Jewellery & Watch Repair And Restoration Short Courses

3 Day Course (Workshop)

The latest ‘Introduction to Soldering ‘short course remains one of our most popular classes, and with a duration of 3 days, is packed full of soldering techniques, tricks of the trade, Do’s & Don'ts and includes more bench skills than ever before.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

This course focuses on the traditional skills of gold and silversmithing. Trainees will receive guidance through the smelting process, enabling them to smelt scrap metal and craft it into various shank designs.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

This concise module has been developed in response to persistent requests, allowing us to meet the demand for specialized training. While our Academy offers stone-setting courses at various levels, many jobbing jewellers are primarily interested in becoming proficient in retipping and reclawing.

1.5 Day Course (Workshop)

The Jewellers Academy have teamed up with the UK’s leading electroplating manufacturer, namely Balco UK, to deliver this informative very popular short course. The course is structured to inform the trainee exactly what is required from beginning to end result.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

The upgraded 2024 ‘Ring Sizing’ short course is one of our bestselling courses and is of 3 days duration. Soldering experience or completion of the ‘Introduction to Soldering’ Short course is a must by the applicant before applying for this course.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

This short course remains popular year on year due to the fact it covers the most common repair in the average jewellers shop. The 2025 version of this course, like most others, will be enriched with many more bench skills and techniques.

4 Day Course (Workshop)

This exciting new launch is a module we have been developing for some time with our long course trainees, so we know first hand its fantastic training for the jobbing Gold / silversmith. The course is embedded with important bench skills.

4 Day Course (Workshop)

The Level 3 Setting and Retipping module builds upon its predecessor and is structurally integrated like other courses offered by the Academy. This training approach permits comprehensive instruction in incremental stages.

4 Day Course (Workshop)

Level 4 Setting is our newest and most ambitious progression within the setting pathway for 2026. This four-day intensive programme is designed for jewellers who have successfully completed the previous levels and, importantly, have continued to practise and refine their skills in the meantime.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

All of our short watch courses are structured over a span of three days and are designed to interconnect, allowing participants to initiate their training from the outset in a well-organized manner. Read an overview of watch courses here…

3 Day Course (Workshop)

The second installment of the watch repair course series builds upon the foundational knowledge acquired in the preceding course, engaging participants in more advanced and profitable watch repair techniques commonly encountered.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

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3 Day Course (Workshop)

This course is a valuable addition to the extensive range of short courses offered at the Jewellers Academy Yorkshire. It incorporates numerous traditional goldsmithing skills while integrating contemporary techniques and processes in manufacturing.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

Part One begins at the very beginning — smelting. All items produced during the course will be manufactured entirely from smelted material. No pre-prepared bullion, wire, or sheet will be permitted. This disciplined approach builds a deep understanding of material behaviour, accuracy, and control.

3 Day Course (Workshop)

Part Two continues the journey, building directly on the foundations established in Part One. This is a focused, fast-moving four-day programme designed to deepen technical ability and refine traditional fabrication skills. As before, the course begins with further smelting and forming, reinforcing material control and accuracy from the outset.