JEWELRY DESIGNING

As the love for jewelry never seems to decrease in today's society, a career in jewelry has very much become an attractive option in India. The jewelry industry mostly includes bench jewelers, jewelry designers and gemologists. These bench jewelers usually use different common and specialized tools for designing, mainly for casting and manufacturing new varieties of jewelry, even for setting stones and adjusting or repairing pieces such as necklaces, rings, pendants, earrings, etc. The gemologists are the one's who study the characteristics, quality and value of gemstones. The job of gemologist needs high skills. The jewelry designers design and make the jewelry. They prepare sketches by hand and also use the computer-aided design programs such as CAD/CAM.

Today in India, jewelry industry is rapidly booming. Export of Indian jewelry today plays an important role in the nation's economy and earning of foreign currency. Career in jewelry seems like a golden opportunity for those who are looking for mostly a unique career option. Job opportunities mostly in jewelry can be found in jewelry making and jewelry retailing. The jewelry makers usually make, adjust and repair the jewelry. In these modern days the jewelry makers use a new technique such as cutting stones, welding with lasers and engraving. They make use of the computer-aided design (CAD) software.

Retailing of jewelry also has been offering some good employment opportunities in jewelry industry. It mostly requires selling skills, aesthetics, creativity and good communication skill. Job profile of jewelry selling mostly includes personal accessories sales job, jewelry shop sales job, costume ornaments sales jobs, personal ornaments retail jobs, gold retailing jobs, online jewelry retail jobs, precious and semiprecious stones sales and marketing jobs, diamond sales and retailing jobs.




There are usually many Certificate, Diploma programmes which have being provided by different institutes. Various institutes, all over India offer diploma courses in jewelry designing. A student into this career option has to take an aptitude test and interviews before qualifying in a jewelry design institute. Even there are optiosn to take Crash courses which are being offered to the working professionals and students. A student in this career can be from any field or any background, but an art background does help in the long run. One can enroll after 10+2 to the various different options of diploma programmes.



Professionals who are trained in the field of Jewelry designing can usually start their career with a salary of Rs.6000-Rs.10000. This field usually has ample opportunities for creative and talented professionals. As a trainee one can usually expect a starting pay of Rs. 4000 - Rs. 5000 per month in small showrooms and up to Rs.10,000 to 20,000 in big multinational organizations. Talent here is nevertheless, imperative to demand or deserve these. One always has the chance for improving skills and capabilities with perseverance, hard work and experience.

After some years the pay scale would be able to jump easily up to Rs. 25,000 per month. Remember along with jewelry designing if the student also knows gemology, diamond grading or jewelry manufacturing then double the above estimates can be expected. Designing degree along with gemologist or certified gemologist degree can work wonders to your career. So it's very important to know the whole jewelry industry on the whole rather than just knowing it in bits and pieces.



As there are very much sparkling jobs in the jewelry industry today in this modern technological advancement there are new avenues for development and training, skill enhancement in designing and production of jewelry. Technical training courses in jewelry making and gemology are offered by several institutions including National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). NIFT has established many training centers all over the country.The courses include mostly the formal training in basic skills of trade such as repair work, metalwork, casting, fabrication and stone settings.

Good job opportunities in jewelry are available in mostly the national and international jewelry making companies in India such as Tanishq, Inter Gold Gems, Gitanjai, etc. The jewelry makers have a great scope in foreign countries as well.



Previously and some time back the single way to learn this skill was to be an apprentice to an experienced jeweler. But in today's modern world, one can take up a diploma course in jewelry design after school. There are numerous institutes which are all over India, which offer diploma courses in jewelry designing. A student has to pass an aptitude test and interview before qualifying for the course. One could be from any field. But a ready made art background does help in the long run. The course gives the candidate the essential information on the diverse kinds of stones, colour schemes in jewelry, design themes, presentation and framing, designing individual jewelry pieces, men's jewelry, costume jewelry, jewelry costing, etc. But to be a professional in designing jewelry there should be formal training. A professional in any other field can take up jewelry designing workshops and set up a business production house



At the background of the sizzling growth of the organised jewelry industry, striking job openings and exciting entry-level salaries are offered. There are many specialised institutes which have mushroomed in the recent past which cater to the above interest. It's a fine era to especially consider jewelry designing as a career preference.

Jewelry Designing NIFT Campus, opposite Gulmohar Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. Srimati Nathibai Damodar Training (SNDT) Women's University, Mumbai. Gem and jewelry Export Promotion Council, Rajasthan Bhavan, Jaipur. jewelry Export Promotion Council, D-15 Commerce Centre, Tardeo, Mumbai. Indian Institute of jewelry, Modern Centre, 101, Sane Guruji Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. jewelry Design and Technology Institute (JDTI), Noida. South Delhi Polytechnic for Women, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi. St. Xavier's College, Geology Department, Mumbai. Small Industries Service Institute, Chennai.

One can work in any of the following sectors: Jewelry designing house, Export house, Fashion house, Self-employment and Freelance designing. If one joins an export house, one can see and introduce new designs in the international market. Most of the students start their own business by setting up a production house. As a freelance designer your job is to draw a design according to the specifications of the jewelers' house. You also need to direct the manufacturing of the jewelry by the craftsman of the jewelry house.

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