•  The purpose of the qualification is to provide learners and education and training providers with the standards required to satisfy the challenges of participating effectively in the furniture manufacturing industry. Typical learners will be workers in the furniture industry.  

•  The purpose of the qualification is to provide learners and education and training providers with the standards required to satisfy the challenges of participating effectively in the furniture manufacturing industry. Typical learners will be workers in the furniture industry.
   

The General Education and Training Certificate in Clothing Manufacturing Processes is designed to meet the needs of learners who are involved in sewing processes/basic garment making in the clothing sector. This qualification reflects the needs of various community-based initiatives within the sector. This qualification provides the learner with accessibility to be employed in manufacturing processes and provides the flexibility in that learners accessing this qualification may move into the already registered level 2 qualification in Clothing Manufacturing Processes.   

 This qualification will equip the learner with the skills, knowledge and values to participate effectively in workplace activities within the Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather (CTFL) manufacturing industries. Learners achieving this qualification will be able to contribute to CTFL manufacturing processes by:

• Monitoring the manufacturing/production process and the quality of production.
• Understanding their role in the business, i.e. in production and related activities.
• Understanding how they are affected by legislation, regulations, agreements and policies related to their particular work environment.
• Perform simple to complex manufacturing / production operations as stipulated. 

 The qualification is applicable to people across the CTFL sector as the fundamental and core and elective components deal with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required by all mechanicians in the sector. Learners will deal with specific clothing, textile (dry) or textile (wet) processes through the chosen elective area.  

 The qualification is applicable to people across the CTFL sector as the fundamental and core and elective components deal with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required by all mechanicians in the sector. Learners will deal with specific clothing, textile (dry) or textile (wet) processes through the chosen elective area.