Course Title: Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4390 Certificate IV in Textile Design, Development and Production
Course Title: Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 80
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
VART6448C |
Brunswick Campus |
TAFE |
350T Fashion & Textiles |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term1 2018, Term1 2019 |
Course Contact: Deborah Wills-Ives
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9233
Course Contact Email: deborah.ives@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you will learn how to identify a variety of natural and synthetic fibres, yarns and textile materials. You will also learn about the way fibres and yarns can be knitted, woven, spun and/or tufted to create fabrics that are used to construct garments, home-wares and a variety of textile products.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
MSTGN2011 Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industry |
Elements: |
1 Determine job requirements 2 Distinguish types of TCF materials 3 Identify characteristics of fabrics 4 Distinguish methods of constructing fabric and textile material 5 Identify uses of fabrics and textiles |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in identifying a variety of fibres and fabrics.
Overview of Assessment
In this course there are two assessment tasks. You will receive spoken and written feedback on all your work. Where relevant, this feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.