Government Gazette

Vol. 419, No. 21142, 3 May 2000

GENERAL NOTICE

Notice 1213 of 2000

SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (SAQA)

In accordance with regulation 24(2)(c) of the National Standards Bodies Regulations of 28 March 1998, the Standards Generating Body (SOB) for

Textiles

registered by NSB 06, Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology, publishes the following unit standards-based qualifications for public comment.

This notice contains the titles, fields, sub-fields, NQF levels, credits, and purposes of the qualifications, and the titles and specific outcomes of the unit standards upon which the qualifications are based. The full qualifications and unit standards can be accessed via the SAQA web-site at www.saqa.org.za. Copies may also be obtained from the Directorate of Standards Setting and Development at the SAQA offices, 659 Pienaar Street, Brooklyn, Pretoria.

Comment on the qualifications and unit standards should reach SAQA at the address below by no later than 5 June 2000. All correspondence should be marked Standards Setting- SGB for Textiles, and be addressed to

SAMUEL B.A. ISAACS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Textile Manufacturing

National Certificate in General Textiles

NQF Level 2

Purpose of the qualification:

To provide a qualification which focuses on the general aspects of textiles processes across a range of elective areas. The qualification will give learners a wide and general knowledge of the industry and allows learners to choose an area of specialisation relevant to textiles manufacturing. Learners will be able to start up and shut down any process (wet and dry) and monitor and run a process (man-made), using given work specifications.

UNITS STANDARDS FOR TEXTILE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Unit standards on NQF Level :2

1. Title : Comply with housekeeping practices.

2. Title : Comply with safe working practice.

3. Title : Comply with waste reduction practices.

4. Title : Maintain positive employer / employee practices

5. Title : Supply raw and processed material to production line.

6. Title : Describe and relate to production sectors,end uses and competitors to the textile industry

7. Title : Maintain a textile quality assurance system.

8. Title : Conduct minor routine and breakdown maintenance on equipment and machines

9. Title : Reed and react to machine control variables.

10. Title  :Use and maintain hand tools and equipment.

11.Title  :Interact with people in textile processes.

12. Title : Identify calculations, terms and concepts.

13. Title : Identify materials used to manufacture polymer, fibre, yarn or fabric.

14. Title : Start up and shut down a warping and sizing process.

15. Title : Start up and shut down a weaving process.

16. Title : Start and shut down a knitting process.

17. Title : Start up and shut up down a non-woven process.

18. Title : Start up and shut down a spinning process.

19. Title : Start up and shut down a spinning preparation process.

20. Title : Stars up and shut down a dyeing process

21. Title : Stars up and shut down a printing process.

22. Title : Prepare additives for manufacture of polymers and fibres.

23. Title : Monitor and maintain a polymer manufacturing

24. Title : Monitor and maintain an extrusion process to manufacture fibre.

25. Title : Monitor and maintain a polymer preparation processes

26. Title : Monitor and maintain fibre finishing processes

27. Title : Reproduce recipes and print paste

28. Title : Cut, bale and weigh fibres.

Textile Manufacturing

National Certificate in Textile Processes

NQF Level 4

Purpose of the qualification:

To provide learners with a further qualification in textiles processes across a range of elective areas. This qualification builds on the level 2 qualification where learners will build onto the core areas and focus more on the elective areas. Learners Drill be able to monitor, run and change over any process (wet and dry) or start up and shut down a process (man-made).

UNITS STANDARDS FOR TEXTILE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Unit standards on NQF Level 4

1. Title :Apply housekeeping practices in a textile plant.

2. Title :Apply safe working practices in a textile plant.

3. Title :Apply waste regulations and processes to reduce waste in Plant

4. Title :Monitor and improve employer/employee practices in a textile plan

5. Title :Contribute to and improve on the operation of a quality assurance system

6. Title :Relate a specific area of work to the textile industry

7. Title :Lead teams in textile processes

8. Title :Describe material flow in the manufacture of textiles.

9. Title :Complete a change over in a printing process

10. Title :Develop recipes and print colouration

11. Title :Make up screens for printing

12. Title :Start up and shut down a polymer manufacturing process

13. Title :Start up and shut down an extrusion process to manufacture fibres.

14. Title :Start up and shut down a polymer preparation process.

15. Title :Start up and shut down a fibre finishing process.

16. Title :Complete a product change over to a polymer manufacturing processes.

17. Title :Complete a product change over of an extrusion process.

18. Title :Complete a product change over to a fibre finishing process.

19. Title :Complete a product change over to a polymer preparations process.

20. Title :Monitor and maintain a warping and sizing process.

21.Title :Monitor and maintain a weaving process.

22. Title :Monitor and maintain a knitting process.

23. Title :Monitor and maintain a non-woven process

24. Title :Complete a product change over in a weaving process.

25.Title :Complete a product change over in a knitting process

26. Title :Complete a product change over in a non-woven process.

27. Title :Monitor and maintain a spinning preparation process.

28.Title :Monitor and maintain a spinning process.

29. Title :Complete a product change in a spinning process.

30. Title :Complete a product change over in a spinning preparation process.

31.Title :Monitor and maintain dyeing processes.

32. Title :Monitor and maintain printing processes.

33. Title: Complete a product change over in a dyeing process.

 

Textile Manufacturing

National First Degree in Textile Technology

Purpose of the qualification

To provide a higher qualification in textile technology in either wet, dry or man made processes, where learners can combine elective areas to broader processes. Learners will be able to combine learning in particular processes to either wet, dry or man-made and will be able to enhance and improve on the process.

Title and Specific Outcomes

1. Title :Design a quality assurance system for a particular area of specialisation in the textile industry.

2. Title :Draw up and maintain a production plan for a particular area of specialisation in the textile industry.

3. Title :Promote employer/employee relationships in a textile plant.

4. Title :Classify raw materials in grades

5. Title :Set and adjust complex parameters to a wet process.

6. Title :Set and adjust complex parameters to a dry process.

7. Title :Set and adjust complex parameters to a man made fibre process.

8. Title :Modify and develop processes to enhance the wet process

9. Title :Modify and develop processes to enhance the dry process

10. Title :Modify and develop processes to enhance the man made fibre process

11. Title :Create new textile products in a wet process

12. Title :Create new textile products in a dry process

13. Title : Create new textile products in a man made fibre process