National Occupational Standards Manufacturing Textile ... - Skillset

ContentsIntroduction ............................................................................................................... 3Manufacturing Textile Products Standards format ..................................................... 3Organisation of the Manufacturing Textile Products Standards ................................. 4Complementary Standards ........................................................................................ 4Uses of Standards ..................................................................................................... 5Textiles Functional Map ............................................................................................ 6SKSHS1 – Health, safety and security at work .......................................................... 7SKSTEX1 - Manufacture textiles ............................................................................... 9SKSTEX2 – Produce the warp ................................................................................ 11SKSTEX3 – Prepare the warp for weaving (knotting or healding) ............................ 13SKSTEX4 – Manufacture woven textiles ................................................................. 15SKSTEX6 – Control the efficiency of the weaving process ...................................... 17SKSTEX7 – Move and distribute materials .............................................................. 19SKSTEX8 – Perform quality control procedures in the textiles industry ................... 21SKSTEX10 – Package manufactured products ....................................................... 23SKSTEX11 – Provide support services for textile production ................................... 25SKSTEX13 – Maintain and improve your work ........................................................ 27SKSTEX14 – Prepare for textile manufacturing operations ..................................... 29SKSTEX15 – Control the efficiency of textile production ......................................... 30SKSTEX16 – Produce textile products .................................................................... 32SKSTEX17 – Perform manual textile operations ..................................................... 34SKSTEX19 – Perform textile testing operations ...................................................... 36SKSTEX20 – Maintain machinery and equipment ................................................... 38SKSTEX21 – Contribute to the continuous improvement of operations ................... 40SKSTEX22 – Configure and prove production machinery ....................................... 42SKSTEX23 – Monitor and sustain equipment performance ..................................... 44SKSTEX24 – Service textile machinery and equipment .......................................... 46SKSTEX25 – Provide technical input into bulk production ....................................... 48SKSTEX26 – Perform sample analysis ................................................................... 50SKSTEX27 – Produce prototype samples ............................................................... 52SKSTEX28 – Conduct pre-production trials ............................................................. 54SKSTEX29 – Contribute to product development .................................................... 56SKSTEX30 – Develop designs for textile products .................................................. 58SKSTEX31 – Develop colour recipes for initial colour samples ............................... 60SKSTEX32 – Prove colour recipes for bulk production ............................................ 62SKSTEX33 – Develop finishing processes and produce samples ........................... 64SKSTEX34 – Prove finishing routines for bulk production ....................................... 66SKSTEX35 – Control textile testing procedures ...................................................... 68SKSTEX36 – Calibrate textile production equipment ............................................... 70SKSTEX37 – Manufacture of needle punched Nonwoven materials ....................... 72SKSTEX38 – Receive, store and issue raw yarn / material ..................................... 74SKSTEX39 – Manufacture finished yarn bobbins / cones ........................................ 76SKSTEX40 – Prepare / thread the yarn for warp knitting ......................................... 78SKSTEX41 – Prepare / thread the yarn for weft / circular knitting ............................ 80SKSTEX42 – Manufacture knitted textiles (warp, weft and circular) ........................ 82SKSTEX43 – Control the efficiency of the knitting process (warp and weft) ............ 84SKSMSP2 – Contribute to achieving product quality ............................................... 86SKSMSP7 – Dyeing fabric and sewn products ........................................................ 88SKSMSP9 – Printing fabric 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