Qualification details

Title / New Zealand Diploma in Jewellery (Level 6)
Version / 1 / Qualification type / Diploma
Level / 6 / Credits / 120
NZSCED / 100307 / Creative Arts > Visual Arts and Crafts > Jewellery Making
Qualification developer / New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Next review / July 2018
Approval date / June 2015
Strategic purpose statement / This qualification is for people seeking specialised skills and knowledge needed to enter professional careers in the broader jewellery industry and/or in preparation for independent studio practice. It is also designed for people already employed in the jewellery industry.
The jewellery industry and creative and cultural sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will benefit from having people trained in the design and construction of jewellery to a professional level.
Graduates will be capable of working independently as employees, or in self-employment or freelance roles.
Outcome Statement / Graduate profile / Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
-  Apply a specialist range of technical skills for the construction of jewellery.
-  Research, identify, and analyse a broad range of information to generate design solutions.
-  Investigate own practice in context of a broad range of art, craft and design theory.
-  Apply critical thinking in developing and refining own work and in critiquing the work of others.
-  Apply professional and business practices and processes related to self-employment/freelance practice.
-  Apply problem solving skills to independently manage a project.
-  Independently select and present work in a variety of contexts.
Education pathway / The qualification provides a pathway from:
-  New Zealand Diploma in Jewellery (Level 5) [Ref: 2646]
-  New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5) [Ref: 2636]
-  New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Level 5) [Ref: 2867]
Graduates of this qualification may wish to undertake further tertiary study at diploma or degree level in the field of creative arts, or the field of business if pursuing self-employment.
Employment pathway / Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge for positions, such as lead designer or studio manager in:
-  the broader jewellery and associated creative industries;
-  self-employment/ freelance practice.

Qualification specifications

Qualification award / This qualification may be awarded by any education organisation accredited under section 250 of the Education Act 1989 to deliver a programme leading to the award of this qualification.
The formal document certifying the award of this qualification will display the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) logo and may also include the name or logo of the qualification developer and/or the awarding body.
Evidence requirements for assuring consistency / All tertiary education organisations (TEOs) either arranging training or delivering programmes that lead to the award of the qualification are required to participate with the qualification developer in a scheduled consistency process, in accordance with published national guidelines.
This will involve reviewing evidence associated with graduates’ achievement of outcomes, establishing a periodic cycle for a review focus for the external consistency review, and agreeing acceptable standards and/or benchmarks for qualification outcome achievement, and areas for improvement.
Standard evidence for programme providers may include:
-  assessment information leading to the achievement of the graduate outcomes
-  a portfolio of student work relating to the qualification and the annual review focus requirements
-  graduate and/or stakeholder/end-user feedback on outcome achievement
-  TEO moderation outcomes which may include moderation/benchmarking across common programmes
-  relevant External Evaluation and Review (EER) data
Minimum standard of achievement and standards for grade endorsements / The minimum standard of achievement required for the award of the qualification is the achievement of all the graduate outcomes in the graduate profile.
There are no grade endorsements for this qualification.
Other requirements for the qualification (including regulatory body or legislative requirements) / Nil.

General conditions for the programme leading to the qualification

General conditions for programme / The programme design, including assessment, must reflect the interconnectedness of graduate outcomes and the norms of jewellery industry practices.
Prior to enrolment, candidates must have completed a Level 5 qualification in the same or related field, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Programmes may be developed based on Māori principles and values, and are intended to enable Wānanga to meet obligations under the Education Act (1989, section 162(4)(b)(iv)).
Education organisations offering programmes leading to this qualification must maintain currency with amendments to, and replacement of, relevant legislation, regulations, rules and Australian/New Zealand Standards.

Conditions relating to the Graduate profile

Qualification outcomes / Conditions
1 / Apply a specialist range of technical skills for the construction of jewellery.
Credits 20 / Programmes must include selection and use of a broad range of specialist techniques, processes and materials.
2 / Research, identify, and analyse a broad range of information to generate design solutions.
Credits 20 / Programmes must include integration of design processes to generate individual solutions.
3 / Investigate own practice in context of a broad range of art, craft and design theory.
Credits 15 / Programmes may include historical, philosophical, ethical, technical and conceptual practices.
4 / Apply critical thinking in developing and refining own work and in critiquing the work of others.
Credits 15 / Programmes must include using a variety of appropriate technologies and media to evaluate practices eg visual diaries, electronic media.
5 / Apply professional and business practices and processes related to self-employment/freelance practice.
Credits 15 / Programmes must include:
-  Health and safety, relevant ethical, legal issues, authorship and cultural safety.
-  Practise with an understanding of the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for jewellery design in Aotearoa New Zealand.
6 / Apply problem solving skills to independently manage a project.
Credits 25 / Programmes must include application and assimilation of creative and technical solutions.
7 / Independently select and present work in a variety of contexts.
Credits 10 / Programmes may include exploration and execution of a variety of presentation concepts eg photography, branding, relationship to the body, portfolio and exhibition.

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