Jewellery Designer - ANZSCO 232313

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Description
Conceptualises and designs prototypes and details for the manufacture of jewellery and objects for personal adornment, such as watches and spectacles, homewares and other objects, such as trophies and silverware, using metals, precious stones, plastics, engraving, casting and fabrication, to develop designs for mass or batch production or one-off commissions.

Skill Level 1

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Group: 2323 Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers

Description
plan, design, develop and document products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Tasks
determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements
formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery
preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
detailing and documenting the selected design for production
preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacture process

Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Requirements for Skills Assessment

This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree and in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

In addition to the above, it is essential for applicants to meet the following employment criteria:

• at least one year of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level,
• undertaken in the last five years,
• working 20 hours or more per week, and
• highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

If the qualification is not in a highly relevant field, then the applicant must have:

• three years of post-qualification employment experience at an appropriate skill level,
• undertaken in the last five years,
• working 20 hours or more per week, and
• highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

This is reduced to two years if there is an additional qualification at least at AQF Diploma level in a highly relevant field.

If employment has occurred before completion of qualification, then five years of highly relevant employment experience are required in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years.

Please note in order to achieve a successful Skills Assessment Outcome, a positive assessment for both qualifications and employment is required.

*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.

 A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.

Qualification
AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree*
Highly relevant major fields of study include:
» Jewellery Design
» Fine Arts
» Studio Art
* This includes qualifications assessed at AQF
Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level

Employment Information

Jewellery Designers use creative and material expertise to design and oversee the planning and implementation of manufacturing jewellery products. They work with precious metals, diamonds, beads and gemstones to create wearable pieces of art, managing design(s) from concept to creation. Jewellery Designers have technical knowledge of the production process for jewellery and may be employed within large manufacturing companies, jewellery shops where custom and small batch production is done, or they may be self-employed.

Roles that are primarily focused on examining designs to make jewellery, repairing, crafting objects out of precious metals, or cutting, shaping and polishing rough gemstones to produce fashion or industrial jewels will not be considered under this occupation. Jewellers are classified separately in ANZSCO