Curriculum Description

BASICS, COMMERCIAL JEWELRY, GOLDSMITHING AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

Average course length - 3 to 14 months

Average cost - $4,500 to $21,000 + tools and materials

Counseling and assessment of your skills before making curriculum choices allows you to enroll for a full or partial course of training described below.

Course content = 77+ projects relating to the following:

Course ContentApprox. Hours:

1.Filing and shaping40

2.Saw piercing30

3.Drilling and burr uses40

4.Tool making and treating20

5.Soldering and miniature welding60

6.Riveting and other fastening methods35

7.Sizing60

8.Setting40

9.Finishing, polishing, and plating25

10.Repairs80

11.Casting40

12.Practical gemology - do's and don'ts8

13.Production techniques - basic12

14.Troubleshooting15

15.Lectures and demonstrationstime varies

16.Guest lectures and demonstrationsitems 15 - 17

17.Observation of working shopmay = 335 hrs.

18.Semi-final project40

19.2nd counseling: curriculum and skill levelsn/a

20.Advanced hand tool techniques100

21.Advanced fabrication techniques200

22.Design for production100

23.Solving design problems w/techniques80

24.Hand engraving240

25.Die making and use120

26.Gold, silver and non-ferrous metal smithing80

27.Black smithing120

28.Welding for light duty and arts applications80

29.Mold making, jig and tool making100

30.Advanced production techniques and more140 hrs.

*Total Hours545 - 2,240 hrs.

Full course of training includes all 30 items.

Basics and Commercial Jewelry Techniques; Items 1 - 19

Goldsmithing and Production Techniques; Items 19 - 30