
Textiles and Materials Design
The Textiles and Materials Standards focus on three facets of design which are cruicial to its success: Design and development; Creating samples and prototypes; and Liaising with customers and providing good design services
Standards provide a clear, up to date description of what an individual needs to be able do in order to perform a job successfully. The Standards have been developed over a number of years by both people who work in the industry and experts from each occupational area through a process of investigation, analysis and consultation with a wide range of people.
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National Occupational Standards Textiles and Material Design
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Textile and Material Design Job Map
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D1 Research design information and ideas for textiles and materials using a range of techniques
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D2 Develop and communicate design ideas for textiles and materials
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D3 Develop design responses for textiles and materials to meet agreed requirements
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D4 Contribute to producing detailed designs for textiles and materials
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D5 Contribute to realising design prototypes for textiles and materials
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D6 Contribute to realising final textile and material design
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D7 Contribute to selling and promoting textile and material designs and design services
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D8 Undertake textile and material design freelance work
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D9 Clarify textile and material design briefs and research information
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D10 Develop alternative textile and material design ideas
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D11 Research design trends and developments in materials and technology
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D12 Develop, produce and present design requests
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D13 Plan and manage design work
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D15 Plan and contribute to the realisation of final textile and material design
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D17 Generate sales and promote designs and design services
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D19 Research, originate and develop design concepts
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D21 Develop final design proposals
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D22 Monitor, research and exploit changing trends and development
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D24 Review and evaluate design services
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D25 Oversee the realisation of design samples
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D26 Review, refine and finalise design products
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HS1 Health, safety and security at work
If you have any questions about any of the Standards or units above please contact the Standards Team - standards@creativeskillset.org.
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