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There is no doubt that when women and girls go to a marriage, function or event, they pay special attention to matching the jewellery with their saree or dress because it enhances their style statement as well as their personality and look tremendously. Not only in the country but women and girls from all over the world nowadays demand new designs of jewellery. Not only this, now apart from women, men have also started wearing many types of designer jewellery like bracelets, rings, chains etc. in large numbers. Due to this, due to the increasing demand of designer jewellery, this industry is progressing very fast in terms of jobs. This rapidly increasing trend of jewellery is attracting the youth to make a career in this field.

Certainly, due to the increasing trend of designer jewellery, this industry is progressing very fast and the opportunities for getting employment in it are also increasing very fast. From this, one can guess how many bright employment opportunities are there in this field. Since for the last few decades, India has made a distinct identity for itself in the global market of gems and jewellery. Therefore, this field is proving to be a very bright career field for Indian youth as well.

It is worth mentioning that the art of making different types of jewellery is known as jewellery designing. By moulding precious metals like gold (kundan), silver, platinum, etc. in different shapes and adding gems and stones to them, different types of beautiful jewellery are made. The biggest contribution in making these jewellery is of the jewellery designer. A jewellery designer is the person who sets the style, pattern etc. of the jewellery. The main work in jewellery designing is to design the jewellery as well as to create the style and pattern etc. Earlier, this work was done by goldsmiths and their artisans and this work was done by hand but now this work is done by jewellery designers and the help of computers is taken in this. A jewellery designer makes beautiful jewellery keeping in mind the new demand of his clients or fashion. Jewellery designers also make full use of gems, ivory, precious stones, shells, pearls etc. in making stylish jewellery. Thus, it can be said that if you have the ability to experiment, creativity and work for a long time, then you can make a bright career in the field of jewellery designing.

It is worth noting that even though the prices of gold, silver, diamonds, pearls etc. are setting new records today, people's craze for jewellery is not going to decrease. Rather, it is increasing at a rapid pace. Nowadays, under the new fashion, people have started giving importance to designer jewellery decorated with other metals and gems along with traditional designer jewellery made of gold. Since the demand for professionals in this field is very high and the supply is very low, the field of jewellery designing is full of immense career opportunities for the youth, which guarantees them employment along with heights in the future. It is worth mentioning that due to the increasing demand for designer jewellery in the market and new fashion and experimentation, India has been able to establish its dominance in the jewellery market today and the jewellery prepared by Indian jewellery designers is famous all over the world.

To make a career in the field of jewellery designing, it is absolutely necessary to have an inclination towards this field and understanding of jewellery designing. Along with this, it is also important to be creative, imaginative, have a sense of new trends, fashion sense, colour and design sense etc. along with being hardworking. Caution is also very important in the work of jewellery designing. Although patience is required in every field, but the work of jewellery designing is one such work in which a jewellery designer needs to have a lot of patience. If you are engaged in designing jewellery from precious metals like gold, platinum, then even a little carelessness can spoil all your hard work.

There is no doubt that technical knowledge is very important to get a bright job in the field of jewellery designing. Without technical knowledge, you cannot move forward in this field, so by doing a course in jewellery designing from a reputed institute, information about all the subtle subjects related to this business can be obtained. Along with the practice of sketching, detailed information about gemology, polishing, kundankari, cutting, colour science, geometry, metallurgy, electroplating, quality control etc. is given in the courses of jewellery designing. To get admission in the course of any good institute related to jewellery designing, it is generally necessary to pass the entrance test. Through this exam, the sketching ability and imagination power of the candidate is tested.

Various courses in the field of Jewellery Designing

To make a bright career in the field of Jewellery Designing, you can do a certificate, diploma or degree course in this field after 12th. After 12th, you can do a six-month certificate course or degree course in it or you can do a one-year diploma course after graduation. There are career options in Jewellery Designing for the youth who have passed 10th as well. Short term courses can be done after 10th.

CAD for Gems and Jewellery, Coloured Gemstone Identification, Basic Jewellery Design, Diamond Identification and Grading, Bachelor of Accessories Design, Diploma in Jewellery Design and Gemology, Jewellery Manufacturing, Advanced Jewellery Design with CAD, Bachelor of Jewellery Design, BSc in Jewellery Design, Masters Diploma in Jewellery Design and Technology etc. are some of the many employment oriented courses available. You can choose them as per your qualification, ability and interest.

During the course of Jewellery Designing, you are given detailed information and training on gem cutting and polishing, correct identification of gems, colouring of metals, gem setting, jewellery presentation, jewellery costing, finishing and various types of metals and gems. Intensive training is also given for Computer Aided Jewellery which is a kind of computer software in which you can design your favourite jewellery. During the Jewellery Design course, technical knowledge about computer aided jewellery software like Jewel CAD, Auto CAD, 3D Studio etc. is also provided in detail. Apart from this, training of Photoshop, Corel Draw, Wet and Metal Composition is also provided.

Various dimensions of career in the field of Jewellery Designing

There is no dearth of employment opportunities in the field of Jewellery Designing. There is a never-ending demand for jewellery designers in export houses to meet the growing demand for Indian traditional jewellery abroad. After doing a course related to Jewellery Designing, the work from making to finishing jewellery can be done very easily in any jewellery designing institute. Along with this, one can also be appointed on the posts of Jewellery Designer, Exhibition Manager, Production Manager, Costing Manager, Writer and Drafter, Planning and Concept Manager, Gem Grinder, Gem Polisher and Sales Associate etc. If you are financially capable, then after gaining experience in this field, you can start your own business. There is no doubt that India has the highest consumption of gold for jewelry manufacturing in the world, due to which there are bright employment opportunities in the field of gems and jewelry here. Jaipur, Surat etc. are known as the world's largest gem cutting centers. Apart from this, there are huge export houses of gems and jewelry in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad etc., in which there is always a huge demand for jewelry designers. If you want, you can also sell your designs to export houses as a freelance designer. On getting a job in a firm, you can initially earn 20 to 35 thousand rupees per month. This will give you experience and later you can apply for a job in a big export house where you can earn 50 thousand to 1 lakh rupees per month and then keep moving forward like this.

If we talk about training in jewelry designing, then International Gemological Institute is considered to be a very good institute for training in jewelry designing, which has centers in many places in our country, where good training is available about jewelry designing. Apart from this, there are many reputed institutes from where one can do a course in jewelry designing.

Dr. Jayantilal Bhandari ( Career Counselor) 

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