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MAURITIUS QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY NATIONAL CERTIFICATE LEVEL 4 IN JEWELLERY DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND STONE SETTING National Certificate Level 4 in Jewellery Design, Manufacturing and Stone Setting 1.

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Level of qualification: 4 Total Credits: 117 Review date: October 2025 Access to qualification 4.1 Entry information National Certificate of Education (NCE)/ 9th Grade of the Nine Year Continuous Basic Education (NYCBE) or 8th Grade of the Nine Year Continuous Basic Education with a minimum of 2 years working experience in the field of Jewellery Making or Pre-vocational Education Year 4 and National Certificate Level 3 in Jewellery Manufacturing and Design or An alternative qualification at Level 3 of the NQF 4.2 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Potential candidates holding a qualification at Level 3 of the NQF and at least 3 years of working experience in the relevant field may access this qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.
4.3 Award of qualification requirements Unit No.
Unit Standard Title Level Credit 1 Apply health and safety procedures in the workshop 2 Demonstrate knowledge of jewellery designs and actual trends 3 Demonstrate knowledge of design fundamentals 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 Apply design process and development cycle in jewellery design 5 Demonstrate knowledge of jewellery illustration & colour rendering 6 Use basic Computer Aided Design (CAD) software features for jewellery designing 7 Demonstrate knowledge of gold alloys, assaying and hallmarking 8 Demonstrate a basic knowledge of gemstones 9 Apply stone setting techniques 10 Apply Chasing and repoussée techniques 11 Apply enamelling techniques 12 Apply cold connection techniques 13 Manufacture jewellery items 14 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of laser soldering machine 15 Repair jewellery items 16 Manufacture models 17 Carve wax Produce rubber mould for wax injection 18 19 Demonstrate knowledge of lost wax casting 20 Handle a project independently Total Credits 117 5.
Purpose This qualification is intended for people wishing to pursue a career in the jewellery sector.

People awarded with this qualification are able to use both hand and Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for jewellery design and manufacture.

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