This course equips students with the skills they need to pursue a career as a designer/maker, either in self-employment or as part of an established team. The students join an established community of designer-makers and learners based in a series of well-equipped specialist workshops. Designing and making of pieces involving key activities such as drawing, sketching, digital design (CAD/CAM), presentation skills and contextual research along with the core skills and techniques employed by jewellers and silversmiths. Through intensive and varied project work, they learn how to generate and produce original designs for a wide range of jewellery, tableware and personal accessories. The course supports a wide variety of approaches from one-off, highly crafted pieces to mass produced items. They are introduced to fundamental processes and techniques, developing their essential skills and knowledge. Through individual and group project work, they explore diverse and innovative ways of approaching the design process and producing finished pieces. It introduces them to new and emerging technologies and processes. As the course progresses they begin to establish their own design direction and develop their skills accordingly.