Top 6 Reasons to Pivot to a Jewellery Career
Career changers are JDMIS's fastest-growing segment — here's why.
Read article →Singapore · Since 2007 · National Design Centre
Turn your love of jewellery into a lifelong craft — or a career.
Certificates, diplomas and industry experiences in design, metalsmithing, gemmology, CAD and business — taught by working professionals, with every tool and material provided.
- Explore or Excel
- 2 paths
- In class or online
- Blended
- Tools included
- Always
- students trained since 2007
- 17,000+students trained since 2007
- Google rating · 46 reviews
- 4.8★Google rating · 46 reviews
- programme graduates
- 5,500+programme graduates
- expert faculty
- 10+expert faculty
Explore — for hobbyists
Start with a sparkle
Short experiences, beginner-friendly certificates and guided online courses. No prior art or design background needed — make your first piece in a single session.
- ◆ One-day experiences from S$99
- ◆ Guided online certificates from S$375
- ◆ All tools & materials provided
Excel — for professionals
Build a jewellery career
Professional diplomas, advanced certificates and trade experiences — gem mines in Sri Lanka, pearl farms in Bali, the world's largest fair in Hong Kong.
- ◆ Advanced Diplomas with portfolio
- ◆ Industry-recognised certification
- ◆ Job portal & alumni network
Six disciplines, one school
Choose your first step
Gems & Jewellery Trade
Gemmology, identification instruments and trade knowledge — from first curiosity to professional confidence.
Start here →Fine Jewellery Design
Classical drawing, illustration and the design language that wins clients and competitions.
Start here →Digital Design & CAD
Model production-ready jewellery in 3D — the most in-demand skill in modern workshops.
Start here →Metal Arts & Metalsmithing
Silver clay, mixed media, bench skills and stone setting — hands-on craft from day one.
Start here →Fashion Jewellery Arts
Fast, beautiful, commercial — design and produce fashion jewellery at professional speed.
Start here →Business of Jewellery
Marketing, merchandising and operations for jewellers — run the business, not just the bench.
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Featured programmes
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DIP-FJDDiplomas
Diploma in Fine Jewellery Design
The complete professional pathway: classical design, digital design and portfolio development under faculty mentorship.
Professional · 180.0h
S$4800.00
DIP-PMADiplomas
Diploma in Precious Metal Arts
From foundation metalsmithing to advanced stone setting — the bench jeweller's professional diploma.
Professional · 240.0h
S$5400.00
GT100Gemmology
Gem & Jewellery Trade Secrets
Master the secrets of the gem and jewellery trade: identification, grading, treatments and market knowledge that professionals use daily.
Foundation · 16.0h
S$375.00
GT200Gemmology
Gemstone Identification
Hands-on instrument training — refractometer, polariscope, spectroscope, microscope — to identify gemstones with confidence.
Intermediate · 30.0h
S$890.00
CD1Fine Jewellery Design
Classical Design 1: Creative Drawing
Creative drawing and essential jewellery knowledge — the classical foundation of professional design.
Foundation · 24.0h
S$590.00
DD1Digital Design
Digital Design 1: CAD Fundamentals
Fundamentals of digital jewellery design CAD — model your first collection-ready pieces.
Foundation · 30.0h
S$790.00
5,500+ graduates and counting
Where our students ended up
★★★★★
“JDMIS gave me the complete skillset to launch my own jewellery line — the instructors are working professionals who teach you what the trade actually demands.”
★★★★★
“The diploma programme transformed my drawing skills from hobbyist to professional. My portfolio got me hired before I even graduated.”
★★★★★
“I came in wanting a hobby and left with a brand. Fashion Jewellery Arts taught me to produce at commercial speed.”
Beyond the classroom
Industry experiences
The Creative Jewellery Studio
Singapore's open studio community for makers
Singapore International Jewelry Show
Exhibit and network with the trade
Bali — Pearl Farm Expedition
Source pearls at the farm, hands in the water
Sri Lanka — Mines & Gem Markets
Field gemmology where the stones begin
Hong Kong — Jewellery & Gem Fair
The world's largest trade fair, with faculty
Gem Jamming — YouTube Live
Live gem conversations with the Dean
Passionate instructors
Learn from working professionals
Tanja Sadow
Dean · GIA Graduate Gemologist
Founder; jeweller, gemologist and educator with decades of trade experience.
Alexander Zupancich
Metal Arts Lead
Master jeweller leading metalsmithing and metal clay programmes.
Rob Schilling
Design & CAD
Classical design and digital manufacturing specialist.
Wahab Hussain
Bench & Fabrication
Precision fabrication, setting and finishing.
Sujata Rai Chowdhury
Fashion Jewellery
Commercial fashion jewellery production at scale.
Michelle Wong
Gemmology Faculty
Gem identification and laboratory technique.
From the Dean's desk
Tanja's journal
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Read article →Ready when you are
Not sure where to start? Tell us your goal.
Our admissions team — and our AI course consultant — will map a path from where you are to the bench, the studio or the trade floor. One working day response, guaranteed.
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- ◆ SkillsFuture & Kris+ payment options available
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