Produce upholstery templates

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to produce templates for furniture, furnishings and interiors. This involves:

1. determining details of templates from specifications
2. marking out and measuring template dimensions
3. cutting out templates using suitable tools and equipment
4. working in ways which maintain your own and others' safety

This standard is aimed at people working in the upholstery and soft furnishings industry.

1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all times
2. obtain specifications and requirements of the items to be produced following standard operating procedures
3. obtain equipment and materials required to carry out the job following standard operating procedures
4. check equipment is set up   and in good working order following standard operating procedures and any manufacturer's instructions
5. check all materials required are to specification and free from faults following standard operating procedures
6. measure and mark out templates to required dimensions to meet specifications
7. check templates allows sufficient tolerances for the type of material and purpose for which it will be used following standard operating procedures
8. cut and test templates to meet specifications
9. mark fixing and cutting directions on templates using industry recognised conventions
10. check edges are clean and free of damage which could affect the accuracy of the template's use following standard operating procedures
11. label templates following standard operating procedures
12. store templates following standard operating procedures

1. relevant health and safety responsibilities
2. meaning of terms used in specifications
3. how to check equipment is set up and is in good working order
4. different types of materials used in making templates and the benefits and drawbacks of each
5. tolerances built into template measurements and why
6. tools and equipment used to cut different template materials
7. why it is important to make sure that template edges are clean and damage free and actions to take to achieve this when cutting different template materials
8. labelling conventions used
9. information included on template labels and why