Jewellery & Silversmithing Courses
- Private In-Studio bespoke courses from £300
- Online 1:1 Interactive bespoke courses from £260
For Professionals, Beginners or Enthusiasts
All skill levels
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One day (or more) flexible Short & Foundation Courses
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Explore the potential for your work
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Obtain the knowledge and inspiration required to be original
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Gain invaluable 'Tips of the Trade' from expert tutors
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Tailored for you courses | Online Courses | Visiting Tutors
A wealth of knowledge waiting for you
Learn from the best in the business
This is Nick, he is a Master Goldsmith based in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter who has over 30 year's experience working in the industry as a Diamond Mounter and he is a very experienced tutor.
He's one of a group of specially invited UK tutors willing to teach you in their own workshops.
How to refine your Jewellery or Silversmithing Skills
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Choose the course that appeals to you.
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Consider how you might like a course tailored to suit your work.
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Make an enquiry about a course.
FREE Advice on Jewellery Courses & Training
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I started The Bespoke Jewellery Training Company to support best industry practices and to help connect people within the industry to support everyone's professional development.
I do this by providing you with superior quality courses taught by very experienced trade professionals willing to share their expertise with you in their own studio's or on live private online consultancy's
This courses page provides inspiration for course ideas to help you decide how to refine your skills, then we can tailor a course more specifically to suit your Jewellery business needs.
Please get in touch if you cannot find the information you are looking for.
Best wishes
Dawn Meaden-Johnson
Director : The Bespoke Jewellery Training Co
& Contemporary Jeweller
ONLINE COURSES
CAD : Design : Gemmology
History : Jewellery Business
Mentoring : Metallurgy
Casting Technical Consultancy
We now have a wide range of online live courses to provide you with flexible Jewellery Training options for your professional development wherever you are in the World.
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Online Live Private 1:1 Tuition
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Arranged upon request
In-studio tuition in the UK may be available depending on course, please ask for details
Featured Online Courses
Recommended or New
All In-Studio Courses | UK
Anticlastic & Synclastic Forming Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn how to use hammers to form free flowing organic and spontaneous 3D resilient shapes for bespoke Jewellery designs, using traditional Silversmithing techniques.
Location: Tutor Studio in Birmingham or Derbyshire
Anodised Aluminium Jewellery Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Exploring the colouring and a variety of decorative effects that can be used to create bespoke Aluminium Jewellery. Use your decorated samples to learn the basics of cutting and simply shaping of pre-anodised aluminium into simple jewellery shapes. Specialist tutor.
Suitable for all.
Location: Tutor Studio in South Wales
Argentium Silver for Jewellery Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Obtain some essential practical tips of the trade for the successful use of Argentium Silver in Jewellery. Find out more about the properties of Argentium Silver and how useful it can be for designs where tarnishing could be problematic.
Location: Tutor Studio in Newcastle or East Sussex
CAD COURSE SERIES
CAD for Jewellery Design
CAD (Computer Aided Design)
From a 6 hour Taster course to a CAD Diploma of 24 or 30 hours and lots of other options too. We have a wide variety of CAD courses to help you explore the possibilites of CAD for Jewellery Design. And we now have have CAD Rhino or Matrix Mentoring in available in blocks of 6 or 10 hours and you can use these hours as needed to help resolve design issues,
Online Live Private 1:1 Tuition
In-studio tuition may be available depending on course, please ask for details
Featured CAD Courses
Decorative Surface Textures for Jewellery Course
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Explore techniques such as rolling, etching, punching and mark making to add an interesting textural dimension to diversify your designs and attract different customer types or create new jewellery collections.
Location: Tutor Studio in Various UK Locations
Diamonds Courses
A range of courses available
From natural Diamond Grading to Synthetic, Lab Grown and Imitation Diamonds, there are a wide variety of courses available in our Gemmology Course Series that are suitable for all.
Gem-A Diamond Diploma Course also available (Practical and Theory)
See our GEMMOLOGY COURSE SERIES page for details
Diamonds: Synthetic / Lab Grown
What detection equipment to use?
1 Day Course Option | Private 1:1 Tuition & Small Group
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the available synthetic diamond detection equipment, their capabilities, accuracy rates, and practical applications. This knowledge will enable you to confidently select the most suitable equipment for your business needs and integrate it seamlessly into your diamond verification processes.
Location: Birmingham, London & Visiting tutor Option
Diamond Mounting Techniques Course
(Mount Making)
1 or 2-Day Course Option | Private 1:1 Tuition
Refine your Jewellery by learning techniques for creating effective and elegant original mounts to hold gemstones. Obtain many tips of the trade from an experienced Goldsmith / Diamond Mounter.
Location: Tutor Studio in Various UK Locations
COURSE SERIES
Enamelling
Enamelling & Related Courses
From a one day course for Beginners to a 2 or 3 Day Masterclass.
We have a wide variety of Enamelling courses for you to explore covering all techniques CAD to help you explore the possibilities of Cloisonne, Champleve, Plique-a-Jour, Basse Taille, Painted Limoges style or Torch Fired.
Private 1:1 Tuition in Tutor Studio | Various UK course locations
Featured Enamelling Courses
Ethical Jewellery
How to be a Genuinely Ethical & Sustainable Jeweller
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Certified B-Corp Ethical Goldsmith and Tutor Anna shows you the pathway she used for creating a blueprint plan for embracing ethical and sustainable practises in your Jewellery workshop. Details >
Location: Tutor Studio in Gloucestershire
or Online (2x3 Hrs)
Filigree Jewellery Techniques Course
2 Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
This two day intensive course has been specially designed to introduce you to Filigree, the ancient craft of using fine silver or gold threads to create intricate and beautiful decorative designs within jewellery and objects. It has been described as 'captured air' which succinctly describes the delicate forms you can create using this technique.
Location: Tutor Studio in Gloucestershire, UK
Fine Forming & Forging Jewellery Course
2 Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Discover how to use Hammers for Foldforming and for Anticlastic & Synclastic shaping for jewellery. Learn the art of creating 3D shapes in metal for Jewellery without soldering components.
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Location: Tutor Studio in Birmingham
Fold Forming Techniques for Jewellery Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn the basics of the Foldforming, a Silversmithing technique made famous by Goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain. Add another dimension to your work without soldering.
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Location: Tutor Studio in Derbyshire & Birmingham
GEMMOLOGY
COURSE SERIES
Diamonds; Coloured Gemstones, Minerals & Crystals
GEMMOLOGY
Check out our wide range of Gemstone and Diamonds courses.
One day experience course, industry standard private tuition courses and options for flexible part-time Gem-A Diploma exam courses.
Course options for complete beginners or gemstone enthusiasts.
One-to-one in-studio and live 1:1 online course options.
Featured Gemmology Courses
Get Started Using Gold for Jewellery Course
1-Day Practical Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Content is tailored to suit your agenda and concentrates on how to confidently use Gold in your Jewellery designs.
Practical course from an experienced tutor.
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Not suitable for Jewellery Beginners
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ONLINE COURSE OPTION (2x 1 Hours)
Location: Various Tutor Studio various UK locations
Get Started in Small Batch Jewellery Manufacturing
ONLINE LIVE 12 Hour Programme | Private 1:1 Tuition
Converting a successful hand-made jewellery design into a profit making production line piece can be a daunting prospect, this course series has been designed to provide guidance and support on this path by a tutor who is a seasoned industry professional, specialising in 3D printing and casting / rapid prototyping technologies and methods for Jewellery small batch production.
Covers: Initial Consultancy; Design; Pre-manufacturing & Post Manufacturing (Can be booked individually)
Granulation Techniques for Jewellery Course
1 Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Take a day to explore the ancient technique of Silver Granulation. A method which adds exquisite tiny granules of precious metal to your work.
A very useful skill for Jewellers to add refined textures to their ring mounts and others styles of Jewellery.
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Location: Tutor Studio in Gloucestershire
Hand Engraving Techniques Course
1 Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn techniques for the basic principles of Hand Engraving on Copper or Silver and gain some invaluable Tips of the Trade from an expert Hand Engraver.
* For Pneumatic Hand Engraving course, Nottingham location only. Details >
Location: Tutor Studio in Birmingham JQ or Nottingham
HISTORY OF JEWELLERY
COURSE SERIES
Modern, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Georgian, Renaissance, Medieval, Ancient
HISTORY
​Discover the story of the craftsmanship, popularity and influences of your design favourites in history from an experienced Jewellery Historian and practicing Goldsmith.
ONLINE LIVE 1:1 TUITION | Choose 2 eras per 3 hour online session.
JEWELLERY DESIGN COURSE SERIES
Concept, Design & Drawing
DESIGN
From learning how to design Jewellery to Technical Drawing & Rendering of Jewellery Designs to our Jewellery Design Diploma Course.
Check out our wide range of Jewellery Design and related courses.
One-to-one in-studio and live 1:1 online course options.
Featured Design Courses
Innovative Jewellery Design Mentoring
1 Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
This introductory course offers you the very unique opportunity to consult with one the Jewellery Industries most innovative designers and Goldsmiths, about your design future.
Location: Tutors studio in Nottingham or
Visiting tutor UK & International & Live online
The Narrative Jewellery Journey
3x 1 Hours Live ONLINE | Private 1:1 Tuition
Narrative Jewellery, what is it? how do you begin a narrative design journey? and why could it be an important integral or parallel part of your Jewellery practice?
All these questions and more arise during this important dialogue and interaction with respected Narrative Jeweller Mark Fenn, Author of Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox.
This course is suitable for all
Location: ONLINE Private Consultancy
Jewellery Fine Techniques Course
1 or 2 Days | Private 1:1 Tuition
This practical course can be tailored to suit your needs.
Refine your skills or add traditional techniques to your repertoire such as fabricating hinges or clasps etc.
You get t Tips of the Trade and advice on troublesome issues such as Soldering or Mounting etc. form a highly experienced Goldsmith.
You may bring Jewellery samples to learn in context to your own work if you wish.
Location: Tutor Studio, Various UK Locations
Jewellery Techniques for Beginners Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn basic jewellery making practical skills, such as cutting, filing, soldering and polishing and discover if you have what it takes to be a Jewellery Designer and Maker.
To enhance your experience you will learning in the real life studio of a professional Jeweller.
Location: Tutor Studio, Various UK Locations
Jewellery Repair Course
1/2 or 1 Day | Private 1:1 Tuition
Refine your repair skills, or get help with problematic areas such as ring sizing, claw tipping, repairing mounts etc.
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* Not suitable for Jewellery Beginners due to complex course content , previous knowledge required.
Location: Tutor Studio Birmingham or Essex
Jewellery Shows | Essential Tips of the Trade for Jewellers
3 Hour Consultancy | Private 1:1 Tuition
This consultancy is designed to provided essential tried and tested tips for making the most of Industry Jewellery Shows and Exhibitions such as International Jewellery London (IJL) and Goldsmiths etc. A successful and seasoned Jewellery exhibitor shares her secrets for creating commercial opportunities via preparation and wholesale strategies.
Location: Birmingham or Online
Jewellery Trends I Spotting & Exploiting Sales Potential
3 Hour Consultancy | Private 1:1 Tuition
Translating a trend into a commercial jewellery design could improve your sales potential. Discover how to spot and exploit trends and the potential for your existing designs to be trend material.
Location: Online or North Yorkshire or London
Jewellery Business Mentoring for Designer Makers
& Graduates
6 or 9 Month Programmes | Private 1:1 Tuition
6 or 9 Months Mentoring Programmes
Get help guided help from an experienced Jewellery Industry mentor. Flexible sessions that are tailored to suit your Jewellery Business needs.
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Part of our Jewellery Business Mentoring Series
Location: Online
Jewellery Appreciation Experience Day
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Perfect for Jewellery lovers who would enjoy knowing more about the their own jewellery.
A fascinating hands-on overview of how the value, composition & age of Jewellery is determined, taught by a Professional Jewellery Valuation Specialist.
Location: Birmingham
Jewellery Retail | Professional Development for Sales
1 or 2 Day Course | Product Knowledge - How to sell Jewellery Successfully
This course is designed to assist Jewellery Retail sales staff become a confident, credible retail sellers of modern Jewellery by providing essential jewellery product knowledge and some important insight into sales methodology. Although you may have some basic knowledge of Jewellery, this cohesive training is aimed at helping communicate with customers about a variety of Jewellery types and emphasize appealing and important Jewellery characteristics in order to provide accurate information and increase sales potential.
Group Tuition or Private 1:1 Tuition
Location: Birmingham
Visiting Tutor Option - Ask for details
Keum Boo (Kum-Boo; Kum-Bu) Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Discover the Korean technique of adding sumptuous gold foil to silver jewellery to offer interesting and luxurious contrast and a way of increasing value.
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Location: Tutor Studio in Birmingham, London or Dorset
Laser Cutting/Engraving & Design for Jewellery Course
(Acrylic or Plywood)
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn how to design specifically for laser cut Jewellery with an option to see how your designs are produced by laser technology on acrylic or plywood.
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Location: Tutor Studio in Bristol or Buxton area
Marketing | Selling Essentials for Jewellers Course
ONLINE 2 Hours | Private 1:1 Tuition
Get help from an industry specialist to create a marketing blueprint plan for promoting your own Jewellery and Jewellery Brand.
Content tailored to suit.
Designed specifically for Jewellery Designer Makers.
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Part of our Jewellery Business Mentoring Series
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Metal Master Model Making for Jewellery Casting Course
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Get expert tips of the trade to help you reduce making time & costs, for making models in metal whilst maintaining quality and design characteristics required for commercial Jewellery casting.
Location: Tutor Studio, Various UK Locations
Pearl & Bead Threading / Stringing Course
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn Pearl & Bead threading, knotting and adding clasps to obtaining a professional finish to your Necklaces or Bracelets. A useful skill to be able to offer as an additional service to Jewellery Making and Repairs etc.
Location: Tutor Studio in London, Birmingham & Online 6 Hours
Polishing for Jewellery Course
1-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
This course is designed to offer you the perfect opportunity to obtain many hints and tips in traditional hand polishing and polishing equipment; machine polishing, barrels and learn how to make best use of a variety of tools such as felt, brushes and alternative finishes that can be achieved.
Location: Tutor Studio Essex, Birmingham & Other UK Locations
Polishing Masterclass for Jewellery or Silverware Course
1-Day Course or Visiting tutor | Private Tuition with Stephen M Goldsmith
Perfect the Polishing of Jewellery or Silverware and refine your Polishing skills with the expert guidance of a Master Polisher Stephen M Goldsmith.
Course content tailored to suit.
Location: Tutor studio in Somerset Area
or Visiting Tutor
PRECIOUS METAL CLAY & SILVER ART CLAY
Introduction
Adding Colour
Adding Stones
Creating Hollow Forms
Moulded Resin Jewellery Masterclass
2-Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learning how to create and use moulds for resin jewellery and how this offers Jewellers the potential to discover 3D design, capitalize on light interaction or transparency and include small objects.
Location: Tutor Studio in Salisbury Area
Silversmithing Basics (Vessels) Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn basic Silversmithing techniques such as raising, blocking & planishing to create 3D vessels.
You will be working a on small footed bowl project to explore the techniques.
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Location: Tutor Studio in Burton on Trent Area
Spot / Tig, PUK Style Welding for Jewellers Course
1-Day Tips of the Trade | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn how to use PUK style (Argon Gas) Spot Welding to solder delicate intricate joins and for Jewellery repair work in a variety of metals such as Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Steel and Brass.
Location: Tutor Studio in Birmingham
Succesful Jewellery Soldering Techniques Course
1-Day Tips of the Trade | Private 1:1 Tuition
Gain confidence and learn many time-saving tips for a precise, clean professional soldering joins for jeweller.
Suitable for beginners.
Silver and/or Gold, tailored to suit.
Location: Tutor Studio's in Various UK Locations
Stone Carving |Creative Cabochons for Jewellery Course
1-Day Introductory Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn techniques for carving found or favourite minerals into a simple beautiful pendants that reveals the beauty in the stone. Suitable for stone carving beginners.
Tuition from an experienced Lapidarist & Jeweller.
Location: Tutor Studio's in West Sussex
STONESETTING
COURSE SERIES
Traditional Stonesetting
& Microsetting
Stonesetting
From introduction to basic setting styles techniques such as bezel or claw, to obtain tips of the trade for any of a wide range of more complex setting styles such as flush, channel, fishtail, pave or the technique of setting of gemstones using a microscope called Microsetting.
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We also offer a visiting tutor service for Jewellery Companies who require in house training for small groups
Featured Courses
VALUATION
COURSE SERIES
Jewellery
Diamonds & Gemstones
VALUATION
Check out our wide range of Valuation courses for Jewellery, Gemstones and Diamonds.
Courses designed for Jewellers, Jewellery Retailers and Buyers, Auction Houses, Pawnbrokers.
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One-to-one in-studio and live 1:1 online course options.
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Group short courses
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We also offer a visiting tutor service for Jewellery Companies who require in house training for small groups
Featured Courses
Watch Case / Bracelet Repair & Restoration
1 Day Masterclass Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Learn skills and techniques from a master Goldsmith who specialises in precious metal watch case and bracelet construction and repair.
For established Jewellers or Goldsmiths only
Location: Tutor studio Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
Wax Carving for Jewellery Masterclass
1 Day Course | Private 1:1 Tuition
Refine your Wax and/or Milliput sculpting techniques and discover many tips of the trade from an expert industry specific Master Wax Sculptor and Modeller/Artist.
Also suitable for Wax Carving Beginners.
Location: Tutor Studio in Worcestershire
COURSE SERIES
Gem-A Diploma Exam Courses
(Gemmological Association of Great Britain)
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Diamond Grading Diploma
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Diamond Grading Practical
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Diamond Grading Theory
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Exam Preparation Sessions
Accredited Gem-A Gemmology Tutor
Private 1:1 Tuition in Tutor Studio Coventry
Featured Gem-A Course
Mentoring | Mentored Courses
Jewellery Business Mentoring | Quick Fix
2 Hours ONLINE | Live Private Consultancy
Quick fix online WhatsApp Video call.
Your mentoring is with our Director Dawn Meaden-Johnson, who can help you get back on track if you are experiencing a business or customer problem and need some a confidential advice.
For Jewellery Business related assistance
Jewellery Business Mentoring | 6 or 9 Months Duration
Flexible Programme Sessions | Live Private Consultancy
6 or 9 Month Programs for Jewellers or Jewellery Graduates.
Your mentoring is with our Director Dawn Meaden-Johnson, who can help you get back on track if you are experiencing a business problem and need some a confidential advice.
For Jewellery Business related assistance
The Narrative Jewellery Journey |
Flexible Programme Sessions | Live Private Consultancy
Narrative Jewellery, what is it? how do you begin a narrative design journey? and why or how could it be an important integral or parallel part of your Jewellery practice? All these questions and more arise during your interaction with respected Narrative Jeweller Mark Fenn, Author of Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox. This course is suitable for all
Location: Online live
1-Day Jewellery Making Experience
Private Tuition Gift Course | Via PDF
A practical day making silver jewellery in the studio of a professional Jeweller. Precious metals not included as students work on their own design/project.
Date: Open, recipient arranges their own course date to suit.
Location: Various Tutor studio's UK
Fee: From £320 dependant on course location
About Pearls & Pearl Threading Experience
1-Day Private Tuition Gift Course | Via PDF
A practical day learning about Pearls and how to thread/string Pearls/ Beads in the studio of a professional Pearl Threader. Includes kit for practice, students may bring their own Pearls/Beads.
Date: Open, recipient arranges their own course date to suit.
Location: Hatton Garden, London | ONLINE OPTION
Fee: £390
History of Jewellery Experience
3 Hours Online Live Private Tuition Gift Course | Via PDF
Choose your two favourite periods in History and learn more about the Jewellery of that period from a Jewellery Historian and Professional Goldsmith.
Date: Open, recipient arranges their own course date to suit.
Location: ONLINE
Fee: £240
Jewellery Experience Days & Course Gifts for Everyone
Lectures & Consultancies
Useful Information
One, two or three day courses
Courses of one-to-one tuition are from industry professional, course prices are individually advised and Vat is not applicable.
The actual cost of your jewellery course depends on which jewellery trade professional is teaching your course and what their daily rate is for teaching or a consultancy.
Other Course Types
Other course types such as these below, are priced individually. In some cases tutors ask us not to publish course prices, in this instance we can provide a no obligation course quotation.
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Diploma/Foundation
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Short ( More than one day)
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Gem-A
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Mentoring
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Visiting Tutor Courses
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Consultancy
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Lecture
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Course materials are not usually included in the course price because you will be deciding what design to work on during the tuition with tutor guidance and the cost for materials cannot therefore be determined before the course. If course materials are included we will advise this in our course quotation.
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A small range of courses can be arranged as one-to-two course so that you can share the course costs with a friend.
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Training usually takes place in the tutors own workshop, on day to suit you. (Subject to tutor availability)
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Please get in touch if you would like to make an general enquiry and receive a no obligation quotation for tailored training.
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We also create one-to-one short courses to fit in with the itinerary of any Jeweller visiting the UK.