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Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design
Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design
MEM60211
D646
Replaced
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00 | 15/09/2013 | Current | Approved |
Description
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge required to develop jewellery and object design solutions that require a wide range of specialised technical and creative skills. Design solutions reflect consideration of aesthetics, function, production techniques, material characteristics, and marketability of jewellery and objects.
Job roles/employment outcomes
This qualification targets independent professional designers or designers/practitioners in jewellery and objects. Designs may meet a specific client brief and reflect original design concepts. This person is likely to be an owner/operator or employed in a production workshop or small business operation and working directly with clients to produce items.
Application
This qualification is typically used to develop skills and knowledge in jewellery and object design 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.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
The minimum requirements for achievement of the MEM60211 Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design are:- completion of all nine (9) core units of competency
- completion of twenty seven (27) elective units of competency, to bring the total number of units to thirty six (36).
Units with prerequisites are marked with an asterisk. Note that when selecting elective units any prerequisite units must also be completed (refer to units and prerequisites listing in Appendix 2, Volume 1).
Elective units of competency must be selected as follows:
- at least five (5) 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
- at least three (3) units of competency from Group D.
The thirteen (13) remaining elective units can be selected as follows, to bring the total number of elective units to twenty seven (27):
- Group A, B, C or D electives not previously selected
- a maximum of five (5) units from Group E
- up to six (6) appropriate elective units may be chosen from other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available in an Advanced Diploma, Diploma (maximum 4 units) or Certificate IV (maximum 4 units) 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.
1. Core Units
All nine (9) units must be completed
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S7769 | CUVRES502A | Analyse cultural history and theory | 60 | Unit of competency |
| S7575 | MEM19023A | Apply drawing and rendering techniques to jewellery or object design | 36 | Unit of competency |
| W5502 | MEM13014A | Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment | 4 | Unit of competency |
| S7592 | MEM19040A | Create and manufacture jewellery or object design prototypes for the mass market | 54 | Unit of competency |
| D0668 | BSBDES502A | Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief | 65 | Unit of competency |
| S7593 | MEM19041A | Experiment with jewellery or object designs | 54 | Unit of competency |
| S7578 | MEM19026A | Investigate quality and application of jewellery materials | 18 | Unit of competency |
| D3655 | MSAENV272B | Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | 20 | Unit of competency |
| S7751 | CUVPRP501A | Realise a body of creative work | 70 | Unit of competency |
2. Group A Elective Units
A minimum of five (5) units to be chosen from Group A.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
3. Group B Elective Units
A minimum of three (3) units to be chosen from Group B.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S7577 | MEM19025A | Create and present designs for jewellery and other 3D objects | 36 | Unit of competency |
| S7581 | MEM19029A | Produce a professional jewellery design and 3D object portfolio | 36 | Unit of competency |
| S7579 | MEM19027A | Produce life drawings for presenting jewellery and object designs | 72 | Unit of competency |
| S7583 | MEM19031A | Produce renderings and technical drawings for jewellery and object design construction | 18 | Unit of competency |
| S7582 | MEM19030A | Research and design sustainable objects | 54 | Unit of competency |
| S7580 | MEM19028A | Select materials and new technologies for jewellery and 3D object design applications | 18 | Unit of competency |
| S7576 | MEM19024A | Use CAD to create and display 3D jewellery and object models | 36 | Unit of competency |
4. Group C Elective Units
A minimum of three (3) units to be chosen from Group C.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0665 | BSBDES402A | Interpret and respond to a design brief | 20 | Unit of competency |
| W5418 | MEM09002B | Interpret technical drawing | 36 | Unit of competency |
| S7653 | CUVDRA502A | Investigate drawing materials and processes | 60 | Unit of competency |
| WE078 | MEM30031A | Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements | 40 | Unit of competency |
| D0649 | BSBCRT501A | Originate and develop concepts | 30 | Unit of competency |
| S7753 | CUVPRP503A | Present a body of own creative work | 55 | Unit of competency |
| WA378 | LMFFDT4012A | Produce ideation drawings | 45 | Unit of competency |
| S7610 | CUVACD506A | Refine 2-D design ideas and processes | 60 | Unit of competency |
| S7611 | CUVACD507A | Refine 3-D design ideas and processes | 60 | Unit of competency |
| S7652 | CUVDRA501A | Refine drawing techniques | 70 | Unit of competency |
| S7608 | CUVACD504A | Research and apply light and colour | 40 | Unit of competency |
5. Group D Elective Units
A minimum of three (3) units to be chosen from Group D.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
6. Group E Elective Units
A maximum of five (5) units to be chosen from Group E.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIW4 | MEM60222 | Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design | Qualification |
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