MEM19004 — Handle and examine gemstone materials

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What an assessment for MEM19004 must cover

31 assessable components: 2 elements (10 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine job requirements

1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions

2 Perform gemstone examinations and handle gem materials

2.1Select examination methods and equipment appropriate to the gem material and examination requirements
2.2Prepare equipment and specimen
2.3Apply handling measures appropriate to gem material
2.4Identify the physical and optical properties of gem materials
2.5Record and verify examination results
2.6Prepare examination results and record conclusions with supportive evidence

Performance evidence

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
selecting relevant tools and equipment to handle and examine gem materials
setting up and safely operating equipment, including preparing, pre-setting, balancing, calibrating and levelling of equipment, for examination of gem materials
undertaking numerical operations and calculations associated with handling and examining gem stones
identifying relevant physical and optical properties of gemstones
recording results and comparing results with known control items, charts, lists, graphs, diagrams and resource materials
reading valuation documents, making comparisons and verifying outcomes
selecting and applying handling measures and precautions in relation to gem materials, work processes, tools and equipment
investigating and reporting examination results, including assessing need for further examination, cross referencing other records and cross referencing valuation documents.

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
examination methods for gem materials in relation to the properties and features that may affect specific materials during jewellery manufacture, repair or alteration
equipment required for examination and the function of each
limitations of the selected equipment and methods
SOPs for selected equipment
definitions of processes and features
physical and optical properties and qualities of relevant gemstones
principles of gemmology
gemstone and diamond nomenclature
process for verifying results
handling measures and precautions for specific gem materials during jewellery manufacture, repair or alteration
evidence used in support of conclusions.

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Questions about assessing MEM19004

What does an assessment tool for MEM19004 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM19004 needs to address all 31 unit components: 2 elements with 10 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MEM19004?

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