Description
This occupation group covers Clothing Trades Workers not elsewhere classified.
Skill Level
3
Alternative Titles
NULL
Specializations
- Milliner
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 3932 Clothing Trades Workers
Description
prepare and cut garment patterns and fabric, and make and repair garments.
Tasks
- conferring with customers to determine material, styles and designs of garments
- interpreting designs, sketches and samples to determine pattern specifications
- cutting out master patterns
- laying up and cutting fabric
- pinning, basting and draping garment parts
- sewing garments
- fitting basted garments on customers and marking areas requiring alteration
- sewing buttonholes, and sewing on buttons, hooks, eyes and press fasteners to finish garments
- pressing and finishing work
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with an AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3).
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.