Jewellers are responsible for designing and making jewellery and small objects using a wide range of materials, including metals, stones, woods, plastics and fibres.

Jewellers may be responsible for the following tasks:

•Creating design drawings and specifications for wearable or three-dimensional objects

•Shaping metal and other materials by cutting, filing, hammering, turning, spinning, bending, casting, folding and linking using specialised hand and power tools and equipment

•Assembling articles using soldering, screwing, riveting and other joining methods

•Finishing articles using files, emery paper, buffing machines or other appropriate tools and equipment

•Engraving designs on ring settings, brooches, bracelets and other articles

•Selling jewellery direct to the public or to retail jewellery shops.