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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Define the design objectives and detail
   • The purpose of the design is defined and/or clarified
   • The potential market for the design product is considered and defined
   • Intended production materials and outline production processes are identified and agreed as the basis for determination
2. Establish the design assessment criteria
   • Criteria for the assessment of production material options are established
   • Criteria for the assessment of product functionality are established
   • Criteria for the assessment of production process options and impacts of these on overall business operations are established
   • Criteria for the assessment of work health and safety (WHS), and potential liability issues are established
   • Criteria for assessment of costs and marketability are established
3. Apply the assessment criteria
   • The determination process, including personnel, information/input collection and recording, scoring or grading criteria, and decision making processes are established and agreed
   • Products which are competitors/potential competitors in the market place are selected for comparative purposes
   • The design is scored/graded against agreed criteria and the results recorded
   • Competition products are scored/graded against the agreed criteria and the results recorded
   • Assessment results are completed in accordance with the agreed process
4. Determine feasibility and options
   • Assessment results of the design and competition products are analysed
   • Designs which fail to satisfy assessment and provide no optional potential are rejected
   • Designs which fail to satisfy assessment but which have optional/alternative potential are referred to the appropriate party
   • Designs which satisfy potential are conditionally endorsed, with the conditions being recorded and passed to the appropriate party
   • Formal records of the determination are completed and processed in accordance with enterprise procedures

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Unit context includes:	work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements work requires individuals to demonstrate conceptual and analytical ability, discretion, and problem solving and judgement may be required in planning and selecting appropriate processes or procedures for self and others work involves the establishment and application of systematic, fair and balanced processes to determine the production feasibility of a design
Activities include:	researching design trends and developments generating and presenting ideas liaison with client and/or other functional areas compiling information preparing costing
Personal protective equipment includes:	that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices
Information and procedures include:	enterprise business plans business reports and trade journals product research information covering trends, materials options and market coverage organisational work procedures legislation/regulations/national and industry codes and practices relevant to furnishing and ergonomics quality and Australian Standards and procedures

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Performance Evidence

Collect, organise and understand information related to furnishing work instructions and work orders and safety procedures

Apply safe handling requirements for equipment, products and materials, including use of personal protective equipment

Identify materials used in the work process

Follow work instructions, operating procedures and inspection processes to:

minimise the risk of injury to self or others

prevent damage to goods, equipment and products

maintain required production output and product quality

Determine and report on the feasibility of a minimum of two (2) different product designs by completing the following or equivalent steps:

define the design objectives and detail

establish assessment criteria

apply assessment criteria impartially

determine feasibility options

Use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate area and estimate material requirements

Lead others and work effectively to improve production quality and outcomes

Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures

Use workplace technology related to the coordination, including communication equipment, time and management aids and other measuring devices

Avoid backtracking, work flow interruptions or wastage

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity and encourage participation of employees in the planning of work activities and changes

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Knowledge Evidence

Intellectual property law requirements

Design principles and professional practices

Ergonomic principles for furniture design and manufacture

Elements and principles of design and how they can be used to create good design in the furnishing industry

Detailed knowledge of contemporary furnishing industry products

Range of furnishing product materials and their characteristics

Materials, trims, accessories and their properties and characteristics

Costing processes

Workplace procedures and reporting process

Relevant WHS legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice

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