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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Review medical grade footwear
   • Review modification requirements and specifications to confirm required information has been provided prior to modification
   • Examine footwear to determine modification specification is suitable and practical
   • Communicate effectively with the client to obtain clear and precise information about problems with the footwear
2. Determine resources required to modify or repair medical grade footwear
   • Evaluate footwear modification requirements and identify solutions to solve a variety of design and modification problems
   • Select compatible and durable modification techniques
   • Select materials to make modifications and repairs to match medical grade footwear design requirements
   • Identify any special construction details and constraints
3. Make modifications or repairs
   • Check equipment to confirm it complies with manufacturer operating instructions and use hand tools and machinery to undertake modifications
   • Store and use modification and repair compounds such as glues and resins in accordance with work health and safety (WHS) practices and manufacturer guidelines
   • Prepare footwear appropriately for modification
   • Conduct modification to comply with specifications or requirements
4. Finish medical grade footwear
   • Review detailed information from final fitting to initiate changes to footwear if required
   • Finish off, add final components and do final check of product to ensure it complies with established quality standards prior to delivery to client
   • Maintain client files and complete administrative tasks

Range Statement

This field allows for 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.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment standard operating procedures (SOPs) work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Materials include one or more of the following:	conventional leathers textiles plastic sheeting padding reinforcement sole and related materials fastening or closing devices, such as: Velcro laces buckles other items such as adhesives and threads
WHS practices	WHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit, and include one or more of the following: manual handling techniques SOPs personal protective equipment (PPE) safe materials handling taking of rest breaks ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other WHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices and other reference material

applying relevant standards

interpret order forms and specifications defining footwear modification requirements

identifying any special construction details and constraints

selecting suitable materials and techniques to modify footwear

resolving a variety of design and modification problems

performing a full range of standard orthopaedic footwear modifications in relation to footwear problem on at least two(2) occasions

communicating effectively with clients

applying work health and safety (WHS) policies in work operations

completing a final check of product to ensure it complies with established quality standards prior to delivery to client

maintaining client files and completing administrative tasks.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

full range of procedures to review footwear

assessment criteria to determine modification requirements of new and old footwear (design, fit/size, structure, features, function and technical)

full range of modification designs and their purposes in relation to footwear problems

procedures for making modifications or repairs, including inclusion and allowance for orthoses, newness of materials and tissue tolerance

applied anthropometrics of the foot, the variables in and effects of physical force systems (orthoses and footwear) on the body and dimensional, shape and other physical characteristics of commercial footwear

footwear construction and standards, terminology, diagnostic and definitive constructions, modification processes, materials and tools and equipment used

other practitioners in the field and in major related fields, including their roles, capabilities and limitations

WHS and environmental aspects of relevant workplace activities

WHS practices, including hazard identification and control measures

quality practices

workplace practices

recording and reporting practices.

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