Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3417 Certificate III in Apparel, Fashion and Textiles
Course Title: Match fabrics to performance and handling requirements
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP9472C |
Brunswick Campus |
TAFE |
515T Creative Industries |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2024, Term2 2024, Term1 2025 |
Course Contact: Katrina Rose
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259112
Course Contact Email: katrina.rose@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine fabric performance and handling requirements and to match those requirements to suitable fabrics for the design or production of textile products. Textile products may be apparel or other non-wearable items.
In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to identify and match fibres and fabrics commonly used in the construction of garments with accessories.
This includes identifying a wide range of fibres and fabrics used in the clothing industry. Fibres include natural and synthetic, and fabrics include knitted, woven and non-woven.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
MSTGN3021 Match fabrics to performance and handling requirements |
Elements: |
1. Identify fabric performance and handling requirements 2. Match fabrics and requirements |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
This competency will be comprised of three assessments, knowledge, match fabrics to a skirt and match fabric to specified pattern.