Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. recognise the need to care for clothing in order to maintain personal appearance, eg storage, washing, cleaning shoes

2. identify and use appropriately essential products required to carry out a programme of personal care, eg powder/liquid used in a washing machine, polish used to clean shoes

3. identify at least three items of laundry equipment and use each one safely, eg washing machine, iron, tumble dryer

4. sort clothing appropriately on at least three occasions

5. use a full washing machine programme independently on at least three occasions

6. iron clothing independently on at least three occasions

7. dry clothes mechanically and manually

8. store clothing appropriately on at least three occasions

shown knowledge of

9. how to monitor personal appearance

10. where to purchase essential products acknowledging both choice and price, eg washing powder, fabric softener

11. at least two safety precautions to take when laundering clothing, eg taking care when using electricity and water together, and being aware of how to use laundry equipment safely

12. the meaning of at least five clothes care symbols, eg hand wash only, dry clean only

experienced

13. using a launderette.