Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to design and produce printed textiles that reflect Indigenous Australian cultures, in response to a brief.
The unit of competency applies to Indigenous Australians and the use of culturally-specific designs, artworks and production processes and techniques for printed fabrics or textile products. Textile products may involve more than one printing technique.
The unit of competency should be customised to accommodate the image use and design protocols and techniques specific to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Prepare for producing Indigenous printed textiles | 2.1 | Interpret design brief and consult with relevant people to identify key requirements |
2.2 | Identify and apply protocols for developing culturally-specific designs | ||
2.3 | Identify and experiment with techniques and develop design concept to obtain desired effects | ||
2.4 | Confirm design and review against requirements of the brief | ||
2.5 | Prepare chosen textile, tools and equipment for printing | ||
3 | Print textiles | 3.1 | Apply printing technique according to WHS practices |
3.2 | Use tools and equipment effectively and safely to achieve desired result | ||
3.3 | Complete work systematically with attention to detail | ||
4 | Review design and printing process | 4.1 | Review process to assess outcome in relation to brief |
4.2 | Modify printing techniques and design elements, as required | ||
4.3 | Comply with workplace procedures and clean and store materials and equipment | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:
following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
applying relevant standards
applying protocols for developing culturally-specific designs
identifying requirements of the design brief and confirming with relevant people
experimenting with techniques and developing a design concept to achieve desired effects
preparing and using fabric, tools and equipment to print at least three (3) preliminary samples to experiment with technique
reviewing process and applying printing technique to print a design as specified in the design brief on at least three (3) fabric samples
completing work systematically with attention to detail
modifying design and technique as required
cleaning and storing materials and equipment.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian Standards
cultural protocols for using images, designs and printing techniques
examples of works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and textile designers
elements and principles of design in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork
printing processes and practices used by the identified community
principles and elements of design for printed fabrics
specifications of a design brief:
subject matter /function of printed textile
style
effects
colour
size
fabric
quantity
timeframe
characteristics of fabrics and effects of printing on fabrics
printing tools, equipment and techniques to achieve design effects:
screens and carousel for printing
blocks
lino
brushes
knives
bucket, sink or container
mixers
dyes, inks
printing processes and practices:
stencil
lino cut
block
stamp
silk screen
uses of natural and acrylic paints
uses of natural items for stamps
information resources on fibres and fabrics
safe practices and procedures
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in designing textiles, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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 (PPE 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 procedures |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Design brief includes three or more of the following: | subject matter style effects colour size fabric quantity timeframe |
Relevant people include one or more of the following: | clients elders, traditional owners and others with cultural and social authority supervisors co-workers |
Protocols include the following: | the set of rules applying to behaviour/practices in a specific cultural context cultural protocols for image use, design and printing techniques recognising and adapting to cultural differences communication with individuals and community |
Textiles include one or more of the following: | fabrics used for garments, textile products or accessories fabrics in completed products |
Indigenous printed textiles include one or more of the following: | culturally-specific designs artworks production processes and techniques for printed fabrics or textile products image use and design protocols and techniques specific to an identified Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Fashion design and technology