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The Crafts Council of Ireland’s Jewellery & Goldsmithing Skills Course is the only programme of its kind currently available in Ireland. This course is comparable to the leading Goldsmithing courses in Europe and has a 90% employment rate for graduates.
Candidates for the 2009 - 2011 cycle have already been selected. The application process will open again in March 2011.
Download CCoI's Jewellery Course Brochure here: (CCoI_Jewellery_Course_Brochure.pdf) The Jewellery and Goldsmithing Skills Course is an intensive two year programme uniquely located at the Crafts Council of Irelands Headquarters in Kilkenny. Candidates are selected on the strengths of their application, interview and presentation of portfolio/3D work. THE COURSE PROVIDES - Internationally renowned visiting trainers
- International and national field trips funded by CCoI i.e Inhorgenta Munich, Goldsmiths Fair London, Showcase Ireland
- Work placements within the Irish Jewellery industry funded by CCOI
- Exhibition opportunities at Showcase Ireland and the National Craft Gallery
- Monthly stipend for trainees
- Access to the expertise from CCOI staff members in retail, marketing, education and enterprise.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Provides a foundation of technical expertise in jewellery production,
- including stone-setting, engraving, fabrication and fine-jewellery
- techniques in precious metals and gemstones.
- Promotes quality and innovation in jewellery production.
- Develops each student’s creativity and design skills.
- Enable entry into the jewellery industry or further training.
 SELECTED QUOTES
"The training is of a very, very high standard. Very complete, very broad". Alan Revere, Course External Examiner 2005, President of the American Jewellery Design Council
"The Jewellery Course’s reputation has been built and earned diligently through maintaining a high standard of quality, providing graduates with a credible and realistic skill set that makes them immediately employable in any workshop, the true impact of the course and its legacy to jewellery in Ireland will only really be evident in retrospect in perhaps 10 or 20 years time". Seamus O’Donoghue, Da Capo Goldsmiths, Course Graduate 1997
"I found the course very helpful due to its relevance in the real world. We were taught how to find things out for ourselves, which is very important. The course itself was both very varied and intense, covering a wide range of subjects in a relatively short space of time. It prepared me for pretty much everything a job in the jewellery industry had to offer". Alan Dalton, Course Graduate 2001
For further information on course application procedures please contact:
Genevieve Murphy, Education & Training Assistant on tel:056 779-6134 email:
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For further information on course content please contact:
Eimear Conyard, Course Trainer on tel: 056 776-1804 email:
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