Level 2 Diploma in Jewellery Manufacturing - (7679-02)
This qualification is for candidates who work or want to work as Jewellery Makers in the Jewellery manufacturing sector. This level is aimed at those learners who wish to enter a career in the Goldsmithing sector including many of the Allied trades. The qualification will provide proof of a basic practical ability, knowledge and understanding of a craft at a recognised standard, which will be attractive to any employer. Qualification Accreditation Number: 600/1625/5
Skills / Knowledge
- Contribute to keeping the workshop tidy and safe in jewellery
- silversmithing and allied trades
- Identify and explain methods and tools used in vitreous enamelling to produce jewellery or silverware products
- Identify and use common precious metals and alloys in jewellery manufacture or silversmithing
- Identify how new and emerging technologies may impact on working practices in the jewellery industry
- Interpret and produce jewellery manufacture or silversmithing drawings
- Mark out and measure materials for jewellery and silverware components
- Use equipment to permanently join jewellery or silverware components
- Use hand and mechanical techniques to polish and finish jewellery or silverware components
- Use techniques to identify and secure stones in settings in jewellery or silverware products
- Use tools to cut and pierce jewellery or silverware components
- Use tools to file jewellery or silverware components
- Use tools to produce formed jewellery or formed silverware components
- Use tools to produce hand engraving on jewellery or silverware products
Earning Criteria
Required
This individual has achieved unit 201 Contribute to keeping the workshop tidy and safe in jewellery, silversmithing and allied trades. They are able to: Understand why keeping the workshop tidy and safe is important, know how to contribute to keeping the workshop tidy and safe, be able to contribute to keeping the workshop tidy and safe.
This individual has achieved unit 202 Interpret jewellery manufacture or silversmithing drawings. They are able to: Know how to interpret and use drawings and specifications, be able to interpret information provided in drawings.
This individual has achieved unit 203 Mark out and measure materials for jewellery and silverware components. They are able to: Understand the conventions of marking out and measuring materials for jewellery or silverware components, be able to mark out and measure materials for jewellery or silverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 204 Know the properties of common precious metals and alloys used in jewellery manufacture or silversmithing. They are able to: Know the properties of common precious metals used in jewellery manufacture or silversmithing, be able to select and prepare materials for metalwork, be able to experiment with and use materials, understand the common terminology and regulation used in the workplace, know how to identify the properties of common precious metals.
This individual has achieved unit 205 Use tools to cut and pierce jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working when cutting and piercing, know how to cut and pierce jewellery and silverware components, e able to usbe tools to cut and pierce jewellery and silverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 206 Use tools to file jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practices when filing jewellery or silverware components, know how to file jewellery or silverware components, be able to use tools to file jewellery or silverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 207 Use tools to produce formed jewellery or formed silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice when producing formed components, understand how to form jewellery and silverware components, be able to use tools to produce formed components.
This individual has achieved unit 208 Use equipment to permanently join jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice when joining components, know how to permanently join jewellery or silverware components, be able to join jewellery or silverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 209 Use hand and mechanical techniques to polish and finish jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the safety precautions that should be followed when polishing and finishing jewellery or silverware, understand how to polish and finish jewellery or silverware components, be able to use techniques for polishing and finishing jewellery or silverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 210 Use tools to produce hand engraving on jewellery or silverware products. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice when producing hand engraving, know how to hand engrave jewellery or silverware products, be able to use tools to hand engrave jewellery or silverware products.
This individual has achieved unit 211 Use techniques to identify and secure stone in settings in jewellery or silverware products. They are able to: Know how to identify and secure stones in settings, be able to identify and secure stones in settings.
This individual has achieved unit 212 Identify and explain methods and tools used in vitreous enamelling to produce jewellery or silverware products. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice when undertaking vitreous enamelling, understand how to identify key components used in enamelling processes, be able to identify methods and tools used in vitreous enamelling to produce jewellery or silverware products.
This individual has achieved unit 213 Identify how new and emerging technologies may impact on working practices in the jewellery industry. They are able to: Know how to identify and respond to new and emerging technologies in the jewellery industry.