JEWELLERY
- PREAMBLE
An appreciation of the cultural heritage of a society forms the basis for the advancement of practices that enhance the quality of life of the society. Cultures all over the world bequeath to its people certain vocations. Jewellery is a worldwide vocation and culturally based. Therefore, there is the need for students at the Senior High School level in Ghana to be taught and examined in this field.
The rationale for a course in Jewellery at Senior High School level therefore, are as follows:
(i) the need to develope, promote and sustain the creative potential of the learner;
(ii) the need to promote indigenous forms of Jewellery;
(iii) the availability of traditional and non-traditional materials;
(iv) the subject can be studied by both sexes and could be taught in both urban and rural schools;
(v) Ready market for jewellery items world wide;
(vi) It serves as a storehouse of culture;
(vii) Jewellery is considered as a store of value. etc
- AIMS/OBJECTIVES
The aims and objectives of the examination syllabus for Jewellery therefore are to:
(i) test candidates’ knowledge and skills in theory and practical aspects in jewellery;
(ii) assess candidates’ skills and talents in the designing and production of jewellery, using
available traditional and non-traditional materials;
(iii) test candidates’ knowledge and skills in establishing and managing a jewellery workshop for personal and national development;
(iv) assess candidates understanding in the history and development of Jewellery;
(v) assess candidates aesthetic awareness in Jewellery.
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