Course Title: Identify fabric and garment cleaning requirements

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: OHTH5637C

Course Title: Identify fabric and garment cleaning requirements

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3286 - Certificate III in Laundry Operations

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 fabric handling requirements from care labelling instructions.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTDC2010A Identify fabric and garment cleaning requirements

Element:

1 Interpret care labeling

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Information on care labels is identified
1.2 Care labelling symbols are interpreted
1.3 Meaning of care instructions is identified
1.4 Care categories are identified
1.5 Role of Australian Standards in care labelling is identified
1.6 Care considerations are identified
1.7 Care labelling information is used to identify potential fabric problems caused by improper handling
1.8 Consequences of improper care are identified

Element:

2 Identify fabric or garment cleaning requirements

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Fabrics are correctly identified
2.2 Fabric finishes, trims and embellishments that may affect handling are identified
2.3 Care requirements of garments are identified
2.4 Measures to control fabric problems are determined, according to fabric handling requirements and OHS practices
2.5 Information resources are used to expand own knowledge of cleaning requirements


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to interpret care labeling and Identify fabric or garment cleaning 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 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 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 50 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 work done by yourself and by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you identify correct labeling and fabric or garment cleaning requirements (you can check the performance criteria above fore more detials of these skills.) You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all these operations.


Assessment Matrix

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