Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture
The purpose of the Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacture is to graduate students who can contribute, in line with social and economic transformation, to the economy of South Africa as trained jewellers and jewellery designers, through employment or via entrepreneurial endeavors. You will be empowered with creative and technical skills and abilities, namely visual and manual skills in jewellery design and manufacture, creativity and innovation, research skills and conceptual and critical thinking. These skills and abilities contribute to a vocation or career as a creative or commercial jeweller and to the jewellery industry and economy of South
Africa.
POSSIBLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- CAD designer
- Advanced bench worker
- Product developer
- Setter
- CAM practitioner
- 3D wax printer technician
- Artist jeweller
- Restorer
- Jewellery retailer
- Product representative
- Caster
- Wax carver
- Jewellery renderer
- Model maker
CAREER PROFILE
You should have an interest in and understanding of the jewellery design and manufacture industry. You should be able to produce creative work under pressure, work long hours and keep to a tight schedule.
FACILITIES
Specialised studios.
QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINABLE
Diploma; Advanced Diploma; Postgraduate Diploma; Master of Art and Design; Doctor of Art and Design.
CONTACT DETAILS
The Departmental Administrator
Victoria Tyusha
+27 12 382 6014/6012
TyushanV@tut.ac.za