Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Manufacturing Jewellery (Level 4)
Version
1
Qualification
type
Certificate
Level
4
Credits
240
NZSCED
100307
Creative Arts > Visual Arts and Crafts > Jewellery Making
Qualification developer
Jewellery Industry Registration Board of New Zealand (JIRBNZ)
Next review
July 2018
Approval date
June 2015
Strategic purpose statement
This qualification is for people who wish to undertake indentured
workplace training towards industry trade certification and
registration as a manufacturing jeweller.
Graduates of this qualification will benefit the jewellery industry by
ensuring there is a qualified jewellery manufacturing and repair
workforce in New Zealand.
Typically, this qualification will be gained over a four year period of
indentured workplace training supported by distance modules.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to operate to industry
standards and will meet the requirements for industry trade
certification and registration with the Jewellery Industry Registration
Board of New Zealand (JIRBNZ).
Outcome Statement
Graduate profile
Education pathway
Employment pathway
Qualification Reference 2632
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Recognise hazards and maintain safe practice within a
jewellery workshop.
Select appropriate materials based on their properties for the
construction of jewellery.
Design jewellery taking into consideration budget, materials
and construction methods.
Present jewellery designs by sketch and detailed drawing.
Construct items of jewellery and apply various finishing
methods used in jewellery manufacture.
Repair worn or damaged jewellery or make alterations to
jewellery.
Engrave and set stones into jewellery and make jewellery
castings to specific requirements.
The qualification provides a pathway to the:
New Zealand Diploma in Jewellery (Level 5) [Ref: 2646]
New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5) [Ref:
2636], or above
Graduates of this qualification may wish to undertake further
tertiary study at diploma or degree level in the field of creative arts
or business.
Graduates of this qualification will be employed as a qualified
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manufacturing jeweller in the manufacturing jewellery industry.
Graduates of this qualification may undertake further study to gain
work as a jewellery valuer and appraiser.
Qualification specifications
Qualification award
This qualification will be awarded by the JIRBNZ.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will
display the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) logo and
will also include the logo of the JIRBNZ.
Evidence requirements for
assuring consistency
The JIRBNZ requires samples of graduates’ practical work to be
submitted as evidence for consistency.
Minimum standard of
achievement and standards for
grade endorsements
The minimum standard of achievement required for the award of the
qualification will be the successful completion of:
(i)
workplace training that has covered the skills of the JIRBNZ
Jewellery Industry Training Record Book
(ii)
a practical project assessment
(iii) the JIRBNZ apprenticeship training requirements
(iv) the trade certificate examination
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
Other requirements for the
qualification(including regulatory
body or legislative requirements)
Applicants to programmes of study leading to the award of this
qualification must have 42 credits at Level 1 or above from the
Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS), or equivalent skills
and/or knowledge.
General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification
General conditions for
programme
The programme design, including assessment, must reflect the
interconnectedness of graduate outcomes and the norms of
jewellery industry practices.
The programme of learning contains a combination of on-job training
and distance modules, and is structured in four stages from
induction through to stage 4.
Graduates must be indentured and employed in workplace training
in order to complete this qualification.
Workplaces offering training leading to this qualification must meet
the “suitability to train” requirements outlined in the JIRBNZ
Apprenticeship Training Requirements.
Conditions relating to the Graduate profile
Qualification outcomes
Conditions
1
All requirements in the safety and workshop practice sections of the
Jewellery Industry Training Book (JIRBNZ) must be successfully
completed in a workplace.
Recognise hazards and
maintain safe practice within a
jewellery workshop.
Credits 12
Qualification Reference 2632
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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2
Select appropriate materials
based on their properties for
the construction of jewellery.
Credits 24
3
Design jewellery taking into
consideration budget, materials
and construction methods.
Programmes must include:
-
Gemmology.
The selection of: metals; solders; tools.
Preparation of alloys on the basis of their properties.
Testing metals for quality.
Annealing metals.
This outcome must be achieved in a workplace.
Credits 36
4
Present jewellery designs by
sketch and detailed drawing.
Credits 12
5
Construct items of jewellery
and apply various finishing
methods used in jewellery
manufacture.
This outcome must be achieved in a workplace.
Must be able to create working drawings to a standard suitable for
presentation.
This outcome must be achieved in a workplace.
Credits 72
6
Repair worn or damaged
jewellery or make alterations to
jewellery.
This outcome must be achieved in a workplace.
Credits 48
7
Engrave and set stones into
jewellery and make jewellery
castings to specific
requirements.
This outcome can be covered through off job training or distance
learning if not covered via workplace training.
Credits 36
Qualification Reference 2632
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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