This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise and identify types of soils and stains and other marks on textiles or garments, and determine and document spotting treatment requirements. It may apply to dry cleaning, laundering or wet cleaning. This unit does not cover skills required for implementing spotting procedures. Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision. No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.