Graduate Jeweler Program
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The Graduate Jeweler diploma program is a hands-on experience that introduces students to the knowledge and skills required for a career in jewelry fabrication and repair. You will work with gemstones and precious metals at your own workstation and in a classroom equipped with professional-quality tools.
What You'll Learn
- Demonstrate essential jewelry manufacturing skills
- Fabricate findings and completed jewelry pieces using base and precious metals
- Apply texture, polish and electroplating finishes to jewelry surfaces
- Demonstrate common jewelry repairs
- Describe safe operation of common jewelry manufacturing tools
- Explain metallurgy and how it affects manufacturing
- Self-evaluate manufacturing skills
Topics Covered
Here are some of the topics covered in the Graduate Jeweler program.
![Design Program detail icon](png/design.png%3bfilename_%3dutf-8%27%27design.png)
Learn how to use tools to repair jewelry.
![Program Detail Topic Icon Metalworking 132x74](png/metalworking.png%3bfilename_%3dutf-8%27%27metalworking.png)
Learn the basics of metal working: soldering, finishing, and more.
![Craftsmanship Icon](png/crafstmanship.png%3bfilename_%3dutf-8%27%27crafstmanship.png)
Develop skills for fabrication, custom order, and repair.
![PE_GGP_TopicsCovered-Quality-132x74](png/topicscovered-qualitycontrol-132x74.png%3bfilename_%3dutf-8%27%27topicscovered-qualitycontrol-132x74.png)
Learn how to spot manufacturing defects and what causes them.
![Stone Setting](png/topicscovered-stonesetting-132x74.png%3bfilename_%3dutf-8%27%27topicscovered-stonesetting-132x74.png)
Learn techniques for multiple stone setting shapes and styles.
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Offered at GIA World Headquarters and The Robert Mouawad Campus in Carlsbad, CA.
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Immerse yourself in the world of gems and jewelry and earn your Graduate Jeweler diploma by studying at a GIA campus. This transformative program opens up a world of opportunity.
Offered at the following campuses