National Occupational Standards

Apparel Manufacturing Technology

AMTech3 Create and maintain technical documents and records in garment construction
This standard is for those who create and maintain technical records for different garments that vary in style, fabric and make up. The job role may involve: 1. Creating and maintaining technical records 2. Completing documents to meet requirements 3. Providing final specifications and supporting documents
The competent person must: 1. Identify what to record and how to do it 2. Set up records for proposed designs 3. Identify existing recording documents and create new ones 4. Comply with security and confidentiality agreements 5. Identify what the documentary requirements are 6. Identify existing documents and suggest new documents to meet requirements 7. Complete final working documents with all necessary information to produce the design and the garment 8. Identify requirements for final specifications and supporting documents 9. Evaluate all pre-production and manufacturing data to develop the final product specification 10. Define all style features and production requirements on the working documents 11. Provide all relevant personnel with final working documents and draft final specifications 12. Amend final specifications in response to feedback received 13. Collate and agree final working documents 14. Pass all relevant information on to next stage of production The key areas of knowledge and understanding: 1. What the recording systems and requirements are 2. What the sources of working and recording documents are 3. What type and content of materials and working documents are to be included in records 4. How to use garment technical terminology 5. How to present graphic and written information 6. What the documentation requirements are 7. What the production, quality assurance and safety requirements are, and control checks 8. Why security and confidentiality of information is important 9. What the impact of legislative requirements is on design and technical specification 10. What import and export legislation requirements are for part and finished goods 11. How to interpret test reports and pre-production documents 12. What specifications, quality standards and finishing requirements are needed 13. How to identify the pattern pieces appropriate to the product 14. Material specification, handling, care and labelling 15. What the construction and properties of materials and components are 16. What the principles and methods are of: Production
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 Garment construction Costing 17. What the suitability of materials and components characteristics are to proposed production methods 18. What the requirements and sequences are for pre-production and production 19. Manufacturing and machine capability The skills and techniques: 1. Collecting, documenting, collating and recording all relevant information relating to: Problems, issues and deviations to the proposed design and apparel products Quality assurance and control Amendments to the proposed design and production processes 2. Maintaining records that are: Accurate Up-to-date Easily accessible by those approved for access Stored according to customer and organisational requirements 3. Completing documents within timescales that: Comply with security, confidentiality and requirements Provide quality assurance and control information that is sufficient for each operation and matches the agreed designs Clearly indicate any deviations to requirements and any amendments agreed Provide comprehensive information about the running of the pre-production processes Are legible Are accurate Provide up-to-date information and data Are written in terminology which is understandable by those who need to access the documents 4. Obtaining any necessary signatures on documents to indicate: Initial agreements about garments to be produced Agreed garments to be produced Agreed changes to the specifications prior to the main production run 5. Producing a final specification that clearly defines: The product parts The assembly sequence The production methods Which will achieve design and cost criteria Regulations, rules and guidelines: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The organisations rules, codes, guidelines and standards Quality systems and procedures Limits of personal responsibility Reporting procedures Equipment operating procedures Responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act Manufacturers instructions

Workplace skills: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Work to be produced in line with critical paths Deal with problems within the work area, and within limits of personal responsibility Demonstrate own ability to adapt to change in the organisation positively and constructively Report problems outside area of responsibility to the appropriate person Build good working relationships with colleagues Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers

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7. Deal diplomatically with disagreements in the workplace 8. Present any ideas for improvement to line manager 9. Take part in team meetings 10. Comply with written instructions 11. Complete forms, reports and other documentation

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