MSTAT4020 — Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing

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What an assessment for MSTAT4020 must cover

31 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Establish requirements for stencils and screens

1.1Analyse design specifications and confirm stencil requirements with appropriate personnel
1.2Identify desired effects of screen printing and select appropriate conversion technique to achieve required design outcome

2 Prepare stencils and screens

2.1Set up workstation, tools and equipment according to specifications for work
2.2Prepare and label layouts and select media to prepare stencils
2.3Complete stencils and check against design
2.4Select screen types and mesh for appropriate substrates
2.5Prepare screens for stencil process and check against quality standards
2.6Expose stencil masters according to industry specifications
2.7Develop screen images, dry and finish to meet specifications
2.8Apply screen preparation according to workplace procedures

3 Test screens and stencil quality

3.1Print strike off and check against design specifications to ensure quality standards are met
3.2Identify screen and stencil faults and determine causes
3.3Apply required modifications to screens using appropriate techniques, processes or materials
3.4Complete screens and prepare for production processes
3.5Examine outcomes and check against specifications with appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

prepare at least two stencils and screens for use with textile printing, with work to include: use of at least one of the following conversion techniques: basic stencils, hand cut and hand drawn stencils, photosensitive stencils, autographic, digitally generated stencils, multi-coloured separations.

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment
characteristics of stencil and screen types, including: timber, steel and aluminium framed; butt, mitre, nailed, glued, screwed and welded; rectangle, rotary, hat and flat bed
specific design and printing practices
design types, including: banners, border designs, engineered designs, placement prints, repeat patterns
printing processes and practices
different types of screens and meshes, including: mesh types: material, nylon, polyester, metal; colour: white, yellow, red; size; mono or multi-filament
screen preparation, including: checking for mesh tension, degreasing, haze removing, registration marks applied, coating
different types of medium: ruby lithe, designers opaque, ink, black wax crayon, digital prints, drafting film, pen
conversion techniques
stencil and printing techniques
fault-finding procedures, typical fault conditions and how to rectify, including: inaccurate repeat measurements, incorrect exposure time used, incorrectly stretched screen mesh, insufficient print paste used, off printing, poor quality colour separations, poorly developed image, poorly registered artwork/separations, stencil opacity insufficient, uneven screen coating, warped screen frames, wet coating trough causing pinholes
recording and reporting practices stencil and screen-printing operations.

Foundation skills

Reading skills: to interpret design specifications
Oral communication skills: to discussion requirements and production issues with others
Numeracy skills: to work with basic mathematical operations and measurement concepts.

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What does an assessment tool for MSTAT4020 need to cover?

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