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Footwear Production

Footwear Production

Qualification title

Occupational Certificate: Footwear Production / Bottomstock Production Machine Operator

Development Quality Partner: FPMSETA

SAQA QUAL ID : 99232  

NQF Level 02

Minimum credits : 112

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 

Purpose:

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Footwear Bottomstock Production Machine Operator.

A Footwear Bottomstock Production Machine Operator prepares, sets up and operates footwear bottomstock machinery and equipment for the processing of footwear insole and sole component parts and heels and/or heel lifts to produce and marry and/or assemble footwear bottomstock for further processing.

A qualified learner will be able to:

• Cut bottomstock component parts (insoles, soles, heel lifts and heels) by operating a cutting press and performing relevant hand processes to work ticket specifications.
• Process cut insole, soles, heels and/or heel lifts components to work ticket specification by operating a range of machines and performing relevant hand processes.
• Assemble and/or marry prepared bottomstock components to produce bottomstock to work ticket specification by operating a range of machines and performing relevant hand processes.