MEM60222Advanced DiplomaCurrentMEM training package
MEM60222 Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design
MEM60222 is the nationally recognised Advanced Diploma behind jeweller work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MEM60211. About 31 jeweller jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 29.2% on a year earlier.
Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
31last month
Jeweller roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM60211 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 54.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The long-term signals behind the Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Jewellers are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 29.2% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting fewer jeweller jobs than a year ago. About 31 jeweller jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 29.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 600 job ads, while 85 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 3994
Combined monthly online job ads across Jeweller, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates jewellers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Jeweller as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Jeweller jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 4,606 workers in May 2025, 4,990 by May 2030 (up 8.3%) and 5,250 by May 2035 (up 14%).
4,606
workers, May 2025
4,990
workers, May 2030
5,250
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
More people are choosing the Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design every year. Across Australia, 55 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 85, up 54.5% in a year. National data for MEM60222 starts in 2024.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
2023
not yet introduced
55
2024
85
2025
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework
What does studying it involve?
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
How long it takes
A Advanced Diploma is typically 1.5 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to MEM60222 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists
What does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for MEM60222 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging
What is in the qualification
The Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design is 36 units: 22 core, plus 14 electives chosen from 79 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 39 of them, marked below.
CUADES512Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
CUAPPR511Realise a body of creative work
CUARES503Analyse cultural history and theory
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MEM19023Apply drawing and rendering techniques to jewellery or object design (has prerequisites)
MEM19026Investigate quality and application of jewellery materials (has prerequisites)
View all 9 core units
MEM19040Create and manufacture jewellery or object design prototypes for the mass market (has prerequisites)
MEM19041Experiment with jewellery or object designs (has prerequisites)
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
View the 79 elective options
BSBCMM411Make presentations
BSBCRT412Articulate, present and debate ideas
BSBCRT413Collaborate in creative processes
BSBCRT512Originate and develop concepts
BSBCRT611Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving
BSBESB404Market new business ventures
BSBESB406Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures
BSBESB407Manage finances for new business ventures
BSBLEG525Apply legal principles in intellectual property law matters
BSBPMG430Undertake project work
CUAACD314Make scale models
CUAACD522Work with photomedia in creative practice
CUAACD534Research and apply light and colour
CUAACD536Refine 2-D design ideas and processes
CUAACD537Refine 3-D design ideas and processes
CUAACD611Extend professional expertise with drawing and other visual representation tools
CUADES412Interpret and respond to a design brief
CUADES421Research and apply techniques for the design of wearable objects
CUADES611Manage design realisation
CUADES612Research global design trends
CUADES801Research and apply design theory
CUADIG415Produce innovative digital images
CUADIG518Refine digital art techniques
CUADRA501Refine drawing techniques
CUADRA502Investigate drawing materials and processes
CUAGRD311Prepare files for print
CUAIND211Develop and apply creative arts industry knowledge
CUAJWL401Experiment with techniques to produce jewellery
CUAPHI312Capture photographic images
CUAPHI412Apply photo imaging lighting techniques
CUAPPR403Store and maintain finished creative work
CUAPPR415Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work
CUAPPR512Develop sustainability of own professional practice
CUAPPR513Present a body of own creative work
CUAPPR611Originate a body of independent creative work
CUAPPR612Collaborate in professional creative projects
CUAPPR613Engage in the business of creative practice
CUAPPR614Publicly present a body of own creative work
MEM19034Apply chain manufacture process (has prerequisites)
MEM19035Plan and apply casting techniques for jewellery or object designs (has prerequisites)
MEM19036Use specialised techniques to produce jewellery or objects (has prerequisites)
MEM19037Plan and implement chenier fabrication process (has prerequisites)
MEM19038Apply traditional techniques to jewellery or 3D object production (has prerequisites)
MEM19039Plan, conduct and supervise a jewellery or object exhibition or program (has prerequisites)
MEM19042Render images using computer graphics software (has prerequisites)
MEM19043Oversee jewellery or object design production (has prerequisites)
MEM22015Source and estimate engineering materials requirements (has prerequisites)
MEM30031Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
MSFFDM4014Produce manual and computer-aided drawings from design concepts
MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
SIRXSLS001Sell to the retail customer
training.gov.au national register, MEM60222 release 1
Where to study
Where can I study MEM60222?
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Get Course maps MEM60222 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3994) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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