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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to produce 3-D patterns
   • Read and interpret preliminary drawings, sketches or diagrams provided by customer or developed by the enterprise
   • Determine missing dimensions or other unknown features of the proposed product through consultation with customer or enterprise personnel
   • Read, interpret and apply workplace procedures and instructions
   • Identify appropriate computer applications and key in required information or transfer from other sources to initiate design or production processes
3. Mark out and cut out shapes
   • Construct drawings, based on customer information, using appropriate software applications
   • Make appropriate adjustment for shrinkage and other allowances, as required
   • Mark out and cut shapes based on customer or workplace information, and cut out using a plotting table and appropriate software applications
   • Check finished work is accurate and conforms with specifications
4. Perform calculations
   • Use spreadsheets or other appropriate software applications to perform complex materials calculations, financial tasks and costing
   • Develop and apply spreadsheets
   • Save data, drawings and other outputs electronically and in hard copy form using established workplace file and documentation formats
5. Save, document and communicate data
   • Store other work-related information in accordance with established workplace procedures
   • Pass on data and associated information to personnel responsible for further action within the organisation
   • Exit software applications and close down and switch off computer

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 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
WHS practices	WHS practices 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 PPE safe materials handling taking of rest breaks ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents environmental practices

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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

interpreting work orders and customer information

interpreting specifications for components that are to form part of finished products

identifying appropriate computer applications and keying in required information or transferring from other sources to initiate design or production processes

operating a desktop or laptop computer and relevant software to produce at least two (2) patterns for 3-D products

using spreadsheets or other appropriate software applications to perform complex materials calculations, financial tasks and costing

operating a plotter to construct 3-D drawings, mark out templates, or cut complex shapes in material

complying with all relevant safety requirements, including safe use of plotting tables for cutting out materials

checking product quality

making calculations and costings according to workplace procedures

documenting, saving and communicating work-related data information according to workplace procedures.

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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

range of products and services offered by the workplace

product construction processes

computer hardware

software packages used in the workplace

computer or plotter interfaces

3-D drawing and calculation processes

mathematical processes and formulae for area and volume

geometry and geometrical shapes

principles and practices of engineering drawing

quality practices

workplace procedures

practices for recording and reporting.

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