Specification points

WJEC A Level Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles 1602QS

47 points in 5 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.

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2.1 Core technical principles (AS and A level)

2.1(a) Materials, processes and techniques in products
2.1(b) Requirements for product design and manufacture
2.1(c) Digital technologies, ergonomics and communication in design
2.1(d) Digital design and manufacture (CAD/CAM)
2.1(e) Safe working practices
2.1(f) Using maths and science in design

2.2 Core technical principles (A level)

2.2(a) Features of manufacturing industries
2.2(b) Health and safety legislation in designing and making
2.2(c) Feasibility studies
2.2(d) Design for manufacture, repair and product life
2.2(e) Optimum use of materials and components
2.2(f) Intellectual property, trademarks, copyright and patents
2.2(g) Marketing, enterprise, innovation and collaboration

2.3 In-depth technical principles

2.3.3 Fashion and textiles (AS and A level)
2.3.3(a) Fashion and textile materials and their properties
2.3.3(b) The sources and classification of the main fibre groups, fabrics and yarns
2.3.3(c) The production processes associated with mixtures and blends
2.3.3(d) Laminating as a finishing process
2.3.3(e) Methods of joining fabrics including the use of fastenings
2.3.3(f) Working properties of fibres and fabrics
2.3.3(g) Performance characteristics of fibres and fabrics
2.3.3(h) Fabric construction, finishes and decoration
2.3.3(i) The applications of smart materials, e-textiles, and technical textiles
2.3.3(j) Non-textile materials in fashion and textiles
2.3.3(k) Components for fashion and textile products
2.3.4 Fashion and textiles (A level)
2.3.4(a) Industrial and commercial practice in fashion and textiles
2.3.4(b) The use of pattern drafting and toiles

2.4 Core design and making principles (AS and A level)

2.4(a) User-centred design
2.4(b) Design theory and key historic movements
2.4(c) Product development: design, make and evaluate
2.4(d) Appraising technological developments
2.4(e) Critical analysis and iterative design
2.4(f) Specialist tools, techniques, processes and machinery
2.4(g) Accuracy and precision in making
2.4(h) Evaluating prototypes with users and clients

2.5 Core design and making principles (A level)

2.5(a) Strategies to explore, create and evaluate design ideas
2.5(b) Approaches to project management
2.5(c) Design for manufacture
2.5(d) Environmental factors in disposal and sustainability
2.5(e) Standards in design tasks
2.5(f) The stages of a product life cycle