A diploma as a jewellery designer at VMAS is equivalent to the following:
Regarding	Equivalent to the education of the
Jewellery Design	University of Applied Science, School of Art, Pforzheim, Germany
Developing Design Styles	University of Applied Science, School of Art, Pforzheim, Germany
Developing Collections	University of Applied Science, School of Art, Pforzheim, Germany
Contemporary Jewellery	University of Applied Science, School of Art, Pforzheim, Germany
Technical Skills	State certified 2 year goldsmithing apprenticeship of Germany
General Trade Knowledge	State certified 2 year goldsmithing apprenticeship of Germany

 

Student Comments:

 

- there is a lot of one on one learning and discussion

 

- the path what is learned isn't set in stone and it is directed by my individual abilities and goals

 

- I can design my own pieces instead of like in most schools the teacher passes out an assignment paper and everyone makes the same thing and is graded accordingly.

 

- a big benefit to learn first hand how a jewellery shop runs and can run.