MSTFR2004 — Replace half leather sole
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What an assessment for MSTFR2004 must cover
67 assessable components: 4 elements (21 performance criteria), 15 performance evidence and 31 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Determine job requirements
- 1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- 1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
- 1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
- 1.4Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2 Prepare to replace half leather sole
- 2.1Inspect shoes, identify repair materials and advise customer on costs prior to commencing shoe repair
- 2.2Prepare and review job sheet to ensure all requirements are included
- 2.3Determine appropriate method of replacing sole and heel, and select, check and prepare appropriate tools and materials
- 2.4Apply workplace procedures
3 Prepare sole
- 3.1Remove top lifts and soles back to waist using the appropriate method and tools, ensuring no damage to the shoe
- 3.2Select replacement sole material of suitable thickness, and top pieces and lifts, appropriate to original footwear
- 3.3Mark waist using the new half sole as a guide, ensuring waist marks are equal on both items of footwear
- 3.4Skive half sole in a half moon shape, and taper from the waist mark to the toe consistent with workplace requirements
- 3.5Secure lasting margin, patch where necessary, and check or replace fillers, as required
- 3.6Scour half sole prior to securing
4 Replace and finish sole
- 4.1Apply adhesive evenly to both bottom of shoe and sole and top lifts, leave to dry and reactive the adhesive
- 4.2Position sole and top lifts and secure using appropriate manual and machine operations
- 4.3Check quality of adhesion, adjust, as required, and stitch sole using a sole stitching machine, if required
- 4.4Trim edges of soles and top lifts manually or by machine
- 4.5Ink or stain edges and heel lifts to match original shoe colour, polish and finish off
- 4.6Clean, stain or colour and finish waist to the original colour
- 4.7Package, label and store repaired shoes and maintain records
Performance evidence
- reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices
- applying relevant standards
- inspecting shoes, identifying repair materials and advising customer on costs prior to commencing shoe repair
- determining appropriate method of replacing sole and heel, and selecting, checking and preparing appropriate tools and materials
- removing top lifts and soles back to waist, ensuring no damage to the shoe, and selecting replacement sole material of suitable thickness, and top pieces and lifts, appropriate to original footwear
- marking waist using the new half sole as a guide, ensuring waist marks are equal on both items of footwear
- skiving half sole in a half moon shape, and tapering from the waist mark to the toe consistent with workplace requirements
- securing lasting margin, patching where necessary, and checking or replacing fillers as required
- scouring half sole prior to securing
- applying hand and machine techniques over the range of required operations
- using appropriate adhesive and primer according to manufacturer and workplace requirements
- repairing half leather soles on at least three (3) pairs of shoes to meet quality and enterprise standards
- checking quality of adhesion, adjusting, as required, and stitching sole using a sole stitching machine, if required
- trimming, inking or staining edges and heel lifts to match original shoe colour, polishing and finishing off
- packaging, labelling and storing repaired shoes and maintaining records
Knowledge evidence
- safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- relevant Australian Standards
- full range of footwear styles and their structure or construction
- characteristics and use of adhesives and primers and their safe application and disposal
- characteristics of typical leathers, fabrics, and other materials used in shoe construction and repair
- use of machines, equipment and tools, adhesives and primers, stains, dyes and inks
- tools:
- shoe hammer
- tack hammer
- shoe knife
- sharpening stick
- peg awl
- glue gun
- pincers
- nippers
- lasting pliers
- shears
- drag knife
- tack
- machines:
- finishing machine
- heat activator
- last
- heat pliers
- quality standards and leather handling procedures
- repair and finish of shoes particularly in relation to use of machines, equipment and tools, adhesives and primers, stains, dyes and inks
- work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant repair processes
- general industry housekeeping policies and procedures
- quality practices
- workplace procedures
- practices for recording and reporting
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Questions about assessing MSTFR2004
What does an assessment tool for MSTFR2004 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSTFR2004 needs to address all 67 unit components: 4 elements with 21 performance criteria, 15 performance evidence requirements, 31 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSTFR2004?
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