DURATION: 12 Months
Programme ID: 58277 (Level 2)
Number of credits: 120
Why study Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather Manufacturing Processes ?
This qualification will equip the learner with the skills, knowledge and values to participate effectively in workplace activities within the Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather (CTFL) manufacturing industries. Learners achieving this qualification will be able to contribute to CTFL manufacturing processes by:
- Monitoring the manufacturing/production process and the quality of production.
- Understanding their role in the business, i.e. in production and related activities.
- Understanding how they are affected by legislation, regulations, agreements and policies related to their particular work environment.
- Perform simple to complex manufacturing / production operations as stipulated.
Qualifying learners will also be able to relate what they see and experience to scientific and technological principles and concepts. They will also understand how they should operate within the systems which govern their workplace. What learners achieve through this qualification will also serve as a basis for further learning where they will engage more directly in the production process.
The skills, knowledge and values demonstrated within this qualification will ensure that workers and new entrants will acquire relevant skills and knowledge required by a fast-changing sector essential for economic growth within the CTFL manufacturing environment by allowing learners who are active in the industry to gain recognition for the skills and knowledge they have acquired without having to go through a formal apprenticeship process. Small CTFL manufacturing enterprises would also be ideal vehicles for Black Economic Empowerment.
Course Outcomes
By the end of the qualification, you will be able to:
1. Work effectively with others, understand own role in the organisation and understand the purpose of the organisation in the economy of the country.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the production process, materials and the quality requirements and recognise changes in the production process, which will affect safety, health, quality or efficiency and respond to them.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of appropriate machinery, tools and equipment, to make simple changes to machinery, tools and equipment ensuring compliance with regard to safety and safe work practices.
Entry Requirements
- This qualification assumes learners have a General Education and Training Certificate at NQF level 1, or alternatively, an ABET level 4 qualification.
- If the learner does not have one of the above qualifications, it is assumed that learners are already competent at Communication and Mathematical Literacy at ABET level 3.
Programme outline
The qualification is made up of a planned combination of learning outcomes that have a defined purpose and will provide qualifying learners with applied competence and a basis for further training.
The qualification is made up of Unit Standards that are classified as Fundamental, Core and Elective. A minimum of 120 credits is required to complete the qualification.
In this qualification the credits are allocated as follows:
- Fundamental: 36 credits.
- Core: 48 credits.
- Electives: 36 credits.
- Total: 120 credits.
The Elective Component consists of a number of specialisations each with its own set of Unit Standards. Learners are to choose a specialisation area and must choose Elective Unit Standards to the value of 36 credits from the Elective Unit Standards listed under that specialisation so as to attain a minimum of 120 credits for the Qualification.
- Clothing -36 Credits
- Textiles – 36 Credits
- Footwear – 36 Credits
- Leather – 36 Credits