Apprenticeship training course
Textile manufacturing operative (level 2)
Using machinery to spin natural and synthetic material into yarns and fabrics.
- Qualification level
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2
Equivalent to GCSE. - Typical duration
- 18 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Engineering and manufacturing
- Maximum funding
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£7,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Beamer
- Blender
- Carder
- Coater
- Colour matcher
- Cone winder
- Creeler
- Dyer or dye house operative
- Early stage processing operative
- Finisher
- Gaiter
- Knotter
- Loom operative
- Scouring or range operator
- Spinner or spinning operative
- Textile multi operative
- Textile preparation operator
- Textile production operator
- Tufter
- Twister
- Warper or warping operative
- Weaver or weaving operative
- Winding operative
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Read and interpret information for example, standard operating procedures, manuals, production plans, handover notes.
- Organise and prioritise own work.
- Follow health, safety and environmental procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimise energy usage, minimise waste, and recycle materials.
- Follow operating procedures.
- Check resources.
- Check and set up equipment and machinery.
- Conduct start-up quality checks.
- Feed textile product components into the machine.
- Monitor manufacturing process; adjust parameters for example, speed, temperature.
- Conduct in-process production quality checks (roaming).
- Conduct final inspection quality checks.
- Prepare output for next stage for example, label, package.
- Monitor own performance data.
- Collect and record information: text or data - paper based or electronic.
- Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Follow basic maintenance procedures for example, clean, oil and lubricate machinery.
- Identify and resolve common faults and issues.
- Escalate issues.
- Identify opportunity for continuous improvement.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with cyber security.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others for example, colleagues, customers, and managers.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
Full information on Textile manufacturing operative (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
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Apprenticeship location
Salford, Greater Manchester Remove location