1- Description of the profession, the competencies required for the labor market and the required skills:
1- Description of the professions related to the specialty of the art of goldsmithing :) that the graduate will practice upon graduation from vocational education and training institutions)
The craft of goldsmithing of precious metals has a long history, but it has almost transformed from a craft with a distinctive artistic character to a commercial and industrial craft. Those working in the profession design and craft precious metals, revive the creative aspects, preserve the advantages of goldsmithing, and add and focus on the innovative aspects with the aim of raising this art and this craft to the global level.
Goldsmith: manufactures silver and gold jewelry by melting and shaping, and manufactures jewelry from gold and silver strips and wires, using hand tools and a flame operator, shaping jewelry and implementing decoration and drawing operations on jewelry, installing jewelry and precious stones, finishing jewelry, cleaning and storing it, repairing jewelry, and applying public safety procedures.
Goldsmiths practice the basics and techniques of working in the formulation of precious metals with a focus on design and creativity skills and providing new and unique designs that help compete in local and global markets, and they design, draw and formulate using the manual and digital professional and the specialized goldsmithing design program (Rhino), as well as manual goldsmithing skills from sawing, filing, hammering, welding, and stonework, and pouring skills from preparing the model and making the rubber mold and then preparing to pour using centrifugal technology and air suction technology, and skills in finishing methods from polishing, scratching or sandblasting, plating and its types, and enamel coloring and its types, and using metals Various from copper and abaca to silver and gold. And the chemistry of formulation and calculations of the caliber of precious metals.
2- Description of the specialty: The competencies required to perform these tasks: (The competencies and skills that are trained in vocational education and training institutions to be able to practice the professions related to the specialty according to the description above)
To perform the previous tasks, workers in the goldsmithing industry need to obtain the competencies of knowledge, skills and trends necessary for this, starting from general competencies in the field of producing gold jewelry by melting and shaping, to specialized competencies in manufacturing jewelry from gold strips and wires using hand tools and a welding workshop, and implementing engraving, decoration and drawing work on gold and silver products, shaping and using various grinding, milling and polishing machines and inlaying with jewelry. Repairing gold jewelry and cleaning the produced jewelry, in addition to knowledge of the tools and equipment used and general safety procedures. English language skills, especially those related to the profession, and his knowledge of the catalogues related to the profession, and life skills and character building necessary to carry out the required tasks. And the competencies that enable them to carry out the work mentioned in the description of the profession (which are the qualifications required for the labor market), in addition to mastering the modern technology skills that the labor market needs. And the skills to open his own project through the necessary entrepreneurial and administrative training. Workers acquire these skills and competencies through the education and vocational training that they receive in the vocational training institution.
2. Professional Development
Income and employment are also linked to the general economic situation, but statistics have shown a high ability for vocational graduates to find work or open their own business.
The possibility of starting as an assistant jeweler, and the period varies according to previous experience and the ability to develop, and then work as a jeweler. It is also possible for his/her work to develop over time to become a specialized jeweler with experience. In medium and large workshops, it is possible to develop to work as a supervisor of jewelers and some Jewelry makers create their own work. Income develops and multiplies according to development, gaining experience, and demonstrating the ability to develop. This is what distinguishes a graduate of a vocational education and training institution from someone who joins the labor market without a profession.
Also, Income and employment are linked to the general economic situation, but
statistics show a high ability for vocational graduates to find work or open their own business. Private.
3-Qualification for the profession: (training locations, forms, admission requirements, and the possibility of completing education)
1- Vocational training locations
Short courses are available for professionals.
2- Admission requirements:
- Varies according to the Vocational Education and Training Institution
- Most of them focus on students who have completed the basic stage of education (tenth grade) and are between the ages of 16-20 years or graduates of the twelfth grade and completion of the Tawjihi is not required.
There are short courses upon request in these centers to develop the skills of workers in the profession and the unemployed or according to the target group.
3- Completing education:
There are multiple options for completing education in professions:
- The certificate acquired from these centers qualifies its holder to work as a professional in the labor market without the need to complete his/her studies.
- Those who have completed vocational guidance can complete their education in colleges and applied universities.
- There is a possibility of joining vocational guidance as a private study if the student meets some conditions (completing the ninth grade as a minimum, age at least 19 years, two years of practical experience in the profession).
