Upholstery, Soft Furnishings and Bed Making National Occupational Standards
Listed below are the proposed National Occupational Standards for Modern Upholstery, Traditional and Modern Advanced Upholstery, Soft Furnishings and Bed Making. Click on each title that is of interest. This will take you to the draft content of the standard. Once there you can
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- PROGEN20 Comply with health and safety requirements in the workplace (Import)
- PROFM25 Work effectively in a team (Import)
- PROGEN08 Maintain tools and equipment (Import)
- PROUSF31 Cut, sew and fit loose covers
- PROUSF02 Prepare and assemble upholstery frames
- PROUSF19 Prepare and cut fabric and components
- PROUSF24 Produce sewn / seamed components
- PROFRR20 Repair furniture faults (Import)
- PROUSF48 Select and apply upholstery suspensions and foundations
- PROUSF45 Upholster items of furniture
- PROWPM32 Apply finishing applications (Import)
- PROFFI15 First fit mechanical or electrical components to furniture (Import)
- PROUSF49 Position and fix trimmings and finishings
- PROFM45 Set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment (Import)
- PROUSF41 Produce upholstery templates
- PROUSF50 Select and fix upholstery filling materials
- PROFFI238 Strip down and store items of furniture (Import)
- PROFM37 Produce and maintain jigs and templates (Import)
- PROGEN20 Comply with health and safety requirements in the workplace (Import)
- PROUSF19 Prepare and cut fabric and components
- PROUSF24 Produce sewn / seamed components
- PROFRR20 Repair furniture faults (Import)
- PROFRR19 Develop customer relationships (Import)
- PROFM25 Work effectively in a team (Import)
- PROFM39 Produce furniture production specifications (Import)
- PROUSF48 Select and apply upholstery suspensions and foundations
- PROUSF46 Upholster standard items of traditional furniture
- PROFFI238 Strip down and store items of furniture (Import)
- PROUSF06 Produce estimates
- PROFRR13 Finish furniture using basic methods (Import)
- PROUSF45 Upholster items of furniture
- PROFD3 Develop design concepts (Import)
- PROFM39 Produce furniture production specifications (Import)
- PPL4GEN8 Manage the performance of teams and individuals (Signposted)
- PROGEN20 Comply with health and safety requirements in the workplace (Import)
- PROFM25 Work effectively in a team (Import)
- PROGEN08 Maintain tools and equipment (Import)
- PROUSF51 Produce mattress springs
- PROUSF13 Mattress quilting operations
- PROUSF11 Mattress tape edging operations
- PROUSF52 Mattress hand side stitching
- PROUSF24 Produce sewn / seamed components
- PROUSF53 Upholster headboards
- PROUSF54 Upholster divans
- PROUSF55 Produce shaped headboards (CNC Routing)
- PROUSF12 Assemble mattresses
- PROUSF19 Prepare and cut fabric and components
- PROUSF47 Mattress tufting operations
- PROWPF01 Operate machinery and equipment (Import)
- PROUSF56 Produce bed drawers
- PROUSF57 Produce bed frames
- PROUSF58 Produce ottoman / adjustable bed frames
- PROGEN20 Comply with health and safety requirements in the workplace (Import)
- PROFM25 Work effectively in a team (Import)
- PROFM45 Set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment (Import)
- PROUSF19 Prepare and cut fabric and components
- PROUSF24 Produce sewn / seamed components
- PROUSF44 Prepare and sew components
- PROUSF01 Produce lined curtains with heading tape
- PROUSF28 Produce hand sewn buckram headers (valances)
- PROUSF26 Produce lined and interlined curtains with hand stitched headings
- PROUSF31 Cut, sew and fit loose covers
- PROUSF32 Produce padded pelmets
- PROUSF33 Produce piped crescent tiebacks
- PROUSF34 Produce roman and London blinds
- PROUSF36 Produce simple bed treatments
- PROUSF40 Produce table treatments
- PROUSF43 Setting up a small business