Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. recognise the need to care for clothing in order to maintain their personal appearance

2. identify and use the appropriate products required to carry out a programme of personal care, eg detergent for use in a washing machine, polish for cleaning shoes

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

4. sort clothing appropriately

5. program and start a full washing machine independently

6. iron clothing independently on at least three occasions

7. dry clothes mechanically and manually

8. store clothing appropriately using different types of hangers

9. use at least two types of clothing fastener independently

shown knowledge of

10. how to monitor their personal appearance

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

12. at least two safety precautions to take when laundering clothing, eg not touching electrical switches with wet hands,