FIELD                 MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Carpet Manufacture unit standard 7194

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Textiles Manufacture

Carpet Manufacture

7194

 

The Apparel and Textiles Industry Training Organisation (ATITO) has completed the review of the unit standard listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          February 2010

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2014

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Members of the carpet industry requested that the SSB develop new standards relating to the tufting process. Although a standard for tufting was already registered on the framework it was too large and was not broad enough in its scope.  It was decided to replace the existing standard with smaller standards which assessed the range of skills required.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·         Unit standard 7194 was designated expiring and is replaced with unit standards 26026-26030.

 

Unit standard categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2011.

 

Impact on existing accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on registered qualifications

 

The qualification that contains the reviewed standard is tabled below.

 

Key to type of impact

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

The following ATITO qualification is affected by the outcome of this evaluation and will be updated when it is reviewed in 2010.

 

Qualification Title and Reference

ID

National Certificate in Carpet Manufacture (Carpet Tufter Tuning) (Level 5) with an optional strand in Tuning of Multi-height and Enhanced Graphics Tufters [Ref: 0280]

7194

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

 

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield         Textiles Manufacture

Domain          Carpet Manufacture

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

7194

 

26026

 

26027

 

 

26028

 

26029

 

26030

Tune and maintain cut pile and loop pile carpet tufters for single pile height operation

Demonstrate knowledge of and carry out maintenance of a yarn splicing machine

Review the capability of carpet tufting machines and select and set up a tufting machine to run a product trial

Prepare for and carry out long period maintenance of a carpet tufting machine

Develop and manage preventative maintenance schedules for carpet tufting machinery

Prepare for and carry out short period maintenance of a carpet tufting machine and change the configuration

5

 

5

 

5

 

 

5

 

5

 

5

50

 

10

 

10

 

 

10

 

10

 

10

C