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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Qualifications Scotland has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Qualifications Scotland awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Qualifications Scotland.
This qualification is designed for individuals working in the manufacturing technologies sector, specifically jewellery design and manufacturing. Learners develop skills in areas such as polishing and finishing jewellery, using tools to produce formed jewellery, and understanding the history of creativity.
These are the units Qualifications Scotland registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Qualifications Scotland. It does the teaching and the mapping. Qualifications Scotland sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Apply concepts of metallurgy to the production of precious metal objects Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the fundamental theoretical concepts of metallurgy, including the properties and behaviour of metals
- Describe the different types of alloys and their specific applications in the production of precious metal objects
- Explain how metallurgical processes, such as heat treatment and alloying, affect the properties of precious metals
- Apply metallurgical concepts to select appropriate materials and processes for the manufacture of precious metal objects
- Use metallurgical techniques to manipulate and shape precious metals, ensuring desired properties are achieved
- Evaluate the metallurgical properties of finished precious metal objects, ensuring they meet required standards
Design and make models for use in lost wax casting Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the processes involved in producing complex jewellery components using wax casting techniques.
- Understand how to maintain the quality and integrity of jewellery formed through wax casting, identifying and addressing potential defects.
- Understand how to maintain casting equipment to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
- Understand the complete process of producing jewellery using wax casting, from initial design to final product.
- Assess complex jewellery components produced using wax casting techniques, identifying any faults or imperfections and recommending appropriate corrective actions.
Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the definitions, concepts and history of creative thinking
- Use a range of creative thinking techniques to generate ideas and responses
Maintain Knowledge of the Jewellery Industry, Allied Trades and Related Technologies Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to maintain up to date knowledge of industry working practices
- Understand how to develop an awareness of employment opportunities within the jewellery sector
- Implement activity to develop an up to date knowledge of industry working practices
Maintain and prepare the workshop for work with precious metal objects Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the importance of adhering to safe working practices within a workshop environment
- Describe the procedures for maintaining workshop areas to ensure a safe and efficient working environment
- Participate in the maintenance of workshop areas, following established procedures and safety guidelines
- Prepare workshop areas for specific tasks, ensuring the correct tools and equipment are available and safely positioned
Mark out and measure materials for the manufacture of precious metal objects Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the importance of accurate marking out and measurement in the manufacture of precious metal objects
- Describe the different types of tools and equipment used for marking out and measuring materials
- Interpret technical drawings and specifications to determine required dimensions and tolerances
- Prepare materials for marking out, ensuring surfaces are clean and free from defects
- Use appropriate tools and techniques to accurately mark out materials according to specified dimensions
- Measure materials using appropriate instruments, ensuring accuracy and adherence to tolerances
- Check marked out and measured materials to ensure they meet required specifications and are ready for further processing
Polish and finish silverware components to a commercial standard Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare and maintain polishing equipment for safe and effective use.
- Understand and apply appropriate polishing techniques to silverware components.
- Polish complex silverware components to a commercially acceptable finish, meeting specified quality standards.
Produce CAD designs for precious metal objects Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to use CAD software to produce designs and prototypes
- Produce designs using CAD software
Produce CAM prototypes for precious metal objects Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the principles of CAM technology and its application in producing prototypes for precious metal objects
- Describe the different types of CAM software and hardware used in prototype production
- Interpret technical drawings and specifications to inform the CAM prototyping process
- Use CAM software to design and generate toolpaths for producing prototypes
- Operate CAM equipment to produce prototypes from specified materials
- Evaluate the quality and accuracy of CAM-produced prototypes, identifying any necessary adjustments or improvements
Produce designs for production Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Confirm and clarify the nature and scope of the design brief, ensuring a clear understanding of the client's requirements and expectations.
- Generate a range of creative ideas to effectively respond to the design brief, and agree on the most appropriate design concept with relevant stakeholders.
- Produce models, prototypes, or artwork to visualise the design concept, and finalise the production specification, including materials, dimensions, and manufacturing processes.
- Produce, or effectively monitor the production of the product or service according to the agreed specification, and obtain formal client approval upon completion.
Research and respond to a design brief Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Determine client needs and design requirements through effective communication and consultation
- Analyse the design brief to identify key objectives, constraints, and target audience
- Conduct thorough research to gather information relevant to the design brief, including market trends, competitor analysis, and material options
- Develop a range of design options based on research findings and creative ideas
- Evaluate the feasibility, aesthetics, and functionality of each design option
- Select a preferred design solution that best meets the client's needs and design requirements
- Present the preferred design solution to the client, clearly communicating its features, benefits, and rationale
- Explain the concepts of copyright, moral rights, and intellectual property in relation to design work
The history and social impact of creativity and its influence on design Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the impact of creativity at different points in history, including contemporary perspectives and movements.
- Understand the potential links between the history of creativity and the work of current individuals and communities.
- Know where to find reliable and relevant information on the history and social impact of creativity.
- Understand the ways in which different factors, such as social, economic, and cultural influences, impact on creativity and how it is demonstrated in various cultural contexts.
Use equipment to permanently join jewellery or silverware components Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of safe working practice when joining components
- Permanently join jewellery or silverware components
- Join jewellery or silverware components
Use hand and mechanical techniques to polish and finish jewellery or silverware components Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the safety precautions that should be followed when polishing and finishing jewellery or silverware
- Understand how to polish and finish jewellery or silverware components
- Use techniques for polishing and finishing jewellery or silverware components
Use tools to cut and pierce jewellery or silverware components Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of safe working when cutting and piercing
- Cut and pierce jewellery and silverware components
- Use tools to cut and pierce jewellery and silverware components
Use tools to file jewellery or silverware components Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of safe working practices when filing jewellery or silverware components
- File jewellery or silverware components
- Use tools to file jewellery or silverware components
Use tools to produce formed jewellery or formed silverware components Real unit · Qualifications Scotland
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of adhering to safe working practices when producing formed jewellery or silverware components.
- Understand the methods and techniques used to form jewellery and silverware components.
- Safely and effectively use appropriate tools to produce formed jewellery or silverware components to the required specification.
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Apply advanced metallurgy practices to jewellery or silversmithing work
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Apply advanced metallurgy techniques in jewellery and silversmithing
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Apply metallurgy practices to jewellery or silversmithing work
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Contribute to keeping workshops tidy and safe
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Cut and pierce jewellery or silverware components
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Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills
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Experiment with properties of common precious metals and alloys used in jewellery or silversmithing
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File jewellery or silverware components
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Filing Jewellery or Silverware Components
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Join jewellery or silverware components using advanced techniques
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Maintain the general workshop environment
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Mark out and measure materials for jewellery or silverware components
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Perform permanent joining of jewellery or silverware components
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Polishing and Finishing Jewellery: Meeting Quality Standards
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Produce Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing Prototypes for Jewellery or Silverware
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Produce formed jewellery or silverware components
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Produce polished and finished jewellery or silverware items using advanced techniques
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Produce tools for the jewellery and silversmithing industry
Showing 18 of 19 standards these units map to.
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Qualifications Scotland rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Apply concepts of metallurgy to the production of precious metal objectsDesign and make models for use in lost wax castingDevelop and extend critical and creative thinking skillsMaintain Knowledge of the Jewellery Industry, Allied Trades and Related TechnologiesMaintain and prepare the workshop for work with precious metal objectsMark out and measure materials for the manufacture of precious metal objectsPolish and finish silverware components to a commercial standardProduce CAD designs for precious metal objects
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
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You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Apply advanced metallurgy practices to jewellery or silversmithing work
- Apply advanced metallurgy techniques in jewellery and silversmithing
- Apply metallurgy practices to jewellery or silversmithing work
- Contribute to keeping workshops tidy and safe
- Cut and pierce jewellery or silverware components
- Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills
- Experiment with properties of common precious metals and alloys used in jewellery or silversmithing
- File jewellery or silverware components
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Apply concepts of metallurgy to the production of precious metal objects, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
This unit introduces metallurgical concepts relevant to precious metal object production, including metal properties, alloy composition, and microstructure effects. Learners will apply this knowledge to manufacturing processes to enhance the quality and performance of metal objects.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for Qualifications Scotland Level 3 Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacturing
17 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Qualifications Scotland.
- Apply concepts of metallurgy to the production of precious metal objects
- Design and make models for use in lost wax casting
- Develop and extend critical and creative thinking skills
- Maintain Knowledge of the Jewellery Industry, Allied Trades and Related Technologies
- Maintain and prepare the workshop for work with precious metal objects
- Mark out and measure materials for the manufacture of precious metal objects
and 11 more in the full unit list below.
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