Course Title: Identify fabric performance and handling requirements

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2014

Course Code: MANU5928C

Course Title: Identify fabric performance and handling requirements

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3227 - Certificate III in Clothing 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: 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

None

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to identify fabric performance and handling requirements.

It applies to fabrics used to produce garments and accessories and includes skills and knowledge required to guide the use and handling of fabrics. It includes sourcing information from reference material and industry specialists as well as conducting simple tests to identify fabric types and properties. Identification methods and tests covered by this unit are those where the procedure has already been determined and the range of outcomes established.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTCL3001B Identify fabric performance and handling requirements

Element:

1 Identify fibres and fabrics

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Appropriate identification methods are selected.
1.2 Identification methods are used to identify fabrics and component
fibres.

Element:

2 Identify fabric performance characteristics

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Key performance characteristics of fabrics are identified and described.
2.2 Performance testing of fabrics is conducted.
2.3 Common problems and faults of fabrics are identified.
2.4 Fabric quality is identified using established quality indicators.
2.5 Performance of fabric is tested according to OHS practices.

Element:

3 Identify fabric handling requirements

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Performance characteristics are used to describe appropriate uses of fabrics.
3.2 Fibre and fabric finishes and implications for handling are identified.
3.3 Care requirements in handling fabrics are identified.
3.4 Implications for production are identified.

Element:

4 Identify cleaning and labeling requirements

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Care and cleaning requirements of fabrics are identified.
4.2 Labeling requirements are identified according to Aust Standards


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements


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 taught by 5 means within a workplace training context as follows:

Session Content Hours
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 30 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 is ongoing throughout the course and will include three assessments or projects. Assessments will be in the form of tests for underpinning knowledge and demonstration and observation of your abillity to identify fibres and fabrics, fabric performance characteristics, fabric handling requirements and cleaning and labeling requirements. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment will be in the form of observation and your ability to identify fibres and fabrics, fabric performance characteristics, fabric handling requirements and cleaning and labeling requirements. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge (you can check the performance criteria above fore more details of these skills.)


Assessment Matrix

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