Jewelry Manufacturing

Overview
Jewelry Manufacturing is CIS College’s full hands on program in the craft of making jewelry, from raw metal to a finished, polished piece. Over 80 hours you will work through cutting, shaping, soldering, stone setting, casting, and finishing, the same skills used every day inside a professional jewelry workshop.
The program is structured in three stages, moving from safety and basic tool handling through intermediate techniques like stone setting and casting, and finally into advanced crafting with mixed materials, repair work, and a personal portfolio project. By the end, you will have made real pieces, including rings, pendants, bracelets, and earrings, and be ready to work professionally or continue into specialized jewelry design software.
What You Will Learn
- Handle workshop tools and metals safely and correctly
- Cut, shape, and polish jewelry pieces from raw metal
- Solder and assemble jewelry components
- Set stones using prong, bezel, and channel techniques
- Carve wax and cast jewelry pieces
- Finish surfaces with texturing and polishing techniques
- Work with mixed materials such as wood, resin, and ceramics
- Repair, resize, and quality check finished jewelry
Course Curriculum
| Module | What you cover |
|---|---|
| Level 1: Introduction to Jewelry Manufacturing | Jewelry types and industry basics, tool and workshop safety, basic metal properties, cutting, shaping and polishing, introduction to soldering, and creating basic rings and pendants |
| Level 2: Intermediate Techniques | Stone setting basics (prong, bezel, channel), wax carving and casting, intermediate soldering and assembly, surface finishing and texturing, design sketching and prototyping, and complex pieces such as bracelets and earrings |
| Level 3: Advanced Jewelry Crafting | Mixed materials such as wood, resin, and ceramics; repair and resizing techniques; quality control and finishing; and portfolio creation through a custom design project |
| Optional Add-on Modules | CAD for jewelry design (such as Rhino or Matrix), business and marketing for jewelry makers, and trends and sustainability in jewelry |
Who This Course Is For
- Anyone who wants to learn jewelry making from the ground up, no prior experience required
- Craftspeople who want to formalize hands on skills into a structured program
- Students planning to continue into CAD based jewelry design courses such as Jewelry Design (Matrix)
Certification
On completing this course, you receive a certificate recognized by Lebanon’s General Directorate of Vocational and Technical Education (DGVTE).
Target audiences
- Beginners interested in jewelry making
- Craftspeople formalizing hands on workshop skills
Requirements
- No prior experience required