Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply structural or design finishes to leather products after production operations are completed.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within industry codes, standards and defined procedures.
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 finishing of leather product | 2.1 | Interpret and confirm design features and specifications for leather product with customer or product specifications |
2.2 | Confirm finishing process required for leather product | ||
2.3 | Check leather product for quality and conformity to specifications | ||
2.4 | Prepare tools and equipment required for finishing processes | ||
2.5 | Prepare leather product for finishing | ||
3 | Conduct finishing process | 3.1 | Undertake finishing process according to specifications and procedures |
3.2 | Monitor process to ensure product specifications and quality standards are achieved | ||
3.3 | Check product during and on completion of finishing process | ||
3.4 | Identify finish faults | ||
3.5 | Apply environmental requirements and procedures concerned with waste, pollution and recycling of materials at all stages of the process | ||
3.6 | Identify and correct minor product process and equipment faults to meet specified requirements, where necessary | ||
3.7 | Report or document details of major equipment or product faults in accordance with procedures | ||
4 | Complete leather finish | 4.1 | Check product finish against quality standards and product specifications |
4.2 | Conduct finish tests, as required | ||
4.3 | Complete cleaning of area to ensure work environment is maintained in a safe and productive manner | ||
4.4 | Complete production records and other documentation | ||
4.5 | Prepare finished product for customer | ||
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:
reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices, industry codes and standards
confirming finishing requirements for leather product
operating and monitoring tools and equipment for finishing process according to workplace procedures
conducting at least five (5) different finishing processes to specifications on a variety of samples
demonstrating all five (5) identified design features on one (1) or more samples
recognising, rectifying and reporting faults or problems
conducting finish testing and confirming compliance with design specifications
completing production records and other documentation, and preparing finished product for customer.
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
working properties and characteristics of leather
finishing processes and procedures
finish tests:
strength
durability
colour fastness
fire retardation
safe operation of finishing tools and equipment
typical fault conditions and related fault finding procedures:
holes
creases and folds
marks or cuts
impressions
inconsistent coverage
faulty stitching
equipment maintenance and repair techniques
quality standards and practices
relevant federal and state or territory legislative or regulatory requirements
recording and reporting 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 applying finishes to leather products, 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, industry codes and standards, 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 |
Design features include the following: | stitching and embroidery carved or engraved patterns attachments, such as studs, buckles and reinforcements plaits and roping printing and stamping |
Finishing processes include five or more of the following: | printing coating brushing padding mending carving stamping stitching application of fire retardant treatment plaiting roping other finishes designed to achieve a specific effect on leather products |
Leather products include one or more of the following: | clothing, bags and other accessories saddles and saddlery components |
WHS practice: | 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 PPE safe materials handling 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 |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Leather production