CURRICULUM of COMPETENCY UNIT (CoCU)

Sub Sector Handicraft

Job Area Batik Production
NOSS Title Batik Production Operation
Competency Unit Title Hand Drawn Batik Production
The person who is competent in this CU shall be able to produce hand drawn batik product in accordance with
customer requirements. Upon completion of this competency unit, trainees will be able to:
 Identify hand drawn batik design specifications
 Prepare hand drawn batik materials, tools and equipment
 Prepare hand drawn batik wax
Learning Outcome
 Prepare hand drawn batik colour and colour fixation
 Produce hand drawn batik
 Carry out hand drawn batik finishing
 Inspect hand drawn batik product quality
 Pack hand drawn batik product
Training
Competency Unit ID SS-100-3:2013-C01 Level 3 432 Credit Hours 43
Duration
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1. Identify hand i. Job order 40 Lecture i. Regulatory and
drawn batik ii. Hand drawn batik statutory
design production requirements
specifications requirements listed out
 Regulatory and ii. Hand drawn
statutory body batik production
requirements quantity, time
(Malaysian frame, product
standard – SIRIM, quality,
Kraftangan) production flow
 Production quantity and techniques
 Time frame listed out
 Product quality
 Production flow iii. Hand drawn

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 Techniques batik
iii. Hand drawn batik conceptual
conceptual design, design, pattern,
pattern, motif and motif and
theme theme
 Flora and fauna described
 Geometric and iv. Hand drawn
abstract batik principles
 Ethnic (culture and of design and
tribal) colour scheme
iv. Hand drawn batik explained
principles of design v. Application of
 Layout dye selection,
 Design placement colour guide
and colour
 Red, Green and
studies
Blue (RGB)
explained
 Cyan, Magenta,
vi. Hand drawn
Yellow and Key-
batik design
(Black) (CMYK)
specifications
 Re-active dye which includes
formulation single,
 Colour tone overlapping
v. Application of dye and double
selection boiling
vi. Colour guide determined
vii. Colour studies vii. Sample colour
(colour wheel) and fabric
viii. Hand drawn batik materials
design specifications determined
 Single
 Overlapping
 Double boiling
ix. Types and
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drawn batik fabric
 Silk
 Cotton
 Rayon
 Linen
i. Obtain hand drawn 16 Demonstration
batik job order and and
sample approval from Observation
designer
ii. Identify hand
drawn batik production
requirements
iii. Confirm hand
drawn batik conceptual
design which include,
pattern, motif and
theme
iv. Interpret hand
drawn batik principles
of design
v. Study hand drawn
batik principles of
colour scheme
vi. Study application
of dye selection
vii. Study colour guide
viii. Study colour
studies (colour wheel)
ix. Confirm hand
drawn batik design
specifications
x. Identify types and
characteristics of hand
drawn batik fabric
xi. Confirm colour

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sample and fabric
materials for hand
drawn batik production
activities Attitude:
i. Resourceful
in gathering
information
ii. Attentive to
details in
studying
information
iii. Analytical in
studying hand
drawn batik
design
specifications

2. Prepare hand i. White fabric 4 Lecture and i. Type and

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drawn batik materials preparation Discussion characteristics
materials, tools  Pre-washing of hand drawn
and equipment  Measure fabric batik fabric
size listed out
 Cut fabric (length ii. White fabric
and width) materials
 36, 45 and 60 inch arranged
ii. Types of hand according to job
drawn batik tools and order
equipment iii. Type of
 Canting tools set hand drawn
 Bucket batik tools and
equipment
 Painting brush
listed out
 Container
iv. Resins
 Wax melting pot materials
 Melting stove set determined for
 Stretcher set hand drawn
iii. Types of hand batik making
drawn batik materials process
 Wax resins v. Hand drawn
 Rosin/dammar batik materials,
 Linseed oil tools,
iv. Hand drawn batik equipment
materials, tools and condition and
equipment preparation functionality
procedure checked and
v. Hand drawn batik confirmed
materials, tools and
equipment inspection
procedure
vi. Safety
requirements vi. Hand drawn
batik materials,
i. Prepare white 4 Demonstration tools and

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fabric materials and equipment
ii. Determine type of Observation prepared
hand drawn batik tools vii. Hand drawn
and equipment batik materials,
iii. Select resins tools and
materials equipment
iv. Check hand drawn preparation
batik materials, tools confirmed as
and equipment per hand drawn
condition batik making
v. Check hand drawn requirement
batik materials, tools viii. Fabric
and functionality stretched on
vi. Arrange hand stretcher
drawn batik materials, confirmed as
tools and equipment per hand drawn
vii. Confirm hand batik making
drawn batik materials, requirements
tools and equipment ix. Workplace
preparation safety and
viii. Stretch fabric on Attitude: cleanliness
stretcher i. Meticulous adhered
and organised in
preparing hand
drawn batik
materials, tools
and equipment

Safety:
i. Adhere to
workplace safety
and cleanliness

3. Prepare hand i. Quantity of wax, 8 Lecture i. Quantity of

drawn batik wax linseed oil and wax, linseed oil

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resin/dammar and resin/
ii. Wax materials dammar
mixing confirmed as
iii. Melting wax per
temperature requirements
iv. Wax concentration ii. Wax
level materials
v. Hand drawn batik formulation
wax quality on fabric confirmed as
i. Determine quantity 8 Demonstration per
of wax, linseed oil and and requirements
resin/dammar Observation iii. Melting wax
ii. Mix wax materials temperature
iii. Set melting wax setting
temperature confirmed as
iv. Confirm wax per
concentration level requirements
v. Test canting wax iv. Wax
quality on fabric Attitude: concentration
i. Meticulous level confirmed
and organised in as per wax
preparing hand materials
drawn batik wax formulation
v. Canting
Safety: wax quality
i. Adhere to tested on fabric
workplace safety and confirmed
and cleanliness as
ii. Careful in requirements
handling hot wax vi. Workplace
safety and
cleanliness
adhered

4. Prepare hand i. Colour scheme and 40 Lecture i. Type of dye,

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drawn batik formula preparation colour quantity,
colour and  Type of dye colour mixing
colour fixation  Colour quantity and colour
 Colour mixing shades listed
 Colour shades out as per
ii. Colour mixing process production job
iii. Colour mixing order
specifications ii. Hand drawn
iv. Different level of colour batik colour
absorption according scheme, colour
to type of fabric formula and
materials colouring
v. Colour fixation techniques
materials preparation described
 Fixative type iii. Colour mixing/
 Fixative quantity formulation
process
 Fixative amount/
execution
dilution level
confirmed
vi. Hand drawn batik
according to
fixation process tools
colour
and colouring unit set
formulation
up procedure
iv. Colour
i. Identify type of hand 88 Demonstration
absorption
drawn batik colour and
result tested on
requirements Observation
hand drawn
ii. Determine hand drawn
batik fabrics
batik colour scheme,
v. Hand drawn
colour formula and
batik colour
colouring techniques
mixing
iii. Execute hand drawn
specifications
batik colour mixing
explained as
process and
per customer
techniques
requirements
vi. Hand drawn
iv. Detect colour
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absorption result batik colour
v. Confirm hand drawn fixative type,
batik colour mixing fixative
vi. Obtain hand drawn quantity,
batik colour mixing fixative amount/
sample approval dilution level
vii. Prepare hand drawn preparation
batik colour fixation confirmed as
materials per production
viii. Set up hand drawn job order
batik fixation process vii. Hand drawn
tools and colouring batik fixation
unit Attitude: process tools
i. Meticulous and colouring
and organised in unit setting
preparing hand confirmed as
drawn batik per production
colour and colour requirements
fixation viii. Workplace
safety and
Safety: cleanliness
i. Adhere to adhered
workplace safety
and cleanliness

5. Produce hand i. Hand drawn batik 56 Lecture i. Hand drawn

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drawn batik design specifications batik design
 Design layout layout, size and
 Size motif placement
 Motif placement confirmed as
ii. Canting methods and per design
techniques specifications
 Fine ii. Hand drawn
 Medium design layout,
 Thick design
transferring and
 Continuity
tracing process
 Artistic flow
applied
iii. Uneven and broken
according to
wax line effect
design
iv. Hand drawn batik
specifications
colouring process
iii. Application of
requirements
canting design
v. Hand drawn batik
techniques and
colouring techniques,
creativity
and colour scheme
confirmed
i. Determine hand drawn 136 Demonstration according to
batik design and design
specifications Observation specifications
ii. Draw batik design on iv. Pattern
fabric transferred and
iii. Apply canting design application of
techniques and melted wax on
creativity fabric
iv. Apply melted wax confirmed as
v. Intricate pattern on per design
fabric specifications
vi. Avoid any uneven and
broken wax line effect
during colouring v. Application of
process canting
vii. Apply colouring
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techniques and colour methods and
scheme Attitude: techniques
i. Focus in which includes
applying hand fine, medium,
drawn batik thick, continuity
canting and artistic flow
ii. Meticulous on fabric
and creative in confirmed as
producing hand per design
drawn batik specifications
vi. Application of
Safety: colouring
i. Adhere to techniques and
workplace safety colour scheme
and cleanliness on fabric
confirmed as
per design
specifications
vii. Workplace
safety and
cleanliness
adhered

6. Carry out hand i. Dyeing methods and 8 Lecture i. Dyeing

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finishing ii. Drying methods and techniques
techniques applied as per
 In door finishing
 Out door requirements
iii. Soaking process work ii. Hand drawn
flow batik fabric
iv. Application of sodium drying quality
silicate checked and
v. Washing process confirmed as
requirements per finishing
vi. De-waxing process requirements
work flow iii. Soaking
 Boil fabric to process work
remove wax flow followed as
 Add de-waxing per finishing
agent sufficiently requirements
vii. Rinsing process iv. Application of
requirements sodium silicate
viii. Fabric softener and confirmed as
colour enhancement per finishing
i. Deep dye hand drawn 8 Demonstration requirements
batik fabric in dye bath and v. Washing,
ii. Dry hand drawn batik Observation boiling and
fabric rinsing process
iii. Soak coloured hand execution
drawn batik fabric into follow as per
fixation materials finishing
iv. Apply sodium silicate requirements
sufficiently
v. Wash hand drawn
fabric to remove colour
fixer

vi. Execute hand drawn vi. Colour fixer,

batik fabric de-waxing wax and

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process excess colour
vii. Rinse hand drawn assured
batik fabric to remove removed as per
excess colour finishing
viii. Add fabric softener requirements
and colour vii. Application of
enhancement solution fabric softener
ix. Dry and iron cleaned and colour
hand drawn batik enhancement
fabric Attitude: confirmed as
i. Meticulous in per finishing
executing hand requirements
drawn batik viii. Drying process
finishing execution
activities followed as per
finishing
Safety requirements
i. Careful in ix. Iron clean
ironing batik process
fabric execution
ii. Adhere to followed as per
workplace safety finishing
and cleanliness requirements
x. Workplace
safety and
cleanliness
adhered

7. Inspect hand i. Hand drawn batik 4 Lecture i. Fabric quality,

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drawn batik product quality colour quality
product quality inspection criteria and canting
 Fabric quality stroke quality
 Colour quality described
 Canting stroke ii. Uneven wax
quality line, excess
i. Hand drawn batik wax remain and
fabric quality fabric defect
assurance detected and
 Uneven wax line confirmed
 Excess wax iii. Uneven colour
remain and colour
 Fabric defect bleeding
detected and
 Tracing mark
confirmed
ii. Hand drawn batik
iv. Canting stroke
colour quality
quality which
assurance
includes fine,
 Uneven colour
medium, thick
 Colour bleeding and continuity
iii. Hand drawn batik checked and
canting stroke quality confirmed as
assurance per design
 Fine specifications
 Medium v. Finished
 Thick product grade
 Continuity segregated
iv. Product quality according to
assessment quality criteria
i. Identify hand drawn 4 Demonstration vi. Workplace
batik product quality and safety and
inspection criteria Observation cleanliness
ii. Check hand drawn adhered
batik fabric quality
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batik colour quality
iv. Check canting stroke
quality
v. Grade finished product Attitude:
i. Meticulous in
inspecting hand
drawn batik
quality

Safety:
i. Adhere to
workplace safety
and cleanliness

8. Pack hand i. Ironing methods 4 Lecture i. Ironing

drawn batik ii. Folding techniques methods
product  Design placement followed as per
 Folding size requirements
iii. Type of packing and ii. Folding
labelling materials techniques
iv. Packing and labelling which includes
methods design
 Men placement and
 ladies folding size
 Loose materials determined
v. Recording methods iii. Folding
vi. Recording procedure techniques
i. Iron hand drawn batik 4 Demonstration applied as per
finished product and requirements
ii. Apply finished product Observation iv. Packing and
folding techniques labelling
iii. Identify packing and materials listed
labelling materials out

iv. Determine packing v. Packing

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methods methods which
v. Pack and label includes men,
finished product ladies and
vi. Record hand drawn loose materials
batik production determined
activities according type
vii. Compile hand drawn of hand drawn
batik production record batik product
vi. Packing and
Attitude: labelling
method
followed as per
Meticulous in requirements
packing hand vii. Packing and
labelling
drawn batik techniques
product applied as per
packing
requirements
viii. Hand drawn
batik production
Safety: activities record
and compiled
according to
Careful in company
packing hand procedure
ix. Workplace
drawn batik safety and
product cleanliness
adhered
Adhere to
workplace
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cleanliness

Employability Skills
Core Abilities Social Skills

01.01 Identify and gather information.

02.01 Interpret and follow manuals, instructions and SOP's.
02.04 Prepare brief reports and checklist using standard forms.
03.01 Apply cultural requirement to the workplace.
03.02 Demonstrate integrity and apply practical practices. 1. Communication skills
03.03 Accept responsibility for own work and work area. 2. Conceptual skills
03.05 Demonstrate safety skills. 3. Interpersonal skills
06.02 Comply with and follow chain of command. 4. Learning skills
06.03 Identify and highlight problems. 5. Leadership skills
01.04 Analyse information. 6. Multitasking and prioritising
03.08 Develop and maintain a cooperation within work group.
7. Self-discipline
04.01 Organize own work activities.
04.03 Organize and maintain own workplace. 8. Teamwork
04.04 Apply problem solving strategies.
01.11 Apply thinking skills and creativity.
02.11 Convey information and ideas to people.
03.16 Identify and assess client/customer needs.
05.02 Inspect and monitor work done and/or in progress.

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Tools, Equipment and Materials (TEM)
ITEMS RATIO (TEM : Trainees)

1. Hand drawn batik production job order 1:25

2. Hand drawn batik fabric As per required
3. Hand drawn batik wax materials (wax, linseed oil and resin/dammar) As per required
4. Hand drawn batik colouring materials As per required
5. Canting Tools 1:1
6. Bucket 1:1
7. Painting brush 1:1
8. Container for boiling 1:1
9. Wax melting pot 1:1
10. Melting stove set 1:1
11. Stretcher 1:1

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