Program Overview

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Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture

Course Overview

Kick start your jewellery career with this entry-level course. Develop the skills and knowledge required to become a jeweller. With growing consumer demand for gold and silver jewellery, employment opportunities in this industry are increasing.

In this course, you will learn about jewellery repair, stone and gem setting, metal casting, chain making, and technical drawing. You will also develop the ability to plan and interpret designs, use hand tools for precision work, and work safely with a wide range of materials.

Successful completion of this course will give you the skills and knowledge required to work as a jeweller or jewellery designer. You will also develop a solid foundation to continue onto further study.

What Can I Do?

• Jewellery Designer
• Jewellery Tradesperson
• Jeweller

Course Outcome

MEM30619 Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture

Industry Connections

At TAFE Queensland, we maintain strong and relevant industry connections. Our teachers have their finger on the pulse and are equipped to guide you through your education to give you the ability to meet and exceed expectations set within the business world.

Trade Skills Assessment and Gap Training Program

If you can demonstrate substantial competency in this qualification, you may be able to access funding for recognition of prior learning and gap training through the Trade Skills and Assessment Gap Training (TSAGT) program. TAFE Queensland is a proud recipient of funding from the Queensland Government, Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET) for this program. Only eligible participants may receive funding for eligible courses.

What You Will Study

The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core units listed below, plus a combination of elective units with a total value of 63 points.

Core Units

• UNIT CODE: MEM09002
  • UNIT NAME: Interpret technical drawing
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to interpret technical drawings.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM12023, MEM12024, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM11011
  • UNIT NAME: Undertake manual handling
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to lift and move materials manually and/or using basic manual handling equipment in a wide range of environments.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM12023
  • UNIT NAME: Perform engineering measurements
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform measurements requiring straightforward use of mechanical measuring devices which incorporate visual inspections representing units of measurement and associated calculations in a range of manufacturing, engineering and related environments.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM12024
  • UNIT NAME: Perform computations
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to estimate approximate answers to arithmetical problems, carry out calculations involving percentages and proportions, and determine simple ratios and averages.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM13015
  • UNIT NAME: Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in manufacturing and engineering work situations, including planning routine work and participating in and following work health and safety (WHS) procedures.
• UNIT CODE: MEM14006
  • UNIT NAME: Plan work activities
  • Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to plan familiar work activities, whilst following established procedures and work health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures of the organisation.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM16006
  • UNIT NAME: Organise and communicate information
  • Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to access, organise and communicate information related to production, maintenance or associated processes or tasks that apply in manufacturing, engineering or related environments.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015
• UNIT CODE: MEM16008
  • UNIT NAME: Interact with computing technology
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a range of computing technology typically used in manufacturing, engineering or related environments to access, input and store information.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM17003
  • UNIT NAME: Assist in the provision of on the job training
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to assist in the provision of on-the-job training to others while undertaking normal duties and it may involve the replacement of normal duties with training duties for limited periods of time.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM18001
  • UNIT NAME: Use hand tools
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a range of hand tools for a variety of general engineering applications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM18002
  • UNIT NAME: Use power tools/hand held operations
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use a range of hand held power tools and fixed power tools for hand held operations used in a variety of general engineering applications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MSMENV272
  • UNIT NAME: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to comply with environmental regulations, identify environment issues and minimise the risks of negative impact on work and carry out improvements in own work area.

Elective Units

• UNIT CODE: MEM05006
  • UNIT NAME: Perform brazing and/or silver soldering
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform brazing (including braze welding) and/or silver soldering and includes the preparation of materials and equipment and the inspection of the completed work.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM06007
  • UNIT NAME: Perform basic incidental heat/quenching, tempering and annealing
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform straightforward heating/quenching, tempering and annealing materials to specifications.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM08010
  • UNIT NAME: Manually finish/polish materials
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to finish and polish materials using appropriate media and equipment.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001
• UNIT CODE: MEM13003
  • UNIT NAME: Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to work safely with industrial chemicals and materials subject to codes and regulations that are stored and used in a workplace, for example, chemicals, solvents, dangerous materials, acids and noxious waste products in a manufacturing and/or engineering environment.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM13004
  • UNIT NAME: Work safely with molten metals/glass
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to work safely in a heavy engineering environment in which there are molten metals or glass, for example, in foundries, die casting operations, glass or molten glass operations and explosives manufacture.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM18003
  • UNIT NAME: Use tools for precision work
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use tools to manually produce work to precise dimensions and/or finishes.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM12023, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001, MEM18002
• UNIT CODE: MEM19001
  • UNIT NAME: Perform jewellery metal casting
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform jewellery metal casting using the 'lost wax' method of investment casting.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13004, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM19002
  • UNIT NAME: Prepare jewellery illustrations
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to produce illustrations for manufacture, modification or repair of jewellery items.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM19003
  • UNIT NAME: Handle gem materials
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to safely handle a variety of gem materials and identify the condition and features of gem materials.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM19007
  • UNIT NAME: Perform gemstone setting
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to perform manual setting of gemstones in a range of metals and design styles.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM12023, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001, MEM18002, MEM18003, MEM19003
• UNIT CODE: MEM19008
  • UNIT NAME: Prepare jewellery designs
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to prepare designs and associated documentation required to inform manufacture of jewellery items.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM19009
  • UNIT NAME: Perform investment procedures for lost wax casting process
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to prepare investment flasks using manual and automatic equipment for jewellery casting procedures.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM12024, MEM13003, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001
• UNIT CODE: MEM19010
  • UNIT NAME: Produce rubber moulds for lost wax casting process
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to prepare flexible moulds for the purpose of replicating an original model.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM19011
  • UNIT NAME: Perform wax injection of moulds for lost wax casting process
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to inject materials under pressure for investment and burn-out aspects within 'lost wax' casting procedures.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM13015, MEM16006
• UNIT CODE: MEM19012
  • UNIT NAME: Produce jewellery wax model
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to produce one-off wax models.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM11011, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001, MEM18002, MEM18003
• UNIT CODE: MEM19013
  • UNIT NAME: Produce jewellery metal masters
  • Unit description: This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required for producing jewellery master patterns for jewellery reproduction.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM08010, MEM13004, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM19001
• UNIT CODE: MEM19016
  • UNIT NAME: Construct jewellery components
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to transfer designs and construct jewellery components or single-piece items.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM05006, MEM11011, MEM12023, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001
• UNIT CODE: MEM19017
  • UNIT NAME: Fabricate jewellery items
  • Unit description: This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to use fabrication techniques to construct jewellery components, single and multiple-piece items.
  • Pre-requisite unit: MEM05006, MEM06007, MEM11011, MEM12023, MEM13015, MEM16006, MEM18001

Ways to Study

• Apprenticeships or traineeships

Choose Your Study Location

• Greater Brisbane

Campus

• South Bank

Workplace

• Workplace

Drop in Days

• Drop in days

Block Training

• Block training

Day Release

• Day release

Mobile Van

• Mobile van

Online

• Online

Costs

Eligible apprentices and trainees that meet the Queensland state funding requirements will be charged a set fee per nominal hour. These fees are calculated at a regulated rate of $1.60 per nominal hour. Concession rates apply for students who hold a current Health Care Card or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Non-funded apprentices and trainees will be charged a fee for service cost. These will be confirmed prior to the commencement of training.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Selection Criteria

To study an apprenticeship program you must be indentured as an apprentice with your employer.

Employers need to be able to provide the necessary human and physical resources to qualify for an apprentice.

Resources Required

It is recommended that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader. This equipment and software is available for use at all TAFE Queensland locations.

Assessment Methods

Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning.

University Pathways

If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.

How to Apply

Direct application

If you're ready to get started, simply hit the Apply Now button on your preferred course information page and get your application underway online.

Course Disclaimer

All information was accurate at time of publication, however TAFE policies, tuition fees, available subsidies, and course content is subject to change without notice. Course commencement is dependent on sufficient enrolment numbers. Timetable information is subject to change prior to commencement and/or during the duration of your course.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfers

Fast track your way to a formal qualification by earning credit for the things you already know. We can assess your skills, directly apply credits from previous successful study, and give you advanced standing in your course.

Related Courses

• Introduction to Jewellery
• Jewellery and Silversmithing Introduction Workshop