| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-02-19 | - |
| 2024-07-22 | - |
Program Overview
The Certificate in Jewellery program provides a comprehensive foundation in jewelry manufacturing, covering theory and practical skills in precision, accuracy, and problem-solving. Through hands-on tasks and expert guidance, students develop the skills necessary for entry-level positions in the jewelry and goldsmithing industry. The program also prepares graduates for further studies in jewelry design and technology.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Certificate in Jewellery program is crafted for individuals seeking knowledge in the general manufacturing process of jewelry. It offers:
- Theoretical understanding of precision, accuracy, and problem-solving
- Practical hands-on tasks to implement theoretical knowledge
- Foundational theory and practice for further studies in jewelry and goldsmithing
Outline:
This program incorporates:
- Jewelry and goldsmith theory
- Practical application of theory in dimensioning, marking out, forming, filing, soldering, making settings, cutting stone/back holes, and polishing
- Understanding of the general and fundamental theory, skills, and techniques for entering the jewelry or goldsmith industry through a range of modules like:
- Filing Designs
- Band Ring Designs
- Mount Designs
Teaching:
The program employs:
- A hands-on approach that fosters creativity, builds confidence, and sharpens skills
- Expert tutors who provide guidance and support in the industry-leading workroom
Careers:
Graduates of this program:
- Execute various jewelry fabrication techniques such as filing, forming, wirework, soldering, and polishing
- Create additional dimensions to work like stone openings, back-holes, wirework, shank designs, bezels, pips, brooch pins, and bales
- Understand culturally safe work practices
- Meet entry requirements for the Bachelor of Jewellery Design + Technology and other further study options
- Enter the jewelry and goldsmithing industry at a junior level
Entry Requirements:
Students are required to complete a pre-enrolment application and enrolment form and supply this with the required documentation to Whitecliffe. Applicants are required to participate in a pre-entry audition. Final acceptance into the course is subject to the approval of the Programme Leader & Marketing Department. For domestic applicants: Programme fee payment is required immediately after the applicant receives notification of their acceptance into the programme. For international applicants: Programme fee payment is required immediately after the Approval in Principle (AIP) from Immigration New Zealand. Where the number of programme applicants into the programme exceeds the number of places available on the programme, applicants will be selected on the basis of: Meeting the entry criteria In order of application Receipt of fee payment Places will be allotted on a first come, first enrolled basis. Other applicants will be waitlisted and informed when places become available.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
Student from a country with a visa decline rate of more than 20%: NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) Completed Bachelor Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours Degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree, but only if the qualification is obtained from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States; and the language of instruction was English. Internationally recognised English language proficiency test listed in the Appendix to Rule 18, but only if: the student has achieved the required test scores for the level of the programme as specified in the Table in the Appendix; and the scores were achieved in a single test during the preceding two years. Combination of scores from multiple tests is not acceptable. Student from a country with a visa decline rate of 20% or less: NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance
- Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) Completed Bachelor Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours Degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree, but only if the qualification is obtained from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States; and the language of instruction was English. Internationally recognised English language proficiency test listed in the “Appendix to Rule 18”, but only if the student has achieved the required test scores for the level of the programme as specified in the Table (See Key Links below) in the Appendix; and the scores were achieved in a single test during the preceding two years. Combination of scores from multiple tests is not acceptable. An NZQA-approved English language proficiency test, administered by a Category 1 or 2 institution, where the student has achieved an outcome that is equivalent to or better than those listed in the Table of the Appendix (^) Completion of all primary education and at least three years of secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction. Version :3 Page 11 of 141 Date: Mar 2020 • Completion of five years of secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction. Completion of all primary education and at least three years of secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction.
