Course Title: Weigh and check textile materials and products

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: MANU7216C

Course Title: Weigh and check textile materials and products

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: 30

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 weigh and check textile materials and products.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTX2009B Weigh and check textile materials and products

Element:

1 Prepare for weighing

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Fibre, yarns, other materials and products to be weighed are identified and samples are taken.
1.2 Appropriate weighing or measuring equipment is organised.
1.3 Calibration is checked as required.

Element:

2 Weigh materials and products

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Fibre, yarns, raw materials and products are weighed accurately.
2.2 Weighing is conducted according to materials handling and OHS practices.
2.3 Weights are correctly recorded and documented.

Element:

3 Check materials and products

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Yarns, raw materials and products are correctly checked for colour, blend and number if appropriate.
3.2 The weight of the fibres, yarns, raw materials and textile products is
checked against production order.

Element:

4 Confirm documentation

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Fibres, yarn, raw materials and product weight, colour and order
details are checked against relevant documentation.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to prepare for weighting, weigh materials and products, check materials and products plus confirm documentation.


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 20 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 prepare for weighting, weigh materials and products, check materials and products plus confirm documentation. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as demonstrate the ability to prepare for weighting, weigh materials and products, check materials and products plus confirm documentation (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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