Students on the jewellery courses have the opportunity to experiment with various traditional and contemporary methodologies and techniques for creating jewellery. From the sketch and the technical design of the object, students move on to its creation in the workshops, guided by the teachers and technical assistants. Each one produces their own piece, according to their own preferences with the appropriate techniques and the most suitable materials for that object. They work with silver and stones, and can call on materials of every type of which the school has a wide stock. All materials are included in the fees, and the jewellery produced remains the property of the students, who can take them away at the end of the course, leaving on for the school for purely promotional purposes. The jewellery courses can last one, two or three years.
First-year entry is open to everyone, while for entry to the second or third years students from other schools, or self-taught, have to pass an entrance test and present their portfolio. Those who cannot attend the three-year course can attend the one-year courses (first, second or third year of the three-year course), or the two-year course (first and second years of the three-year course). The main courses include practical lessons in the workshop (16-20 per week) and some hours of theoretical lessons such as History of Jewellery, Technical Drawing and Gemmology. The courses can be complemented by others (see Academic Courses).
There follows a summary description of the courses
Title of Course: Three-year Jewellery Making full course
Course Code: ORF
Contents: Jewellery making workshop, individual experimentation, hard wax modeling, technology, technical design, CAD, gemology, history of the jewellery
Total hours: 2500
Total fees, VAT included: Euro 29.500
Title of Course: Basic/intermediate two-year course.
Course Code: ORB
Contents: Jewellery making workshop, hard wax modeling, technology, technical design, CAD, gemology, history of the jewellery
Total hours: 1800
Total fee, VAT included: Euro 23.500
Title of Course: Basic one-year course.
Course Code: OR1
Contents: Jewellery making workshop, hard wax modelling, technology, technical design, gemology, history of the jewellery
Total hours: 900
Total fees, VAT included: Euro 13.000
Title of Course: Intermediate one-year course.
Course Code: OR2
Contents: Jewellery making workshop, hard wax modeling, technology, technical design, CAD, gemology, history of the jewellery
Total hours: 900
Total fees, VAT included: Euro 13.000
Title of Course: One-year practical course
Course Code: OR1P
Contents: Jewellery making workshop and hard wax modeling
Total hours: 650
Total fees, VAT included: Euro 8.500
Title of Course: Three-month practical course
Course Code: ORTP
Contents: Jewellery making workshop and hard wax modelling
Total hours: 160. October to December
Total fees, VAT included: Euro 2.500