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COMPREHENSIVE JEWELRY TRAINING (Short Format) - 360 Hours
This is a comprehensive short course aimed at individuals who plan
to enter the jewelry trade. It teaches many of the same skills as
in the comprehensive course but concentrates on the basic skills.
Students are taught in small groups in four major areas of study:
fundamental jewelry techniques, stone setting, wax modeling and
casting/molds, and decorative processes. No previous experience
is necessary.
Once successfully finishing this course, students will be qualified
to work at entry level jobs in the jewelry trade, where the working
environment demands a diversity of basic skills. |
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Classes
Meet:
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Monday
to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for 12 weeks. A part-time schedule
is also available from Monday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
for 30 weeks. The course is given in one quarter for 12
weeks, or two terms each of 15 weeks, for 30 weeks, part
time.
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Tuition:
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Fee
is $4,000. The basic tool kit is $300 plus $25.95 sales
tax. The total fee for tuition plus the basic tool kit is
$4,325.95. Payment plans are available.
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Certificate:
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Students
earn a Certificate in Comprehensive Jewelry Training.
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Curriculum
Outline
First Quarter
Fundamental Jewelry Techniques
Sawing |
Piercing |
Filing |
Sanding |
Polishing/buffing |
Soldering |
Annealing |
Testing of metals
Stone Setting
Bezel setting |
Prong setting |
Channel setting |
Bead work setting
Second Quarter
Wax Modeling/Casting
Basic wax ring |
Wax ring w/stone |
Wax earrings |
Wax name ring |
Spruing |
Investing |
Centrifugal casting |
Rubber molds |
Use of wax injector
Decorative Processes
Texturing |
Etching |
Enameling |
Electroplating
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