[Jewelry making - Article 00179] - Re: [Orchid] New Approach School for Jewelers

[Trevor Ffrench]

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    I know this is old news now. but still .. i'm getting through my
    emails slowly.. 

    As a novice jewellery maker, I wouldnt do a "short" course which
    condenses that much training down to one 12 week burst, instead of
    doing a full blown Apprenticeship.   I would prefer to do the
    apprenticeship, knowing I would be receiving the repetitive grounding
    in the basics before I would be moving up to more advanced
    techniques.  And then there's the work place.. Would someone who
    "may" have the skills be favoured over someone who has a 3, 4 , or 5
    year apprenticeship under their belt.  Surely someone with 5 Years
    or more experience would be preferred for a position to someone who
    has done 3 months learning and although they might have a "high level
    of skill" they dont have the experience to back it up unless they
    have been working in the industry prior to doing the course. 

    As a novice.. I would see the course as a kind of stepping stone..
    to complete and then move on to an apprenticeship.  With those skills
    I'm sure any Jeweller would be willing to take on someone as an
    apprentice to train further (assuming of course the candidate was
    willing to undergo the normal 1st year apprentice rigmarole). 

    I say all this as someone who is interested in doing an
    apprenticeship in the near future.. doing some legwork at the moment
    learning what I would need to do. 

    Hope I havent tread on any toes.. 

    Trevor Ffrench
    Perth, Western Australia

    PS.  Thanks to those who have helped me thus far with my questions
    regarding apprenticeship, I've asked around a few places and am
    getting the idea of what i need to do.

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