Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture - MEM30605

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E

This qualification is part of the Metal and Engineering Training Package. The apprentice undertaking this role will design and make jewellery and small objects using a wide range of materials including metals, stones, woods, plastics and fibres. Jewellers may perform the following tasks: engrave designs on ring settings, brooches and other articles; shape metal and other materials by cutting, filing, hammering, turning, spinning, bending; casting, folding and linking using specialised hand and power tools; assemble articles by soldering, screwing, or riveting together components; and finish articles using files, buffing machines or other appropriate tools.

Subjects

• Perform computations
• Work safely with molten metals/glass
• Replace watch batteries
• Prepare surfaces using solvents and/or mechanical means
• Perform gemstone setting
• Assist in the provision of on the job training
• Manually finish/polish materials
• Perform precision assembly
• Perform hand engraving
• Use tools for precision work
• Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
• Fabricate jewellery items
• Organise and communicate information
• Perform inspection
• Handle gem materials
• Perform manual production assembly
• Use power tools/hand held operations
• Operate and monitor machine/process
• Set multistage integrated processes
• Perform operational maintenance of machines/equipment
• Use hand tools
• Perform wax injection of moulds for lost wax casting process
• Perform jewellery metal casting
• Undertake occupational health and safety activities in the workplace
• Handle and examine gemstone materials
• Perform basic incidental heat/quenching, tempering and annealing
• Set assembly stations
• Plan to undertake a routine task
• Prepare jewellery designs
• Construct jewellery components
• Interact with computing technology
• Produce jewellery metal masters
• Apply quality systems
• Pre-treat work for subsequent surface coating
• Plan a complete activity
• Perform investment procedures for lost wax casting process
• Apply quality procedures
• Perform jewellery enamelling
• Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
• Perform precision micro-mechanism diagnosis and servicing
• Produce three-dimensional precision items
• Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
• Fault-find and maintain micro-mechanisms
• Prepare jewellery illustrations
• Produce rubber moulds for lost wax casting process
• Repair jewellery items
• Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
• Interpret technical drawing
• Diagnose and service micro-mechanisms
• Produce jewellery wax model
• Perform electroplating operations
• Perform general machining
• Perform wire, jig and barrel load/unload work
• Perform brazing and/or silver soldering
• Use workshop machines for basic operations
• Perform engineering measurements

Study pathways

Not Applicable

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Bachelor of Music

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Graduate Certificate in Arts

The University of Melbourne