Explore: Design and skilled crafts

Fine Jewellery Design Apprentice
Cleave & Company

“I feel like I’m in the right place.” Gabriella did a GCSE in jewellery. She then got a place on the Goldsmiths’ Centre foundation programme, before going on to her apprenticeship. “The best bits are when I actually design something and it’s been made and then someone is wearing it and someone’s really happy.”

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£27,560

average salary

The UK average salary is £29,813

average weekly hours

There are 37.5 hours in the average working week

51% male

49% female

The UK workforce is 47% female and 53% male

Future employment

Future employment?

Description

? Job holders 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 children’s 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 smooths 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