Required skills
communication skills to:
discuss ideas and techniques in own work
create a record of the jewellery work
initiative and enterprise skills to:
experiment with techniques to enhance final jewellery
apply critical thinking and analytical skills when developing ideas for jewellery
learning skills to:
refine and improve a range of techniques
evaluate quality of own work and identify ways to enhance own practice
literacy skills to undertake research about the work of other jewellery makers and other arts practitioners
numeracy skills to:
evaluate resource costs
calculate material requirements
planning and organising skills to plan work tasks and resources
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical and conceptual issues in jewellery-making work
technology skills to use the internet as a research tool.
Required knowledge
role of experimentation in developing and refining ideas for jewellery making and how this relates to the development of an individual style or voice
ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a wide range of jewellery-making materials and techniques
physical properties and capabilities of an extended range of materials and tools used in jewellery making
characteristics of different materials under different treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
formal elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in jewellery-making work
research methodologies used by artists
historical and theoretical contexts for jewellery making and how they may be used to inform individual practice
sources of raw, part-processed and processed jewellery-making materials
sources of other resources needed in a professional jewellery-making practice
intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered by independent arts practitioners
sustainability considerations for the professional operation of a jewellery-making practice
OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of jewellery-making work space.