove product and dispatch plus complete records. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment tasks will be to set up and load finishing machine or equipment, operate and monitor finishing machines or equipment, remove product and dispatch and complete records (you can check the perfrormance 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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