Jewelry Jobs

The demand for jewels and ornaments has always been steady in India. This is because ornaments are an essential part of Indian custom. A bulk of wedding expenses is earmarked for ornaments. More over jewels and ornaments are always regarded as objects of security. So people always love to make and stack gold ornaments so that it may come good in bad times. Because of this jewelry is a big industry in India. This industry offers huge job opportunities.

Types of Jewelry Jobs in India:

Some of the career prospects in jewelry field in India are:

• Jewelry designer
• Work in Jewelry Stores
• Employment in manufacturing units
• Teaching and Research
• Jewelry sales representative
• Gold or Metal Measures Assistant
• Diamond cutter or polisher
• Stone appraiser/grader
• Jewelry Store manager

How to become a Jewelry designer?

You can opt to become a designer in this field. This is the most skilled and well paid post in the industry.

The scope of the job involves sketching the design on a paper by hand or on the computer. This is followed by giving form to the designs. This is followed by finishing works like setting stone or gems, polishing, engraving etc.

Skills Required to Become a Designer:

Making of jewelry requires an eye for details and a set of intricate skills. You need to be creative and hardworking. You need to visualize designs and be deft in giving perfect shape to them. If you have an aptitude for designing you can undergo a graduation course in jewelry designing.

Jewelry Design Courses In India:

You can do several types of certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses are offered in India. Most of these institutes have computer aided Jewelry design courses. You can even enroll for accessory design courses and pass out as a diploma or certificate holder. Knowledge of CAD makes you eligible for Accessory Design and Technology courses at postgraduate level too. Jewelry courses in India can be finished in a short time.

Famous Jewelry Institutes in India:

Some famous institutes where you can pursue your course are:

• Aalisha Politechnic New Delhi
• Appeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi
• ARCH Academy of Fashion Art Design, Jaipur
• Jewellery Design & Technology Institute, Noida
• Small Industries Service Institute, Chennai
• Jewellery Product Development Centre, New Delhi
• S.N.D.T. University (Women College) Mumbai
• SG Jhaveri Center for Diamond Technology, Mumbai
• Shinghar Institute, Kolkata

How to find jobs in Jewelry Industry?

Once you finish your course you can find outstanding job prospects in many jewelry designing houses and manufacturing units. Some brand names such as Bhimji Zaveri, Nakshatra, D-damas, Tanishq, Gili, Swarovski, Tribhuvandas, P C Chandra to name a few.