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Qualification Title New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Textile Fabrication and Trimming (Level 3)
Qualification Type Certificate
Level 3
Credits 105
Subject Area
  • Engineering and Related Technologies » Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology » Textile Making
Strategic Purpose Statement
This qualification provides the industrial textile fabrication and trimming industry with individuals who have attained the core knowledge, understanding, and practical skills required to safely and effectively fabricate or trim simple industrial textile products in accordance with job requirements and company procedures. Individuals with this qualification will have the required skills and knowledge to work in an industrial textile fabrication workplace, a trimming workplace or a workplace that does a combination of both activities.
This qualification has been designed for individuals who are interested in a career in industrial textile fabrication or trimming and intend to enter the industry, and individuals already working in the industry.
This qualification can be achieved in a variety of industrial textile fabrication or trimming industry contexts and caters to both computer aided manufacturing and custom hand-built contexts.
Graduates will generally work under limited supervision.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

- Work safely, applying knowledge of relevant health and safety requirements and safety culture when working in an industrial textile fabrication or trimming workplace.
- Apply knowledge of organisational policies, procedures and documentation and the wider industrial textile fabrication or trimming industry, when working in an industrial textile fabrication or trimming workplace.
- Apply knowledge of fabrication and/or trimming sewing machines, tools and equipment to their safe, use, operation and maintenance.
- Interpret job specifications, manual and/or CAD drawings, perform measurements and calculations, and make patterns and/or templates.
- Apply knowledge of materials, hardware, and techniques to plan, cut materials, set up and operate simple machinery and ancillary tools, to create and repair simple fabricated or trimmed textile items.
- Apply basic customer service skills when dealing with internal or external customers of an industrial textile fabrication or trimming workplace.
- Take responsibility for quality of own work, including seeking assistance and making corrections as required, and prepare finished product for customer.
Education pathways
This qualification leads to the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Textile Fabrication and Trimming (Level 4) with strands in Industrial Textile Fabrication, and Vehicle or Marine Trimming [Ref: 2544-3].
The intended framework for progression in the industry to becoming a qualified tradesperson is to achieve the combination of this qualification and the New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Textile Fabrication and Trimming (Level 4) with strands in Industrial Textile Fabrication, and Vehicle or Marine Trimming [Ref 2544-3].
Employment pathways
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge required to work as trade assistants in the industrial textile fabrication and trimming field in which they were trained, e.g. Assistant Industrial Textile Fabrication Technician, Assistant Vehicle Trimmer, Assistant Marine Trimmer.
With some context related workplace training they will also be able to use their skills in other industrial textile fabrication and trimming fields.To find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements Not available
Education Organisation 2 Organisations can assist in gaining this qualification
Developed By Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 2543
Status Current
Created 2015-02-02 09:24:59.0
Next Review 2028-12-31 00:00:00.0
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