Earlier, gold jewellery items were created by
goldsmiths and silversmiths who acquired their skills from their forefathers.
The skills were confined to their community people alone. They passed on their
knowledge and expertise from one generation to another. Such artisans not only
designed jewellery but also manufactured and sold them. They operated and
earned solely depending on the word-of-mouth publicity spread by their
customers. Gone are those days, the demand for gold and diamond jewellery has
open new avenues for many people who love to take up jewellery designing as
their career. Now, gold is not only viewed as an investment option but also
viewed as a beautifying and image boosting accessory. Today's women have high
aspirations and possess an outgoing nature that they desire to wear gold
jewellery that suits their personality. This trend combined with the demand has
made this career option a lucrative one.
Jewellery design courses span from 6 months
to 2 years and are offered as diplomas and degrees. Some of the reputed institutes
that offer these courses in India include the College Britanica in Gurgaon,
Delhi Institute of Fashion and Technology, Gemological Institute of India in
Mumbai, Gemstone Artisans Training School in Jaipur, The Gemological Institute
of India in Mumbai, Wigan and Leigh college in New Delhi, NIIFT, Aalisha
Polytechnic in New Delhi, Indian Diamond Institute-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Centre of Jewellery Design and Manufacture, Katargam and Pearl Academy of
Fashion spread all over India. There are even institutes that offer these
courses as resident and distance education programs.
After successful completion of the jewellery
designing course you will be able to design jewellery via drawings, renderings,
wax originals or models. You can take up career as an artist jeweller,
designer, jewellery designer, freelance designer or fashion jeweller. The
options are wide and many. Other career options that are closely related to
jewellery making and selling include repair personnel meant exclusively for
doing repair work, stone setter for setting gem stones, production bench worker
for monotonous hand jobs, caster, model creator for coming up with original
models, platter, polisher, computer aided designer for creating designs using
computers, teacher, sales personnel, stone dealer, store manager or owner,
appraiser and gemologist for evaluating the quality and worth of the stones and
jewels.
Before choosing jewellery designing as a
career option, it is good to introspect yourself if you have following traits
to excel in this field. Some of the preferable traits include diligence,
accuracy, creativity, keen eye for small details, knowledge on fashion and
current trends, knowledge about metals, gems and so on.
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