Ontario College Certificate in Jewellery Essentials
Start Dates:
January 2023
January 2024
Learn how the fabrication of a piece of jewellery engages every element of the design and creative process.
Program Highlights
Work with some of Canada's finest jewellery artists to develop the skills and techniques to showcase your artistic vision. Starting with a chain of your own design, you'll continue with increasingly complex work in making models, fabrication, forming, stone setting and surface decoration. You will explore both traditional and modern techniques and a variety of materials. You'll also learn how to successfully market your work and how to establish or further develop your independent studio practice.
The studio is well-furnished with a full complement of tools and anvils, eight individual soldering stations, and all the equipment you'll need for silversmithing, casting, raising, stone setting and chain making. You'll have your own jeweller's workbench equipped with a bench pin, task lighting and a foredom drill press. The overall studio space is bright and spacious for 16 students, which is the maximum number accepted into the program.
Equivalent to two semesters of full-time study, our intensive 15-week certificate programs provide over 600 hours of hands-on studio time. Each week you will work alongside a different faculty member who brings their unique perspective and expertise within the discipline to the studio. Limited enrolment ensures you have access to equipment and time to interact with faculty. You will also benefit from the guidance of experienced studio technicians and extended hours in the studio after class.
Why Choose Fleming
Our school is a leader in providing unique and flexible art and design education. Learn from professionals who have shaped art, craft and design in Canada at a campus that provides the best possible hands-on studio experience. Create in a spectacular natural environment, supported by dedicated faculty and a welcoming community of resident artists and designers. Graduate with a solid portfolio to take you to the next step in your art career – whether that is continuing education, starting your own practice, or entering the workforce.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are working as art jewellers, goldsmiths, designers and in education.
Faculty Profile
Faculty member Shannon Kennedy's work “Unrequited” (sterling silver organic necklace with red garnet settings), won Best in Show in a national competition for Quotation. Shannon and her partner operate Cynosure Jewelry in Kitchener, Ontario.
Related Programs
This 15-week certificate can be applied to both the Visual and Creative Arts Diploma and the Integrated Design Diploma - Specialist Options.
Additional Costs
There will be an additional expense of approximately $350 for tools and equipment in addition to the material fee included in the tuition.
Pathways to Further Education
Students who graduate from an art certificate program can earn their Visual and Creative Arts diploma (VCAD) or their Integrated Design diploma with just two more semesters of study.
Visual and Creative Arts diploma graduates have the opportunity to pursue more advanced studies through our many articulation agreements with leading art education institutions across Canada and in the United States.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Students applying to Jewellery Essentials must meet the following requirements:
- OSSD including Gr 12 C English
OSSD with majority of courses at College (C ) or Open (O) unless otherwise stated.
Grade 12 C courses will be accepted where Gr 11 C course requirements are listed.
Where College level courses are listed, U and M courses will be accepted.
Mature Students
If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Skillsmarker to assess your eligibility for admission. Additional testing or academic upgrading may be necessary to meet specific course requirements for this program.
Tuition and Fees Detail
Tuition and ancillary fees are subject to change without notice. The fees presented below reflect Fall start programs only for the current academic year. For details about the fee differences for other program start dates please refer to the Tuition and Fees Details Chart below.
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Domestic Students
| Semester 1 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Academic Supports | $28.62 |
| Alumni Fee | $18.24 |
| Career Services | $14.25 |
| Health & Counselling | $57.01 |
| Health Plan | $203.50 |
| Information Technology Fee | $105.93 |
| Program Supply Fee | $3,046.00 |
| Provincial Advocacy | $2.70 |
| Student Achievement & Records | $12.26 |
| Student Activity Fee | $59.50 |
| Student Association Student Experience | $17.91 |
| Student Association Transition Fee | $2.55 |
| Student One Card Fee | $10.00 |
| Tuition | $2,718.36 |
| Total | $6,296.83 |
International Students
| Semester 1 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Academic Supports | $28.62 |
| Alumni Fee | $18.24 |
| Career Services | $14.25 |
| Health & Counselling | $57.01 |
| Information Technology Fee | $105.93 |
| International Health Plan | $807.79 |
| Program Supply Fee | $3,046.00 |
| Provincial Advocacy | $2.70 |
| Student Achievement & Records | $12.26 |
| Student Activity Fee | $59.50 |
| Student Association Student Experience | $17.91 |
| Student Association Transition Fee | $2.55 |
| Student One Card Fee | $10.00 |
| Tuition | $12,297.42 |
| Total | $16,480.18 |
The fees above are for the current academic year for international students. Please note that the fees reflect the Health Plan and Integrated Transportation (Sutherland Programs only) charges for the fall entry point. These charges are applied up front and provide service coverage for a full year September to August. The charges for the winter and spring terms are as follows:
| Health Plan | Intergrated Transportation | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | $645.82 | $255.50 | January to August |
| Spring | $263.60 | $142.35 | May to August |
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