Unit code: MSMENV272

Unit code: MSMWHS200

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply workplace policies and procedures to maintain a safe work environment for self and others. The unit of competency covers identifying work health and safety (WHS) hazards, assessing risk and following safety procedures in the workplace with minimal supervision.

Unit code: MSS402051

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply quality standards to work operations in an organisation. The unit is designed to complement competitive systems and practices units. This unit applies to an individual who is expected to take responsibility for the quality of their own work, and to take actions specified in the procedures and within the scope of their job and authority to ensure that quality standards are met.

Unit code: MSTCL3001

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to identify fabric performance and handling requirements. The unit of competency applies to fabrics used to produce garments and accessories and includes sourcing information from reference material and industry specialists, as well as conducting simple tests to identify fabric types and properties. Identification methods and tests covered by this unit are those where the procedure has already been determined and the range of outcomes established.

Unit code: MSTFD4006

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to interact and network with fashion industry participants. This unit of competency applies to communication and networking with people who work along the fashion industry supply chain. The unit of competency applies to industry appropriate communication and relationship building techniques to maintain effective industry networks, and to ensure design and production processes meet requirements.

Unit code: MSTFD4023

Unit code: MSTFD5010

Unit description: The unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop and present fashion design concepts to the client, in response to a brief. It applies to a garment or small range for adult or children’s market which includes some distinctive style and features. Work is conducted according to workplace practices and procedures as a member of a team or under supervision.

Unit code: MSTGN2013

Unit code: MSTGN2014

Unit code: MSTGN6001

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement a sales and marketing strategy for a textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) product or process. The unit of competency applies to the development and implementation of a sales and marketing strategy for a design, product or range, or the design of a manufacturing process for TCF products, in a domestic or international market.

Unit code: MSTCL3007

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to embellish a garment using hand or machine techniques.

Unit code: MSTCL3009

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop patterns from a block using basic patternmaking principles. The unit of competency applies to the development of a variety of pattern styles utilising the basic principles of patternmaking, including dart manipulation and square blocking.

Unit code: MSTFD2005

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to identify design process for fashion designs. The unit of competency applies to identifying the criteria for a fashion design brief, and how they impact on the process of producing fashion items. It includes the impact of colour on the design process in a production environment.

Unit code: MSTFD2006

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to use a sewing machine to align and sew pattern pieces and sew components. The unit of competency applies to aligning and sewing straight seams, joining flat pieces of stable fabric together, sewing components and stitching hems, using basic stitching.

Unit code: MSTFD3004

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to draw an accurate trade or technical drawing based on specifications and a design. The unit of competency applies to the patternmaking or design room, where accurate trade or technical drawings are required to interpret and clarify a garment design.

Unit code: MSTFD4003

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to assist in the preparation of preliminary design concepts. The unit of competency applies to preparing preliminary design concepts for garments, for self or others, using generally basic stable fabrics. It applies to original creation or adaptation of designs or interpretation of sketches for single or multiple production styles and ranges, made-to-measure and theatre costuming.

Unit code: MSTFD4010

Unit description: The unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to create a pattern from an existing block, using advanced patternmaking principles, including contouring, square blocking and pivoting.

Unit code: MSTFD4013

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge to grade flat or 2-D patterns used for garment production. The unit of competency applies to production of a basic style garment where discretion and judgement may be required in planning and selecting processes, procedures or outcomes.

Unit code: MSTFD4014

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge to identify influences of the 20th Century on fashion design and construction techniques. The unit of competency applies to the analysis of the most important economic, social, political and technological factors in the 20th Century that have had an impact on fashion development and demand.

Unit code: MSTFD4015

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to create a pattern from an existing block for an individual size, and to meet the styling requirements of the customer.

Unit code: MSTFD4016

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to assemble a prototype garment using commercial machines. The unit of competency applies to producing a garment that is not designed to be worn but will be used for the purposes of confirming elements of design and production requirements.

Unit code: MSTFD4020

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to use a range of electronic design programs and equipment, such as software programs and computing technology. The unit of competency applies to the creation of designs, patterns or production specifications using electronic programs and equipment, such as graphic and design software, computers and peripherals, and specialised equipment.

Unit code: MSTFD4021

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge to drape fabrics to make patterns. This unit of competency applies to using draping techniques to create a basic fitted foundation. This applies to the creation of fitted blocks, such as a bodice and a skirt and does not include draping of set-in sleeves.

Unit code: MSTFD5002

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge to develop and test patterns for bra and swimwear production using an existing block and applying patternmaking principles

Unit code: MSTFD5005

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to use manipulation techniques to create decoration for fabric design effects. The unit of competency applies to manipulating a range of textiles that are used in the production of garments and accessories.

Unit code: MSTFD5011

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to produce fashion illustrations that will visually communicate the fashion figure in a variety of poses and silhouettes.

Unit code: MSTFD5012

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to perform contour draping for styled garments that are worn against the body. The unit of competency applies to draping fabric to the contours of the figure incorporating working design drawings. Draping may be for a one-off garment that goes from drape to garment or a prototype that goes from drape to flat pattern for small volume production. Draping is performed on a body form, such as a mannequin or model.

Unit code: MSTFD5018

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to determine and specify advanced construction processes to achieve desired design details. The unit of competency applies to design details which achieve specific effects in the production of garments to give a garment a more unique, individual appearance. It also applies to producing samples and developing construction specifications and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to guide the production of garments which incorporate design detail.

Unit code: MSTFD5019

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to analyse the fit of a garment or toile on the individual body, make necessary adjustments and alter the pattern. The unit of competency applies to fitting a garment or toile, making size and fit alterations on the garment or toile, then transferring these alterations to the pattern.

Unit code: MSTFD5021

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to use digital technologies to produce patterns and conduct grading for fashion designs. The unit of competency applies to the use of specialised electronic programs and computing equipment to digitise patterns and access existing pattern block libraries to create and grade pattern styles for a set size range.

Unit code: MSTFD5023

Unit code: MSTFD5027

Unit code: MSTFD5025

Unit code: MSTFD5029

Unit code: MSTFD6001

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to evaluate the commercial viability of the mass production and sale of fashion designs. The unit of competency applies to evaluating the ability of fashion design concepts and proposals to assist in achieving business goals and financial targets. Skills covered by this unit are used to assist in making decisions about which fashion designs to select for commercial production and sale.

Unit code: MSTFD6002

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to manage the development and production processes for fashion designs. The unit of competency applies to management of the development of fashion designs to production and completion of final product.

Unit code: MSTFD6003

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop fashion design briefs and manage the development of design concepts for commercial production.

Unit code: MSTFD6005

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to perform structured draping for tailored over-garments, such as jackets and overcoats. The unit of competency applies to work which requires special considerations to fit balance and inter-construction requirements of the jacket as an over-garment. Work includes partial flat pattern construction or blocks to complement the drape, such as with the development of sleeves and collars.

Unit code: MSTFD6006

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop and present a fashion range of at least ten items to the client. This unit of competency applies to design development and presentation of a fashion range based on an occasion, theme or storyline. Design concept development processes will be conducted according to workplace practices and procedures.

Unit code: MSTFD6007

Unit code: MSTFD6008

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to apply studio processes to identify and explore commercial opportunities for the design and development of fashion designs. The unit of competency applies to integrating skills across the design and production process, and focuses on the development and production of a fashion design to achieve commercial and design objectives.

Unit code: MSTGN6003

Unit code: MSTGN6007

Unit code: MSTTD5007

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to use a range of computer-based design programs, equipment and computing technology to generate, produce and manufacture designs for textile products. The unit of competency applies to the creation of designs and production specifications for woven, knitted or printed textiles, tapestries and experimental textile products using computer-based design programs and equipment.

Unit code: MSTTD6003

Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop a textile product range and present the range to the client. This unit of competency applies to the development of a textile product range based on a client brief, and presentation of the designed range to the client for acceptance.