Course Title: Work in the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industry
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: EMPL5588C
Course Title: Work in the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industry
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development
Course Contact : Julia Raath
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259201
Course Contact Email:julia.raath@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Rachel Halton tel. (03) 9925 9158 email. rachel.halton@rmit.edu.au
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
This is a core unit
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge to identify key production processes within a textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) sector.
The unit applies to all sectors in the TCF industry. It may be applied to a specific sector but must include production processes and flow of product from raw materials through to distribution.
The unit applies to working in the TCF industry and includes identification of applicable legislation, guidelines and workplace practices for the relevant sector.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTGN2003B Work in the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industry |
Element: |
1. Identify key industry representatives |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Relevant TCFsectors are identified. |
Element: |
2. Identify relevant legislation and guidelines |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Relevant legislation and guidelines common to employment within TCF sector are identified. |
Element: |
3. Identify production processes and supply chains |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Workplace materials are identified. |
Element: |
4. Describe workplace processes |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Workplace practices are identified. |
Element: |
5. Learn skills for productive work |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Required skills for current work role are identified. |
Element: |
6. Manage own work |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Responsibility is taken for own work tasks and role. |
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrates skills to:
• identify key industry and workplace processes and representatives
• access information as required
• question and make inquiries
• read, interpret and follow information on work specifications, standard operating procedures and work instructions, and other reference material
• maintain accurate records
• communicate within the workplace
• sequence operations
• meet specifications
• clarify and check task-related information
• carry out work according to OHS practices
Required knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge of:
• key industry and workplace processes and representatives
• applicable legislation
• industry terminology and acronyms
• quality standards and practices
• OHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures
• workplace practices
• recording and reporting practices
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom activities including lectures, tutorials, on-line activities, workshops where students are challenged to reflect and debate on different value positions, concepts and issues.
You will be required to participate in case study learning, problem solving activities, self-reflection and discussion.
Activities will encourage both individual and group based learning responsibilities . You will be required to attend off campus industry visits and to guest speakers from varied TCF industries.
Teaching Schedule
1. Introduction to Course, Excursions, Course Guide, Assessments & Excursions.
2. Overview of the TCF industry – what makes up the TCF industry. Industry representatives.
Introduction to Assessment Task 1: Industry Research Report.
3. Overview of the TCF industry - Legislation & Guidelines discussed. Introduction to Research Methods -
begin research into Australian representatives in the TCF Industry from Government, Union through to Associations and Industry Bodies.
4. Organise and Plan Own Work / introduction to timelines & workplans. Assessment Task 2 introduced. Class time to begin research task.
5. Labour Day Public Holiday – no class
6. Overview of the TCF industry - Production concepts discussed in relation to the TCF Industry.
Industry Excursion: The Social Studio (Education, Community Social Venture)
7. Industry Excursion: Frankie & Swiss (Digital Print)
Introduction to Assessment Task: 3 Workplace Reports
8. Presentations. 5 minutes per student. Assessment Task 1: Industry Research Report.
Activity: Employee roles & employability skills
9. Industry Excursion (TBA)
10. Guest Lecture (Ethical Clothing Australia)
EASTER BREAK
11. Industry Excursion (TBA)
12. Industry Excursion (TBA)
13. Class Supply Chain concepts / Industry excursion / Designed in Brunswick
14. Class time to prepare Workplace Reports
15. Class time to prepare Workplace Reports
16. Workplace Reports Assessment Task: 3
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
ATF Index
Work-Safe Victoria’s 2000 Code of Practice for Manual Handling |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.
Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.
Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.
Units assessed as ’not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ’competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Assessment Tasks
Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Industry EMPL5588C
RESEARCH REPORTS – INDUSTRY BODIES 40%
WORKPLACE REPORTS 60%
(Individual assessment criteria will be provided in Class)
Assessment Matrix
Work in the TCF Industry EMPL5588C | Workplace Report | Industry Research Report | Personal Workplan | Timeline |
Describe workplace processes | X | X | ||
Identify key industry representatives | X | X | ||
Identify production processes and supply chains | X | X | ||
Identify relevant legislation and guidelines | X | X | ||
Learn skills for productive work | X | |||
Manage own work | X | |||
Organise and Plan own work to achieve Planned Outcomes MANU5919C | ||||
Confirm and interpret work requirements | X | X | ||
Develop personal workplan | X | X | ||
Communicate with relevant personnel | X | |||
Access resources | X | |||
Co-ordinate work |
X | X |
Other Information
This Unit is delivered alongside Organise and Plan Own Work MANU 5919C and includes clustered learning activities common to both Units.
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