CUAJWL201
Develop jewellery-making skills


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a limited range of basic jewellery-making techniques to produce fundamental jewellery pieces from simple design concepts.

It typically applies to individuals who have developed some general design, drawing or craft skills and who are now embarking on a career in visual arts. They have little or no experience in jewellery-making and work under close supervision and with guidance from others.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare jewellery-making resources

1.1 Calculate and obtain type and quantity of jewellery-making equipment, tools and materials according to own ideas for the work

1.2 Prepare equipment, tools and materials according to procedures for workplace safety, cost control and waste minimisation

1.3 Set up a safe work space with guidance from key people

2. Use and test jewellery-making techniques

2.1 View a range of jewellery pieces in different styles, and discuss with key people how effects are achieved

2.2 Match potential techniques to ideas for own jewellery pieces with assistance from key people

2.3 Test a range of techniques to determine the effects they achieve through experimentation with samples, practice pieces or work in progress

2.4 Use selected techniques to produce fundamental jewellery pieces considering and applying elements and principles of design

2.5 Clean and store equipment, tools, and materials according to specific needs of different items

2.6 Handle equipment, tools and materials safely and minimise waste throughout all processes

3. Review work to develop skills

3.1 Review own jewellery pieces and note areas for future improvement

3.2 Seek and consider feedback from key people to identify areas for improvement

3.3 Review different opportunities to build own skills and select suitable options

Evidence of Performance

Evidence of the ability to:

produce multiple pieces of fundamental jewellery where the materials and techniques and support own ideas for work

document a basic plan to build own skills, outlining own selected skill development options.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.


Evidence of Knowledge

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the general features of major styles of jewellery and the work of key practitioners relevant to individual area of interest

outline, for the elements and principles of design, the fundamental characteristics, primary interrelationships and use in jewellery

outline, for a range of equipment and tools used to produce jewellery, key physical features and uses, cleaning techniques and storage requirements

outline the general features and use of a basic range of materials and techniques used to produce fundamental jewellery

outline typical work space requirements for producing fundamental jewellery including ways of organising space and equipment for efficient work operation

outline procedures for working safely with jewellery making materials, tools and equipment.


Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:

equipment, tools and materials used to produce jewellery

information sources.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.


Foundation Skills

This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.

Skill

Performance Criteria

Description

Learning

3.3

Plans a learning process to build own skills

Reading

1.2

Interprets detailed information from familiar procedural documents to determine production and safety requirements

Oral Communication

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2

Clearly represents ideas for designs and techniques using relevant industry language

Uses questioning and active listening techniques to gain information and feedback and confirm understanding

Numeracy

1.1, 1.3, 2.4

Uses basic calculations to determine quantities of materials, measure dimensions of work space and art pieces

Navigate the world of work

1.2, 1.3, 2.6,

Follows defined procedures, understands boundaries of own work and skill, and seeks clarification and guidance on all issues

Interact with others

2.1, 2.2, 3.2

Seeks guidance and cooperates with instructions and advice from others to achieve best outcomes for own creative work

Get the work done

1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4

Organises all processes to set up work space, test techniques and produce creative work with close guidance from others

Makes routine decisions using procedures to guide activities

Makes decisions about appropriate techniques by evaluating and testing a limited range of known options and through assistance from others

Resolves problems with technique through trial, error and practice


Sectors

Visual communication – jewellery