# Stitch Authority resource comparison Generated: 2026-08-02T02:44:23.478Z Comparison: This file preserves the published decision metadata for the selected routes. It is not a recommendation, provider approval, compliance decision, or record of project-specific due diligence. ## 1. Australia Basic Patternmaking Competency Permanent record: Source page: - Primary job: Find patterns & fit - Area: Patterns & fit - For: Both - Location or jurisdiction: Australia · Oceania - Access: Open access - Format: Reference - Source type: Official registry - Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-16 - Next review due: 2026-10-14 ### Best for Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia ### What the source establishes Australia's National Training Register publishes current unit MSTAT3002, Develop patterns using basic patternmaking principles. The release document describes interpreting textile-product design specifications, considering fabric performance, selecting tools and equipment, developing patterns, testing the result, and making alterations. Release 1 was generated December 22, 2022 and merged two earlier units. Current Australian apparel and live-production qualifications list MSTAT3002, while the current diploma also exposes advanced individual-fit, alteration, and fit-model units. ### Know before using This is a competency and assessment reference, not an instructional course, pattern file, qualification by reading, provider recommendation, professional license, or proof that a person can perform the work. The route does not establish enrollment availability, teaching quality, fees, support, recognition outside Australia, or product-specific fit. Confirm the current unit status, packaging rules, prerequisites, registered provider, assessment conditions, local requirements, and actual evidence before relying on it. ## 2. PRO ECUADOR Exporter Directory Permanent record: Source page: - Primary job: Source production - Area: Production - For: Apparel brands - Location or jurisdiction: Ecuador · Latin America & Caribbean - Access: Open access - Format: Directory - Source type: Government directory - Linked page reviewed: 2026-07-16 - Next review due: 2027-01-12 ### Best for Finding Ecuadorian textile and apparel exporters by product, city, company name, or tax number before facility and capability qualification ### What the source establishes The government export-promotion route exposes name or RUC, product, city, and sector searches, including Confeccion y Textil. PRO ECUADOR's published Ruta del Exportador says directory exposure is a service for users categorized at its green Exportador Consolidado level. ### Know before using PRO ECUADOR's exporter category and directory presence are export-development signals, not independent assessment of a factory, product, or commercial offer. A listed exporter may be a brand, trader, producer, or mixed business, and current manufacturing site, processes, capacity, minimums, price, quality, certification, labor conditions, delivery, and project fit still require direct evidence. ## Next checks 1. Remove any route whose audience, jurisdiction, access, or scope does not match the job. 2. Open the permanent record and source page for every remaining route. 3. Recheck facts that can change after the listed review date. 4. Verify project-specific capability, terms, test evidence, and legal requirements with the responsible source or provider. 5. Record the reason for the final choice outside Stitch Authority.