Course Title: Perform garment repairs and alterations

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3227 Certificate III in Clothing Production

Course Title: Perform garment repairs and alterations

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

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

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to repair and alter finished garments based on client needs.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	LMTCL3003B Perform garment repairs and alterations
Elements:	1. Identify repair requirements 2. Identify alteration requirements 3. Prepare work 4. Prepare workstation 5. Identify poor machine performance 6. Sew minor alterations or repairs by machine or hand 7. Complete work

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to identify repair and alteration requirements, prepare work and workstation, identify poor machine performance and sew minor alterations or repairs by machine or hand and finally complete work.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation and your abillity to identify repair and alteration requirements, prepare work and workstation, identify poor machine performance and sew minor alterations or repairs by machine or hand and finally complete work. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.