Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Specifications may refer to:
medium
purpose
style
target group.
Briefs are usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation and may be:
diagrammatic
verbal
visual
written.
Wearable objects may include:
accessories
costumes
fashion clothing
footwear
jewellery
millinery.
Parameters and constraints may refer to:
budgeting and financing requirements
cost of production
number of items
outlets
timeframes.
Relevant people may include:
clients
colleagues
industry practitioners
managers
mentors
supervisors.
Information may be about:
design standards
health and safety
industry standards
considerations, such as:
contractual
copyright
ethical
legal
technology
material characteristics and capabilities.
Work space needs may include:
dry and wet areas
dust extraction
lighting
process-specific space needs
ventilation.
Materials may include:
acrylic
cardboard
dyes
fabric
felt
fibre
found objects
inks
latex
leather
metal
paints
paper
plastics
pulp
rubber
spun fibre
stones
straw
wire
wood.
Tools and equipment relate to requirements for dressmaking, shoemaking and leatherwork, millinery and jewellery making, and include:
blocks
hand tools
lasts
leather-working tools
metal-working tools
painting and dying equipment
sewing machines for fabric and leather
weaving equipment
woodworking tools.
Preliminary visual representations may involve:
computer-aided drawing
mock-up
sketching.
Approaches may include:
aesthetic considerations
choice of medium and materials
design solutions
parameters of the brief.
Criteria may relate to:
access to materials, tools and equipment required to make objects
access to specialist fabricators
consistency with briefs for wearable objects
ease of manufacture
personal affinity with medium and materials.
Strategies to test techniques may involve:
exploring techniques by making practice pieces, test pieces, mock-ups or samples
testing materials by applying stress tests and colour tests.
Techniques may include:
bottoming
casting
crimping
dying
embellishing
embossing
engraving
etching
finishing
in-seaming
knitting
knotting
lasting
leatherwork
metalwork
millinery stitching
painting
printing
sewing
stitching
stone setting
straw and felt blocking
trimming
weaving.
Process to refine design approach may involve:
adjustment to design and design considerations
adjustment to use the extended capabilities of the techniques.
Process used to document the design approach may involve:
final drawings
illustrations
material samples
models
photographs
specifications for fabrication
written rationale or description.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
test and use a range of approaches and techniques for the design of wearable objects in response to the requirements of a brief
produce a prototype of at least one wearable object
apply knowledge of processes and techniques used to design wearable objects.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
briefs on which to base the design of wearable objects
equipment and tools used to produce prototypes of wearable objects.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct observation of design or prototyping work in progress, including exploration of, and experimentation with, techniques
evaluation of objects designed by the candidate
questioning and discussion about the candidate’s intentions and the work outcome
review of visual documentation for wearable objects
review of portfolios of evidence
review of third-party reports from experienced practitioners.
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties, such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
BSBDES401A Generate design solutions
BSBDES402A Interpret and respond to a design brief.