Ben K - icould : icould

Apprentice Diamond Mounter
Dominic Walmsley Bespoke Jewellery

"Do stuff that gets you used to working with your hands." Ben started his A-levels but found they were not for him. His friend was looking for an apprenticeship and came across the opportunity in jewellery with the Goldsmiths' Centre.

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£27,560

average salary

The UK average salary is £28,758

average weekly hours

There are 37.5 hours in the average working week

59% male 41% female

The UK workforce is 47% female and 53% male

Future employment

Description

Workers in this unit group engrave jewellery and stoneware, make artificial hairpieces, charge fireworks and munitions with explosive material, make lampshades, wickerwork, toys, dolls, models, candles, artificial flowers, other fancy goods, make patterns for moulds for metal castings, make and tune musical instruments, craft precious metals and stones, and perform other hand craft occupations not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 544: Other Skilled Trades.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically via apprenticeship or through specialised courses. NVQs/SVQs are available in some areas.

Tasks

Uses hand or machine tools to engrave letters, patterns and other designs on jewellery and stoneware;
Constructs and covers wire frames for lampshades;
Makes wigs, beards and other artificial hairpieces from human hair or synthetic materials;
Interweaves canes of willow, withy, bamboo, rattan or similar material to make baskets and other pieces of wickerwork;
Charges fireworks, cartridges and other munitions with explosive material;
Makes childrens toys, dolls, models, candles, artificial flowers and other fancy goods;
Makes, maintains and adapts surgical and orthopaedic appliances;
Makes patterns for moulds, fits metal castings, pours plaster, fills plaster mould with resin and smoothes surface;
Makes musical instruments, makes and assembles parts for musical instruments, and tunes to improve pitch, tone and volume;
Makes and repairs jewellery and decorative precious metal ware, sets, cuts and polishes gemstones and makes master patterns for articles of jewellery.