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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to discuss ideas for jewellery with others

learning skills to

improve techniques to produce jewellery through practice and some experimentation

respond constructively to feedback

literacy skills to interpret information about historical and contemporary jewellery practice

numeracy skills to calculate quantities of materials

planning and organising skills to organise resources required to produce jewellery

selfmanagement skills to take responsibility for the process of creating work

Required knowledge

ways of exploring techniques and materials to achieve different effects in jewellery

physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials tools and equipment used in jewellery making

work space requirements for jewellery making including ways of organising and maintaining space

cleaning maintenance and storage procedures for jewellerymaking tools equipment and materials

historical and theoretical contexts for jewellery making

elements and principles of design and their particular application to jewellery work

intellectual property considerations for any person making creative work

sustainability considerations associated with the use of jewellerymaking tools equipment and materials

OHS procedures that apply to jewellerymaking work

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

produce multiple jewellery items or a single major piece that show some technical proficiency in chosen techniques

work with ideas and techniques and bring them together in finished work

adapt the capabilities of jewellerymaking techniques and resources

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

tools equipment and materials used to produce jewellery

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

evaluation of technical execution of work pieces produced by the candidate

direct observation of jewellery making in progress

questioning and discussion of the candidates intentions and finished work

review of portfolios of evidence

review of thirdparty reports from experienced practitioners

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

CUVPRPA Produce creative work

CUVPRP301A Produce creative work.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Jewellery may include:	objects, such as: containers sculptural forms wearable pieces, such as: anklets brooches earrings neck and head pieces rings.
Ideas may be influenced by:	current capability with techniques historical and theoretical contexts subject matter or theme for the work, such as: built environment land and place natural world political, cultural and social issues the body spiritual concerns.
Techniques may include:	binding casting clasps colour work drilling and assembling enamelling jump-rings knotting links polishing and finishing techniques pressing and forming surface decoration threading weaving.
Key peoplemay include:	mentors other artists peers supervisors teachers.
Assessing the capabilities of techniques may involve:	producing test pieces or samples systematically testing a range of processes.
Tools and equipment may include:	guillotine hand drill and drill bits hand tools: brushes burr centre punch clamps files hammers knives mallets piercing saw and range of blades pliers scissors scriber snips tongs tweezers jewellery bench measuring devices measuring tools modelling tools and sets needles power tools protective clothing specialised items for: embossing engraving gluing piercing silversmithing soldering welding.
Materials may include:	fabricated materials: das fabrics fibres fimo metal objects papier-mâché plastic twine found objects gem stones metals: brass copper guilding metal pewter silver natural objects: bones clay feathers palm fronds seeds shells twigs vines wood.
Needs of the work may relate to:	availability of different resources budget creative goals preparation time process-specific requirements recycling safety sustainability.