Qualification details
Title
New Zealand Certificate in Watch and Clock Making (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
in watch and clock making.
Graduates of this qualification will benefit New Zealand by ensuring
there is a watch and clock making and repair workforce in New
Zealand.
Outcome Statement
Typically, this qualification will be gained over a four year period of
indentured workplace training. 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).
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
Recognise hazards and maintain safety within a watch or clock
making workshop.
Apply technical knowledge and skills in carrying out repairs to
watches or clocks.
Apply technical knowledge and skills in making watch or clock
parts.
Provide customer services in the context of watch or clock
making.
Complete business processes including stock control and
accounting records.
Education pathway
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 fields of creative arts or
business.
Employment pathway
Graduates of this qualification will be employed as qualified watch and
clock makers in the watch or clock making industry.
Qualification specifications
Qualification Reference 2633
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
version 1
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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, or may require graduates
to attend a workshop for direct observation of their applied skills by
industry representatives.
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
Watch and Clock Making Record Book
(ii)
the JIRBNZ apprenticeship training requirements
(iii) the trade certificate examination
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
Entry 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 watch
and clock making industry practices.
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 section of the Watch and Clock
Making Training Book (JIRBNZ) must be successfully completed in
a workplace.
Recognise hazards and
maintain safety within a watch
or clock making workshop.
Credits 12
2
Apply technical knowledge and
skills in carrying out repairs to
watches or clocks.
Where specific skills required to achieve this outcome are unable to
be completed in a workplace, these may be gained through
equivalent industry recognised experience such as training days.
Credits 162
This graduate profile outcome includes the requirements for the
workshop practice, documentation and units of measurement
sections of the Watch and Clock Making Training Book (JIRBNZ).
Qualification Reference 2633
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
version 1
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3
4
Apply technical knowledge and
skills in making watch or clock
parts.
Where specific skills required to achieve this outcome are unable to
be completed in a workplace, these may be gained through
equivalent industry recognised experience such as training days.
Credits 30
This graduate profile outcome includes the requirements for the
workshop practice, documentation and units of measurement
sections of the Watch and Clock Making Training Book (JIRBNZ).
Provide customer services in
the context of watch or clock
making.
This outcome must be achieved in a workplace.
Credits 24
5
Complete business processes
including stock control and
accounting records.
This outcome must be achieved in a workplace.
Credits 12
Qualification Reference 2633
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
version 1
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