Course Title: Work in the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industry
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2016
Course Code: EMPL5588C
Course Title: Work in the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industry
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C4218 - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development
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
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 course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge required 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 |
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1. Identify key industry representatives
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Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Relevant TCF sectors are identified. 1.2 Industry representatives and their roles are identified. |
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2. Identify relevant legislation and guidelines
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Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Relevant legislation and guidelines common to employment within TCF sector are identified. 2.2 Rights, responsibilities and legal obligations are identified.
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Element: |
3. Identify production processes and supply chains
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Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Workplace materials are identified. 3.2 Workplace production processes for converting materials into products are identified. |
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4. Describe workplace processes
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Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Workplace practices are identified. 4.2 Key activities of workplace are described. |
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5. Learn skills for productive work
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Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Required skills for current work role are identified. 5.2 Skill limitations are identified. |
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6. Manage own work
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Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Responsibility is taken for own work tasks and role. 6.2 Initiative is used to articulate ideas and suggestions for improvements in own work processes |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Classroom activities including lectures, tutorials, on-line activities 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.
Teaching Schedule
This Unit is delivered as a clustered Unit with Work in the TCF Industry and Source Textile Materials and Resources. Classes are structured to cover multiple learning and assessment tasks across the cluster.
^this outline will be subject to update. All students are required to access their RMIT email twice per week to receive updates.
Session Learning / Assessment Activity:
1 Session 1 Overview of Unit and Assessment Tasks. TCF & Source Materials. Overview "what is the TCF Industry"
Discussion & Activity: Industry & Production Processes (TCF: 3.1,3.2,3.3) OH&S (OH&S: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2 Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Industry
Research & Class Activity. Production Processes (TCF: 1.1,1.2, 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4)
(Bendigo Sheep & Wool Show July 18,19)
3 Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Industry Research activity FACT SHEETS
Industry associations, unions, legislative bodies (TCF: 1.1,1.2)
4 Assessment: 5 mins Presentations - Fact Sheets (TCF: 1.1,1.2 2.1,2.2)
5 Work in the TCF. Activity: Skills Audit, skills required for TCF Industry. Employee roles & employability skills / Industry focus / Research activity: Personal skill assessment (TCF: 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5,5.1,5.2,5.3,5.4,5.5)
6 Source Materials_Learning Activity _ Suppliers
Source Textile Materials and Resources: Identify Production resources used in the design and development of Textiles.
Assessment: Source and compare necessary information to guide Production - Source Supplier and Comparison Document (Source: 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6,3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4)
7 Source Materials_Learning Activity _ Discuss supply chains. Identify Suppliers of Resources (including raw materials), for the TCF Industry.
Wednesday 19th August Wool seminar / 515.02.06 / 12 to 5 pm.
8 Source Materials_Learning Activity – Sales Invoice / Purchase Order (Source: 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5)
MID SEMESTER BREAK
9 Assessment Task 2: Industry Reports (TCF: 1.1,1.2, 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,3,4,6)
OH&S _ Self Directed Assessment Tool (OH&S: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
10 Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Product Quality & Production Processes / Supply Chains
11 Product Quality & Production Processes / Knit (TCF: 3.1,3.2,3.3)
12 Product Quality & Production Processes / Digital Print (TCF: 3.1,3.2,3.3)
13 Assessment: Presentation: Supplier and Comparison Document (Source: 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6,3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4)
14 Class time to prepare Reports / Self Directed Assessment Tools (OH&S: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
15 Assessment Submissions (TCF: 6.1, 6.2,6.3,6.4,6.5)
16 Feedback Sessions
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Apparel production terms and processes, Janace Bubonia-Clarke |
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Going global : the textiles and apparel industry, Grace I. Kunz |
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Apparel production management and the technical package, Paula J. Myers-McDevitt |
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Costing for the fashion industry, Michael Jeffrey |
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Fashion supply chain management : industry and business analysis, Tsan-Ming Choi |
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Manufacturing Processes for Textile and Fashion Design Professionals, Rob Thompson |
References
Other Resources
A4 Portfolio including dividers and Plastic Sleeves
Notebook, Pen for recording information from Industry visits.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include project work.
Assessment Tasks
Work in the Textiles, Clothing & Footwear Industry EMPL5588C
WORKPLACE REPORT PRODUCTION PROCESSES – Report CA/NYC Week 8
CV / Resume & Personal skill assessment CA/NYC Week 8
Source Textiles Materials and Resources MANU5923C
Source Supplier and Comparison Document CA/NYC Week 8
Monitor OH&S in the Workplace
Self-Assessment Questionnaire & Tool CA/NYC Week 8
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This Unit is delivered concurrently with the following Units:-
Implement and monitor OH&S in the workplace (LMTGN4010A) OHTH5451C
Source textile materials and resources (LMTTD4006A) MANU5923C
and includes clustered learning activities common to all Units.. Further details will be provided by your class teacher in your first session.
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