Course Title: Identify fibres and fabrics
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: MANU6166C
Course Title: Identify fibres and fabrics
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C3285 - Certificate III in Dry Cleaning 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 organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTCL2003B Identify fibres and fabrics |
Element: |
1Identify fibres and fabrics |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Fibres used in clothing industry are identified. |
Element: |
2Describe fabric construction processes |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Fibres used in construction of a variety of fabrics are identified. |
Element: |
3 Describe qualities of fabrics |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Physical qualities of fabrics are described. |
Element: |
4 Determine uses of fabrics |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Common uses of fabrics are identified. |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to confirm and interpret work requirements, develop your own personal work plan, communicate with relevant personnel, access resources and coordinate work.
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 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 40 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 will be in the form of observation and your ability to confirm and interpret work requirements, develop your own personal work plan, communicate with relevant personnel, access resources and coordinate. Also by the questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
You will be assessed by observation as you identify and demonstrate the ability to confirm and interpret work requirements, develop your own personal work plan, communicate with relevant personnel, access resources and coordinate work (you can check the performance criteria above for more details of these skills.) Also by the questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Matrix
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