Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
Level 2 art/design or craft entry then Level 3 Jewellery, Silversmithing and Allied Trades apprenticeship to become a bench jeweller/designer-maker.