Jewellers make and repair jewellery such as rings, brooches, chains and bracelets, crafts objects out of precious metals, or cuts, shapes, and polishes rough gemstones to produce fashion or industrial jewels.

Skill Level

3

Specialisations

• Diamond Cutter
• Faceter
• Gem Setter
• Goldsmith
• Lapidary
• Opal Polisher
• Ring Maker
• Silversmith

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Jeweller is Trades Recognition Australia (TRA). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Must have successfully completed an AQF Qualification either a Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture or formal training that is comparable
• Must possess skills that are current to Australian industry standards demonstrated by 12 months full time employment or equivalent part-time in the occupation in the previous three years
• If you have obtained a qualification internationally or an Australian qualification that was not through the Australian Recognition of Learning process, you are required to demonstrate 3 years full time or equivalent post-qualification experience
• If you have obtained an Australian qualification issued through the Australian Recognition of Learning process, you are required to demonstrate 3 years full-time or equivalent post-qualification experience OR 6 years full-time or equivalent experience which can be either pre- or post-qualification

Make and repair jewellery such as rings, brooches, chains and bracelets, craft objects out of precious metals, and cut, shape and polish rough gemstones to produce fashion and industrial jewels.

Tasks

• Examining designs and specifications for jewellery and precious metal objects
• Shaping moulded metal by cutting, filing, beating, turning and bending, using specialised hand and power tools
• Assembling articles by soldering, screwing, riveting and otherwise joining
• Securing precious stones in retaining prongs and ridges, and smoothing and checking final settings
• Engraving designs on ring settings, brooches, bracelets and other articles
• Repairing jewellery by soldering, replacing and rebuilding worn and broken parts
• Appraising the quality and value of jewellery
• Cutting and dividing stones to approximate final shape, using precision hand and power tools and jigs
• Securing stones and shapes, cutting angles, smoothing and polishing
• Finishing articles using files, emery paper and buffing machines
• Restyling old jewellery

Skill Level

In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the following qualifications:

• Australia (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
  • AQF Certificate III + 2 years of on-the-job training; or
  • AQF Certificate IV
• New Zealand (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
  • NZQF Level 4 Qualification

Please note at least three years of relevant experience may be a substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Occupations in this Group

• 399411 Jeweller