Leather Works Technology
G3N tutors you through the full CTVET Leather Works Technology syllabus offline — from Pattern Making, Materials in Leather Design Technology, Preservation of Pelt and more — with adaptive lessons, instant quizzes and exam-ready summaries.
Syllabus
What you’ll cover in Leather Works Technology.
The complete topic outline G3N teaches, mapped to the CTVET curriculum.
Form 1 (Grade 10)
11 topicsPattern Making
- Demonstrate knowledge of making patterns for shoes
- State materials for making shoe patterns
- State tools used in making shoe pattern
- State parts of a last
- Demonstrate skills in making patterns for shoes I
- Develop a design
- Apply Masking tape on Last
- Design on masked last
- Cut out design on masked last
- Demonstrate skills in making patterns for shoes II
- Prepare materials
- Trace design onto cardboard
- Cut out design to create patterns
- Adhere to safety precautions
Materials in Leather Design Technology
- Demonstrate knowledge of shoe making materials
- State materials used for shoe making
- State the uses of the materials
- State the characteristics of the materials
- Demonstrate knowledge of bag making materials
- State tool and equipment for bag making
- State the types of materials
- State the uses of the materials
- State the characteristics of the materials
- Demonstrate knowledge of wall hanging materials
- Identify materials for wall hangings
- State the uses of the materials.
- State the uses of wall hangings.
- State the characteristics of wall hangings
Preservation of Pelt
- Demonstrate knowledge of Preservation of pelts
- State the sources of pelt
- Outline categories of pelt
- State techniques for preservation of Pelt
- Demonstrate knowledge of techniques for preservation of pelt
- State the techniques for the preservation of pelt
- Outline the importance of preserving pelt
- Mention the materials used for the preservation of pelts
- Demonstrate skills in the preservation of pelts
- Select material to be preserved
- Prepare materials
- Preserve pelt
- Adhere to safety precautions
Conditioning in leather technology
- Demonstrate knowledge of conditioning in Leather Design Technology
- Explain conditioning in Leather Design Technology
- State leather conditioners
- State the characteristics of leather conditioners
- Outline the importance of conditioning
- Demonstrate knowledge of conditioning in Leather Design Technology II
- State the materials used in conditioning leather
- State the tools used in conditioning leather
- State the uses of tools in conditioning leather
- Demonstrate skills in leather conditioning
- Identify defects on leather
- Prepare suitable materials used for conditioning
- Test spot
- Apply conditioner
Colour
- Demonstrate knowledge of colour
- Explain colour
- State the types of colour
- Identify the basic colours
- State the sources of colours
- Demonstrate knowledge of primary and secondary colours
- Explain primary colours
- Explain secondary colours
- State the combination of colours to result in secondary colours
- State the neutrals in colour .
- Demonstrate skills in mixing colours for dyeing
- Identify colours
- Mix colours
- Dye a leather artefacts .
- Adhere to safety precautions
Care and maintenance of leather artefacts
- Demonstrate knowledge of care and maintenance of care and cleaning of leather artefacts
- Explain the terms care and maintenance
- State the importance of caring and cleaning leather artefacts
- Outline types of leather artefacts that needs care and maintenance
- Demonstrate knowledge of defects in leather and leather products
- State the effects of varying conditions affecting leather products
- Outline the factors of conditions affecting leather products
- Mention the principles of caring and cleaning leather artefacts
- Demonstrate skills in the caring and cleaning of leather artefacts
- Prepare materials
- Select affected artefact to be cleaned
- Demonstrate techniques of cleaning artefact
- Adhere to safety precautions
Stitching Techniques II
- Demonstrate knowledge of stitching
- State types sewing machines for stitching in Leather works
- State stitches used for sewing leather works
- State the importance of surface stitch in leather artefact making
- Demonstrate skill in setting up stitching machine
- Select type of stitching machine required
- Thread the machine
- Regulate and Adjust the stitching machine
- Demonstrate skills in stitching
- Prepare two separate straps of leather
- Tack ends of straps
- Stitch straps together with sewing machine
- Adhere to safety precautions
Decorative Leather Products
- Demonstrate knowledge of decorative leather products
- Explain the term decorative products
- State decorative leather products
- State materials used in product decoration
- Outline the importance of decorating leather products
- Demonstrate skills of producing a throw pillow
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Produce throw pillows
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills in producing leather floor mats
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Produce floor mats
- Adhere to safety precautions
Lasting
- Demonstrate knowledge of lasting in footwear production
- Explain the term lasting
- State the types of last
- State lasting tools
- State the uses of last
- Demonstrate knowledge of lasting tools and materials in foot wear production
- State materials for lasting
- State uses of the materials
- State the various category of last
- State tools use in lasting
- Demonstrate skills in producing leather floor mats
- Prepare materials
- Se t up
- Mould or construct on last
- Adhere to safety precautions
Fasteners and Fittings
- Demonstrate knowledge of fasteners
- Explain the term fasteners
- State types of fasteners
- State types of fasteners
- State the characteristics of fasteners
- State the Uses of the fasteners
- Demonstrate knowledge of fittings
- Explain the term fittings
- State the types of fittings
- State the characteristics of fittings
- State the uses of fittings
- Demonstrate skills in producing leather floor mats
- Select product
- Prepare materials
- Fix fittings and fasteners
- Adhere to safety precautions
Decorative Techniques in Leather Technology II
- Demonstrate knowledge of embossing in leather
- Explain the term embossing
- State tools used for embossing
- State the importance of embossing
- State the uses of embossing
- Demonstrate knowledge of Carving leather
- Explain carving in leather
- State tools used in carving
- State the uses of the tools
- Outline the importance of carving
- Demonstrate skills in embossing
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Emboss
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills in carving leather
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Carve a design
- Adhere to safety precautions
Form 2 (Grade 11)
11 topicsDyeing
- Demonstrate knowledge of dyeing
- Explain the term dyeing
- State the types of dyes
- Outline the importance of dyeing
- State the characteristics of dyes
- Demonstrate knowledge of primary and secondary colours
- State uses of the dyeing tools
- Select a finished product
- Prepare materials
- Dye a piece of leather/product
- Adhere to safety precautions
Lining construction
- Demonstrate knowledge of lining construction
- Explain the term lining
- Outline types of materials used for lining
- Outline the importance of lining
- State the uses of lining
- Demonstrate skill in construction of lining for a clutch bag
- Develop design
- Prepare material
- Create the lining
- Adhere to safety precautions .
- Demonstrate skill in lining construction in footwear
- Develop design
- Prepare material
- Create the lining
- Adhere to safety precaution
Quality Control
- Demonstrate knowledge of quality control
- Explain the term quality control
- State the types of quality control
- State the importance of quality control
- Demonstrate knowledge of structures used in quality control
- State the steps for checking material quality
- State the steps in production quality
- Outline steps in finishing quality
- Demonstrate skill in lining construction in footwear
- State the right materials
- Outline the qualities of the materials
- Indicate it’s role for the product
Portfolio development
- Portfolio development
- Explain the term portfolio
- State the types of portfolio
- Outline the elements of making portfolio
- State importance of portfolios
- Demonstrate skill in working portfolio development
- Outline the elements of working portfolio
- State the components of working portfolio
- Outline the importance of working portfolio
- Develop a working portfolio
- Demonstrate skill in Showcase Portfolio development
- Outline the elements of showcase portfolio
- State the component of showcase portfolio
- Outline the importance of showcase
- Develop a showcase portfolio
- Demonstrate skill in Assessment Portfolio
- Outline the element of assessment portfoli o
- State the component of assessment portfolio
- Outline the importance of assessment portfolio
- Develop assessment portfolio
Pricing of Leather Artefacts
- Demonstrate knowledge of Pricing
- Explain the term pricing
- State factors in pricing an artefact
- State the importance of pricing
- Demonstrate knowledge of pricing an artefact
- State the factors in pricing an artefact
- State the role of the factors in pricing
- State the importance of the factors in pricing
- Demonstrate knowledge of pricing an artefact
- State an artefact
- Prepare the cost of materials
- Cost the artefact.
Exhibition
- Demonstrate knowledge of exhibition
- Explain the term exhibition
- State the types of exhibition
- state the importance of exhibition
- Demonstrate knowledge of pricing an artefact
- State the factors in pricing an artefact
- State the role of the factors in pricing
- State the importance of the factors in pricing
- Demonstrate skill in exhibiting artefacts
- State a type of exhibition
- Prepare variable artefacts for exhibition
- Exhibit artefacts
Leather Containers
- Demonstrate knowledge of containers in leather work products
- State types of containers in leather Design technology
- State the uses of containers
- State materials used in producing leather work containers
- Demonstrate skills in producing a card holder
- Select a pattern or template
- Prepare materials
- Close to create product
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills in producing a wallet
- Interpret design
- Prepare material
- Assemble to create product
- Adhere to safety precautions
Footwear
- Demonstrate skills in producing Arch support a pair of slippers ( flip flop )
- Select a pattern or template
- Prepare materials
- Build soles
- Assemble uppers
- Perform lasting
- Demonstrate skills in producing slip -on
- Select a pattern or template
- Prepare materials
- Build soles
- Assemble uppers
- Perform lasting
Body Accessories
- Demonstrate knowledge of body accessories
- Mention types of body accessories
- State materials used for making accessories
- State the uses of accessories
- Demonstrate skills in wrist band making
- Interpret working drawing
- Prepare material s
- Assemble parts
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills in belt making
- Interpret working drawing
- Prepare materials
- Assemble parts
- Adhere to safety precautions
Upholstery
- Demonstrate knowledge of upholstery
- Explain the term upholstery
- State the types of upholstery
- Materials used in making upholstery
- Importance of upholstery
- State the uses of upholstery
- Demonstrate skill in producing chair bags upholstery
- D evelop design
- Prepare materials
- Execute design
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate skill in producing car head rest
- Develop design
- Prepare materials
- Apply design
- Adhere to safety precaution
Leather Wall Hangings
- Demonstrate knowledge of wall hangings
- Explain the term wall hangings
- State the types of wall hangings
- State features of wall hangings
- State the uses of wall hangings
- Demonstrate knowledge of tools and equipment used in making wall hangings
- Identify tool used in making wall hangings
- State the uses of the tools
- Identify equipment used in making wall hangings in wall hanging
- State the uses of equipment used for wall hanging
- Demonstrate skill in making relief wall hanging
- Develop design
- Prepare materials
- Produce wall (reliefs)
- Adhere to safety precaution
Form 3 (Grade 12)
18 topicsIntroduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Demonstrate knowledge of Computer-Aided Design
- Explain the term Computer-Aided Design
- State the types of Computer-Aided Designs
- State the uses of Computer-Aided Design
- State the importance of Computer-Aided Design
- State the machines used in Computer-Aided
- Demonstrate knowledge of Solid Modelling
- Explain Solid Modelling
- State the uses of Solid Modelling
- State the tools used in Solid Modelling
- Importance of Solid Modelling
- Demonstrate knowledge of 2D CAD
- Explain 2D CAD
- State the use of 2D CAD
- State the tools used 2D CAD
- State the importance of 2D CAD
- Demonstrate knowledge of 3D CAD
- Explain 3D CAD
- State the uses of 3D CAD
- State the machines used in 3D CAD
- State the importance of 3D CA
- Explain 3D CAD
- Demonstrate skills in 2D CAD in Leather Technology
- Set up the Computer
- L 2D CAD Software
- Create the designs on the Computer
Introduction to Basic Design
- Demonstrate knowledge of Basic Design
- Explain Basic Design
- State the Elements Basic Design
- Identify the categories of Elements Of Basic Design
- State the uses of the Elements of Basic Design
- Demonstrate knowledge of Basic Design
- Identify Elements of Basic Design
- Develop Sketches
- Create a Basic Design out of it
- Demonstrate skill in Basic Design
- Identify an Artefact
- Prepare Materials
- Apply Design
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Introduction to Idea Development
- Demonstrate knowledge of Idea Development
- Explain Idea Development
- State sources of Idea Development
- State importance of Idea Development
- Importance of a Working Portfolio
- Demonstrate Skills in Idea Development
- State artificial or Natural Objects
- Develop Sketches
- Create Design
- Develop a Working Portfolio
- Demonstrate skills in producing Bag using Idea Development
- Identify Design
- Prepare Materials
- Produce a Bag
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Socio-Economic value of Leather Technology
- Demonstrate knowledge of Socio-Economic value of Leather Technology
- Explain the socio-economic value of Leather Technology
- Mention the socio-economic importance of Leather Products
- State the importance of Leather Technology in national development
- Interpret the impact of Leather Technology on Socio-Economic development
- Employment Creation
- Poverty Alleviation
- Wealth Creation
- Demonstrate skills in producing a functional Leather Product
- Develop a Design
- Prepare Materials
- Produce a Loafer/Slip-On
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Grading II
- Demonstrate knowledge of Grading in Leather Technology.
- Explain Grading
- State the types of Grading in Leather Technology
- State the importance of Grading in Leather Technology
- Demonstrate skill in Grading in Leather Technology
- Identify Leather Grades for Footwear
- Identify Leather Grades for Bags
- State the Various Categories of Last
- Demonstrate skills of Lasting
- Prepare Materials
- Set Up
- Mould and Construct
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Greening in Leather Design Technology
- Demonstrate knowledge of Greening in Leather Design Technology
- Explain Greening
- State the importance of Greening
- State the Methods of Greening
- Demonstrate knowledge of structure used in Quality Control
- State steps in checking material quality
- State the steps in Production Quality
- Outline steps in Finishing Quality
- Demonstrate knowledge of Good Qualities in a product
- State right materials
- Outline the qualities of good materials
- Indicate the effect of good materials on the product
Introduction to Indigenous Leather
- Demonstrate knowledge of Indigenous Leather
- Explain the term Indigenous Leather
- State materials used in Indigenous Leather production
- State tools used in Indigenous Leather production
- Identify the uses of the Tools
- Demonstrate skills in Tanning Vegetable Leather
- Identify Vegetable Tanned Leather for production
- Prepare the tanned leather
- Adhere to safety precaution
- Demonstrate skills in Vegetable Tanned Throw Pillows production
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Produce throw pillows
- Adhere to safety precautions
Setting up a Leather Technology Business
- Demonstrate knowledge in setting up a Leather Technology Business
- Explain Business in Leather Technology
- Outline Types of Businesses in Leather Technology
- Outline the importance of setting up a Business
- Demonstrate Knowledge In Sole Proprietorship
- Explain Sole Proprietorship
- Outline the importance of Sole Proprietorship
- State The Characteristic Of Sole Proprietorship
- Demonstrate knowledge of Non-Governmental Business
- Explain importance of Non-Governmental Business
- Outline the characteristics of Non-Governmental Business
- Explain importance of Non-Governmental Business
- Outline the characteristics of Non-Governmental Business
- Demonstrate knowledge of Limited Liability Company
- Explain Limited Liability Company
- Outline the importance of Limited Liability Company
- Outline the characteristics of Limited Liability Company
Sandals Making
- Demonstrate skill in Advanced Pattern Designing manually
- Develop a Design
- Prepare Materials
- Make a Pattern
- Demonstrate skill in Pattern Designing Digitally
- Develop a Design
- Prepare Materials
- Make a Pattern
- Demonstrate skill in Sandal Pattern Making digitally
- Select a Design
- Prepare Materials
- Produce Sandals
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Bag Making
- Demonstrate skill in Advanced Pattern Designing manually
- Develop a Pattern manually
- Prepare Material
- Mark out designs
- Cut out patterns
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skill in Pattern Designing Digitally
- Develop a Pattern Manually
- Prepare Material
- Mark Out Design
- Cut Out Pattern
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Bag Making
- Select a Design
- Prepare Materials
- Produce Bag
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Sole Making
- Demonstrate skills in Insole Making
- Select tools for Insole Making
- Select materials for Insole Making
- Prepare Materials
- Produce Insole
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Outsole making
- Select Tools for Outsole making
- Select Materials for Outsole making
- Prepare Materials
- Produce Outsole
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Heel Making
- Select tools for Heel Making
- Select materials for Heel Making
- Prepare Materials
- Produce Heel
- Adhere to Safety Precaution
Upholstery II
- Demonstrate knowledge of Upholstery
- Explain leather attachment
- State artefacts for leather attachment
- State adhesive for various types the of attachment
- State importance of leather attachment to artefacts
- Demonstrate skills in producing Car Upholstery
- Develop Design
- Prepare materials
- Execute design
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skill in producing Interior Upholstery
- Develop Design
- Prepare materials
- Apply design
- Adhere to Safety Precaution
Prototype Development
- Demonstrate knowledge of Prototyping in Leather Technology
- Explain Prototype in Leather Technology
- Outline importance of Prototype Development
- State materials and tools used in Prototype Development
- Demonstrate skills in Prototype Development
- Select an artefact
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Prototype for selected artefact
- Develop Design
- Prepare materials
- Produce selected artefact
Accessories
- Demonstrate knowledge of leather accessories
- Explain accessories in leather technology
- Outline importance of leather accessories
- Classify leather accessories
- Demonstrate knowledge of tools and materials used in making accessories
- State materials used in making basic accessories
- Outline the uses of the materials used in making accessories
- State tools use in making accessories
- Demonstrate skills in Prototype for selected artefact
- Develop Design
- Prepare materials
- Produce selected artefact
Pattern Grading
- Demonstrate knowledge of Pattern Grading
- Explain Pattern Grading
- State the types of Patterns
- State the tools used in Pattern Grading
- State the importance of Pattern Grading
- Demonstrate skills in Pattern Grading (Upper Pattern)
- Prepare Materials/Tools
- Mark out to Grade
- Cut out Pattern
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Pattern Grading (Sole Pattern)
- Prepare Materials/Tools
- Mark out Pattern to Grade
- Cut Out
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Decoration in Leather Technology
- Demonstrate skills in Embossing
- Select Design
- Prepare Materials
- Emboss material to transfer design
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Stamping
- Select Design
- Prepare materials
- Create designs with Stamping tools
- Adhere to Safety precautions
- Demonstrate skills with Soldering Iron
- Select design
- Prepare materials
- Create design with Soldering Iron
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate Skills in Dyeing
- Select a finished product
- Prepare materials
- Dye product
- Adhere to safety precautions
- Demonstrate knowledge of Carving in Leather Technology
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Carve onto leather
- Adhere to safety precautions
Introduction to Leather Sculpture
- Demonstrate knowledge in Leather Sculpture
- Explain Leather Sculpture
- State the Techniques in Leather Sculpture
- State the importance of Leather Sculpture
- State tools used in Leather Sculpture
- Demonstrate skills in mould depiction using Case Leather
- Select Mould
- Prepare materials
- Case the leather
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate skills in Hot Water Technique
- Select mould
- Prepare materials
- Apply hot water technique to depict mould
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
Decorative Leather Products I
- Demonstrate knowledge of Decorative Leather Products
- Explain the term Decorative Products
- Identify Leather Decorative Products
- State the importance of Leather Decorative materials
- Demonstrate skills in Pattern Grading (Upper Pattern)
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Produce Throw Pillows
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
- Demonstrate kills in producing Leather Floor Mats
- Develop a design
- Prepare materials
- Produce Floor Mats
- Adhere to Safety Precautions
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