Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to design and produce textile products for commercial production.
The unit of competency applies to analysing market opportunities and developing a design brief, leading to development of product design and production of textile product sample.
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 to produce textile designs for commercial production | 2.1 | Analyse commercial textile markets |
2.2 | Develop design concepts | ||
2.3 | Evaluate commercial production factors and conduct scoping | ||
2.4 | Confirm brief | ||
3 | Present textile designs for approval | 3.1 | Draft textile product designs in line with brief and production estimates and complete documentation |
3.2 | Present designs to appropriate personnel using a range of presentation tools | ||
3.3 | Review textile designs and make modifications, as required | ||
3.4 | Accept and confirm final textile design and complete relevant documentation | ||
4 | Produce textile design sample | 4.1 | Obtain and test components and resources required for design |
4.2 | Identify technical aspects of production | ||
4.3 | Complete specification sheet and develop production plan to guide production | ||
4.4 | Produce textile sample according to plan and workplace procedures | ||
5 | Test product sample to evaluate design and production processes | 5.1 | Evaluate textile sample against design specifications and design brief |
5.2 | Test textile sample to ensure it meets quality and performance standards | ||
5.3 | Evaluate design to determine any necessary modifications | ||
5.4 | Evaluate production process to determine necessary improvements | ||
5.5 | Confirm overall evaluation and document process and improvements | ||
6 | Finalise textile design | 6.1 | Consult with design team and production personnel to evaluate and process textile sample design |
6.2 | Incorporate modifications to design and production | ||
6.3 | Confirm and document final design | ||
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
analysing commercial textile markets to identify commercial opportunities
applying principles and elements of design and developing a design brief for at least two (2) textile designs for commercial production
evaluating commercial production factors
developing specification sheet and creating production plan
producing sample to test design concept and plan
communicating with a range of industry experts and personnel to evaluate product and process and confirm they comply with design brief
processing textile design with any necessary modifications to product or process
confirm final design and finalise documentation.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
commercial markets for textile production
elements and principles of design
market research practices and information sources
scoping processes to identify:
target market
features and benefits
timing
economic and social expectations
scale of production
processes in commercial textile design development
textile production techniques and specifications
costs:
labour
overheads
materials
tooling
equipment
yarns
dyes
other chemicals or materials
relevant legislation and codes of practice
presentation tools:
storyboards
models
computer-aided drawings
textile or yarn samples
workplace procedures
recording and reporting practices.
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 creating and producing textile designs for commercial production, 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 practices |
Research market includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following: | commercial and design objectives of the client or workplace commercial textile markets current and emerging product trends and technologies commercial opportunities for textile designs |
Market research includes one or more of the following: | analysis of target market characteristics sample testing discussions with retailers and suppliers discussions with staff and management review of media portrayals review of fashion shows review of current pricing strategies and price points of products |
Design concepts include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: | applying information from market analysis to develop commercial product ideas consulting with design team to analyse and refine product ideas and develop a design brief testing design brief with appropriate personnel and market research activities confirming design brief and specifications for product development documenting brief and specifications developing design concepts in line with design brief |
Commercial production factors include, but are not limited to: | determining scope of commercial production researching and evaluating means of production consulting commercial manufacturer or appropriate personnel to determine production requirements estimating and comparing costs associated with commercial production comparing and analysing commercial production variables to inform final product design |
Means of commercial production include one or more of the following: | offshore production onshore production large or long runs one-off runs |
Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following: | managers, directors trainer mentor design team production supervisors business development staff marketing and sales staff clients |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Textile design and development