Vancouver Metal Art School

Pendant - Branwen K, North Vancouver

 

 

 

 

Information for Employers and Career possibilities

 

 

For Employers a short course overview
I would like to introduce to high profile jewellers the students who make their Jewellery Design Diploma at Vancouver Metal Art School after a full time education in Jewellery Design - 6 hours a day - 30 hours a week and app. 2400 hours in 20 months.  

 

2 year (20 months) Diploma Students from Vancouver Metal Art School (VMAS) are taught a full range of technical knowledge in jewellery making like no school in Canada offers it in the same way and comprehensiveness. For you as an employer a prospective employee would be able to make you

 

- different kinds of movement techniques as well as different kinds of clasps for necklaces

- complete cuff-links with its own technique

- hollow jewellery of all kind for men and women (Sculptural Jewellery/Objects)

- sculptural jewellery and/or small objects in metal of all kind

- almost all kinds of settings 

- making metal models for the jewellery production with all its implications regarding efficiency in production process or cost efficiency in the technical process.

- they know how to develop a jewellery line

- they are very versatile in technical tricks

- they are able to develop their own specific technical process for difficult design jewellery, objects or accessories.

- they are very knowledgeable about the trade issues

 

The SUMMARY of all: You are getting actually a full trained goldsmith for whom you normally have to deal with a lengthy process for a work permit to get the person over from Europe.

 

The level of the trained technical knowledge is app. 75 % of that of a Master Goldsmith in Europe.

 

 

 

 
Career Possibilities
Self Employed

- Owner of a Jewellery store

- Owner of a jewellery gallery

 
Employed ( Job positions can be world wide)

- Jewellery Designer for high end jewellery stores

- Store Manager for high end jewellery stores

- Bench jeweller for high end jewellery stores

- Jewellery Gallery manager

- Jewellery Designer for a jewellery manufacturer

- Jewellery / Object Designer for Accessories

- Jewellery / Object Designer for glass frames (Designer glasses)