Our Course

WHAT TO EXPECT

About the Courses

We are now accepting applications for our September 2025 class! Our Full Time, One Year Traditional Jewellery Skills & Design Certificate Courses are offered annually from September to June. These intensive Courses are designed to offer graduates all of the practical Jewellery and Goldsmith Skills needed to develop a full-time career in the jewellery trade.

There are real job opportunities for graduates of our course, both in Ireland and abroad and many of our students are both employed and self-employed in the Jewellery trade as a direct result of graduation from the course. Our courses are very highly regarded in the jewellery industry and we are regularly contacted by employers looking for trade jewellery staff.

Course Details

One Year Jewellery Skills & Design Course 2025 / 2026

  • Open to students of all levels, including beginners

  • Combination of tutoring, classwork and bench practice.

  • Design, Costing and Manufacturing of a Jewellery Collection.

  • Monday to Friday 10.00am - 5.30pm.

  • Full time September to June inclusive.

  • Starts on the 24th September 2025 - 12th June 2026.

Course Syllabus

The jewellery skills covered in the full-time course include but are not limited to:

  • Traditional Jewellery & Goldsmith Skills

  • Jewellery Design

  • Engraving

  • Stone setting 

  • Workshop Management

  • Marketing & Business Skills

  • Project Work & Assignments

  • Graduation Exhibition.

Fee Structure

Course fees of €12,900 per annum will be applicable and all silver course materials, marketing, setting, engraving, stones and consumable equipment are supplied by Deirdre O'Donnell - Jewellery Skills and Design Courses. The student graduation jewellery collections are self-funded.

Ready to Apply?

PLEASE NOTE:

Applicants must be 16 years of age or older.

Applicants must have a high level of fluency in the English language.

We welcome all levels of experience including beginners, and are all inclusive. We will need to test your aptitude and there will be a simple bench test for short-listed applicants.

TO APPLY:

Please download the application form below, fill it out with the relevant details, and return it to us via email at studio@jsci.ie. We will be in touch shortly thereafter regarding next steps.

Contact Us

If you’re not ready to apply yet, but want to know more, get in touch with us today!