CUVJWL201A
Develop jewellery-making skills
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use basic jewellery-making techniques to produce creative work.
Application
People with little or no jewellery-making experience apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit. Typically they are embarking on a career in visual arts or a related area of creative practice and may have acquired general design, drawing or craft skills either at school or through self-directed learning and experimentation.
At this level, they are applying basic techniques to produce jewellery pieces from simple design concepts. Supervision and guidance would usually be provided.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare jewellery-making resources | 1.1 Identify and obtain jewellery-making tools, equipment and materials 1.2 Prepare tools, equipment and materials according to workplace procedures and safety requirements 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 in different styles and discuss with others how effects are achieved 2.2 Match potential techniques to the ideas for the work with the assistance of key people 2.3 Test nominated techniques to determine the effects they achieve 2.4 Safely use selected techniques to produce jewellery items 2.5 Calculate correct quantities of materials required and minimise waste where possible 2.6 Clean and store tools, equipment and materials according to safety requirements and specific needs of different items |
3. Make plans to develop skills | 3.1 Seek feedback on jewellery work from key people 3.2 Respond positively to feedback and identify key areas for improvement 3.3 Review different opportunities to build own skills and select suitable options |
Required Skills
Required skills
communication skills to:
discuss the process for producing jewellery with others
understand and follow instructions
learning skills to:
improve techniques for producing jewellery through practice
respond appropriately to feedback
literacy skills to read product and equipment safety labels
numeracy skills to calculate quantities of materials
planning and organising skills to prepare and set up resources and work space.
Required knowledge
materials, tools and equipment commonly used for jewellery making
major styles of jewellery and the work of key practitioners relevant to individual area of interest
typical work space and equipment requirements for the production of different types of jewellery
cleaning and maintenance techniques for tools and equipment used in jewellery making
elements and principles of design – what they are and what they mean
intellectual property considerations for any person making creative work
ways of minimising waste in the use of jewellery-making tools, equipment and materials
OHS procedures that apply to jewellery making.
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 pieces of jewellery where the techniques and materials support the ideas for the work apply knowledge of jewellery-making tools, equipment and materials. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: 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: direct observation of jewellery making in progress questioning and discussion of the candidate’s intentions and work review of portfolios of evidence review of third-party reports from experienced practitioners. Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. 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: CUVPRP201A Make simple 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.
Tools and equipment may include: | guillotine hand drill and drill bits hand tools, including: 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. |
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. |
Workplace procedures may relate to such things as: | cost control process-specific procedures recycling reporting safety use of materials. |
Key people | arts practitioners mentors supervisors teachers. |
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. |
Process used to test techniques may include: | experimenting directly with work in progress exploring techniques by making practice pieces making samples using nominated techniques. |
Techniques would generally be quite limited in nature and may include: | binding clasps colour work drilling and assembling finishing techniques jump-rings knotting links simple casting techniques surface decoration threading weaving. |
Sectors
Visual communication – jewellery
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.