Level 2 Diploma in Jewellery Manufacturing - (7679-04)
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: 601/3129/9
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 214 Contribute to keeping the workshop tidy and safe in jewellery, silver smithing 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 215 Interpret and produce jewellery manufacture or silver smithing drawings. They are able to: Know how to interpret and use drawings and specifications, be able to produce drawings and interpret information provided by others.
This individual has achieved unit 216 Mark out and measure materials for jewellery and silverware components. They are able to: Understand the conventions of marking out and measuringmaterials for jewellery or silverware components, be able to mark out and measure materials for jewellery orsilverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 217 Identify and use common precious metals and alloys in jewellery manufacture or silversmithing. They are able to: Know the properties of common precious metals used in jewellerymanufacture or silversmithing, be able to select and prepare materials for metalwork andjewellery, be able to experiment with materials, understand the common terminology and regulation used in theworkplace, know how to identify the properties of common precious metalsand alloys.
This individual has achieved unit 218 Use tools to cut and pierce jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working when cutting andpiercing, know how to cut and pierce jewellery and silverware components, be able to use tools to cut and pierce jewellery and silverwarecomponents.
This individual has achieved unit 219 Use tools to file jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practices when filingjewellery 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 220 Use tools to produce formed jewelleryor formed silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice whenproducing formed components, understand how to form jewellery and silverware components, be able to use tools to produce formed components.
This individual has achieved unit 221 Use equipment to permanently join jewellery or silverware components. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice when joiningcomponents, know how to permanently join jewellery or silverware components, be able to join jewellery or silverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 222 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 whenpolishing and finishing jewellery or silverware, understand how to polish and finish jewellery or silverwarecomponents, be able to use techniques for polishing and finishing jewellery orsilverware components.
This individual has achieved unit 223 Use tools to produce hand engravingon jewellery or silverware products. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice whenproducing hand engraving, know how to hand engrave jewellery or silverware products, be able to use tools to hand engrave jewellery or silverwareproducts.
This individual has achieved unit 224 Use techniques to identify and securestones in settings in jewellery orsilverware products. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice when setting, be able to identify a range of gem cuts and basic gem properties, and know the appropriate stone setting styles for these, be able to secure stones in commonly used settings.
This individual has achieved unit 225 Identify and explain methods and tools used in vitreous enamelling toproduce jewellery or silverware products. They are able to:
This individual has achieved unit 226 Identify how new and emergingtechnologies may impact on workingpractices in the jewellery industry. They are able to: Understand the importance of safe working practice whenundertaking vitreous enamelling, understand how to identify key components used in enamellingprocesses, be able to enamel using appropriate methods and tools to producejewellery or silverware products.