Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design - MEM50311

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $18950

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Average Course Duration: 10 Months

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Description

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge required to apply design processes and technical production skills to the design and manufacture of custom-made jewellery and objects.

Job roles/employment outcomes

This qualification targets those producing designs for jewellery which are likely to be for custom manufacture. It also includes skills required to produce designs according to the design brief. This person is likely to be employed in a production workshop or small business operation and working directly with clients to produce items as a designer/maker.

Application

This qualification is typically used to develop skills and knowledge in jewellery enterprises. Skills gained from this qualification may be applied to specialist jewellery and object design briefs, including heritage jewellery, theatre and film commissions, exhibitions and churchware, as well as one-off individual client briefs.

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Creative Arts field who were satisfied with the training (Diploma).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Creative Arts field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Diploma).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Creative Arts field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Diploma).

Jobs

Graduates of the Creative Arts field (Diploma) are most often employed as:

21.9%

Sales Workers

21.5%

Professionals

20.9%

Community and Personal Service Workers

Industries

Graduates of the Creative Arts field (Diploma) are most often employed in:

23.4%

Retail Trade

22.1%

Accommodation and Food Services

9.5%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Financial Assistance

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There are programs for all kinds of students; apprentices and trainees, new job starters, those re-entering the workforce, retraining for a new job or upgrading their skills for an existing job.

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Subsidised Training

State and territory governments dedicate funds to reduce or, in some cases, fully cover tuition fees for VET students who wish to study certain courses.
Unfortunately, no subsidies are currently available for this course.

VET Student Loans

This course is eligible for a VET Student Loan from the Australian Government to assist students with paying tuition fees. The maximum amount that can be loaned for this course is $16,788.

The initial debt amount (including the loan fee, if applicable) plus indexation must be paid back once the loan recipient starts earning over a certain amount. Compulsory repayment threshold information is available on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website.

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Career Information

Career development is the ongoing process of managing your life, learning and work. It involves developing the skills and knowledge that enable you to plan and make informed decisions about your education, training and career choices.

Manufacturing and Engineering Career Pathway

Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design is in the Creative Arts Field of Education. For more information about this kind of career, you can explore Manufacturing and Engineering.

Stream

Jewellery Making, Watch & Clock Repair & Service

Certificate II

Certificate III

Certificate IV

Diploma

Assistant Jewellery Designer

Advanced Diploma

Jewellery Designer

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Mechanical

Production Systems

Fabrication

Electrical/Electronic

Recreational Boating

Locksmith

Aeronautical & Avionic

Industrial Electrician

Certificate II

Electrical/Electronic Production Technology Worker

Marina - Worker

Electrical/Electronic Production Technology Worker

Certificate III

Note: Information provided as a guide only. Chart developed by the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au). Information in this chart may be reproduced with acknowledgement of its source: "The Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au/jpc) funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations".

Australian Apprenticeships

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Unfortunately, this qualification is not currently available as an Australian Apprenticeship.

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Units & Packaging

The minimum requirements for achievement of the MEM50311 Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design are:

completion of all six (6) core units of competency

completion of twenty (20) elective units of competency, to bring the total number of units to twenty six (26).

Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk. Note that when selecting elective units any prerequisite units must also be completed (refer to units for details).

Elective units of competency must be selected as follows:

at least three (3) units of competency from Group A

at least three (3) units of competency from Group B

at least three (3) units of competency from Group C.

The eleven (11) remaining elective units can be selected as follows, to bring the total number of elective units to twenty (20):

Group A, B or C electives not previously selected

a maximum of three (3) units from Group D

up to four (4) appropriate elective units may be chosen from other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available in a Diploma or Certificate IV qualification.

Appropriate units are those that would be suitable for occupational outcomes in a jewellery and object design environment.

Note that the elective units listed below include all of the units that are approved for selection from the MEM05 Training Package for use in this qualification. This meets the NSSC requirement that one sixth of the total units must be able to be selected from other qualifications in the same Training Package.

Units that have been achieved through completion of other qualifications will be credited towards the Diploma when they are also included in the unit lists for this qualification.

CORE UNITS

Complete all six (6) units of competency from this list:

Unit code	Unit title	P
MEM13014A	Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
MEM19023A	Apply drawing and rendering techniques to jewellery or object design
MEM19026A	Investigate quality and application of jewellery materials
CUVPRP501A	Realise a body of creative work
CUVRES502A	Analyse cultural history and theory
MSAENV272B	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

ELECTIVE UNITS

Group A: Specialist jewellery and object creative and design units

Select a minimum of three (3) units of competency from this list:

Unit code	Unit title	P
MEM19024A	Use CAD to create and display 3D jewellery and object models
MEM19025A	Create and present designs for jewellery and other 3D objects
MEM19027A	Produce life drawings for presenting jewellery and object designs	*
MEM19028A	Select materials and new technologies for jewellery and 3D object design applications
MEM19029A	Produce a professional jewellery design and 3D object portfolio
MEM19030A	Research and design sustainable objects
MEM19031A	Produce renderings and technical drawings for jewellery and object design construction

Group B: Design process and drawing units

Select a minimum of three (3) units of competency from this list:

Unit code	Unit title	P
MEM09002B	Interpret technical drawing
MEM30031A	Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
BSBCRT501A	Originate and develop concepts
BSBDES402A	Interpret and respond to a design brief
BSBDES502A	Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
CUVACD504A	Research and apply light and colour
CUVACD506A	Refine 2-D design ideas and processes
CUVACD507A	Refine 3-D design ideas and processes
CUVDRA501A	Refine drawing techniques
CUVDRA502A	Investigate drawing materials and processes
CUVPRP503A	Present a body of own creative work
LMFFDT4012A	Produce ideation drawings

Group C: Jewellery and object production units

Select a minimum of three (3) units from this list:

Unit code	Unit title	P
MEM05006C	Perform brazing and/or silver soldering
MEM06007B	Perform basic incidental heat/quenching, tempering and annealing
MEM08010B	Manually finish/polish materials	*
MEM12023A	Perform engineering measurements
MEM12024A	Perform computations
MEM13003B	Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
MEM13004B	Work safely with molten metals/glass
MEM18001C	Use hand tools
MEM18002B	Use power tools/hand held operations
MEM18003C	Use tools for precision work	*
MEM19001B	Perform jewellery metal casting	*
MEM19012B	Produce jewellery wax model	*
MEM19013B	Produce jewellery metal masters	*
MEM19032A	Design and implement mechanisms in jewellery items
MEM19033A	Create silversmithing objects
MEM19034A	Apply chain manufacture process
MEM19035A	Plan and apply casting techniques for jewellery and object designs
MEM19036A	Use specialised techniques to produce jewellery and objects
MEM19037A	Plan and implement chenier fabrication process
MEM22015A	Source and estimate engineering materials requirements
CUVACD304A	Make scale models
CUVDES403A	Research and apply techniques for the design of wearable objects
CUVJWL401A	Experiment with techniques to produce jewellery

Group D: General electives

Select a maximum of three (3) units of competency from this list:

Unit code	Unit title	P
Digital context and imaging
MEM16008A	Interact with computing technology
MEM19042A	Render images using computer graphics software	*
CUVACD512A	Work with photomedia in art and design practice
CUVDIG401A	Experiment with techniques to enhance digital images
CUVDIG501A	Refine digital art techniques
CUVGRD301A	Prepare files for publication
CUVPHI302A	Capture photographic images
CUVPHI403A	Apply photo imaging lighting techniques
Communication
MEM16006A	Organise and communicate information
BSBCMM401A	Make a presentation
BSBCRT401A	Articulate, present and debate ideas
BSBCRT402A	Collaborate in a creative process
CUVPRP405A	Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work
Professional practice and management/industry context
BSBIPR501A	Manage intellectual property to protect and grow business
BSBIPR401A	Use and respect copyright
BSBPMG522A	Undertake project work
BSBSMB403A	Market the small business
BSBSMB405B	Monitor and manage small business operations
BSBSMB406A	Manage small business finances
CUFIND201A	Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge
CUFRES401A	Conduct research
CUVPRP403A	Select and organise finished work for storage
CUVPRP502A	Prepare for sustainable professional practice
MSAENV472B	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
SIRXSLS201	Sell products and services

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