The cost of tools and materials is already included in the course fee of Private Atelier and Classroom Immersive options. All participants in these sessions will receive the same tool kit ensuring they can complete their course efficiently.
Participants joining any of our other online learing options are eligible purchase the same toolkit by letting our registrar know at the time of your registration. Shipping costs apply both to local and international tool and material purchases. We can advice on these as part of the admissions process.
You are responsible for completing the online lessons before attending the live sessions with JDMIS instructors. If you are completing any certifiable variant of our courses, that course will have several milestone assignments which you need to complete and submit by specified deadlines in order for your instructors to review and provide feedback.
In order for your instructors to review your assignments and provide feedback, you need to take photos/scans of your completed work (design or jewellery piece) and submit them onto the JDMIS online assessment portal.
You need to obtain an average mark of 60% or higher to pass the course and receive your Certificate of Completion.
The learners from all live courses (Private Atelier, Classroom Immersive and Global Live Interactive) will receive access to an exclusive WhatsApp Group where you can get feedback from instructors and engage in discussions with your fellow students. This is an immediate channel where questions normally are attended during working hours by instructors, JDMIS team membbers or even fellow participants in your course.
Participants in the Guided Certification options can post questions to the community forum, in which JDMIS instructors and other participant are present and interact, but with lower frequency. Guided Certification participants also have access to weekly 'office hours' a 30-60 minute group session where course participants and graduates can join in to ask questions on a first-come-first-served basis within the scheduled session. You can also use your two 1:1 discussion sessions to review any questions you may have.
Self-study participants only have access to community channels. They may however upgrade at any time to other more comprehensive learning options.
If you choose a self-paced course option, you conduct your study at your own pace that suits your learning style!
Guided certification options allow you to complete your validation steps within 6 months - allowing you to plan your training at your own pace.
For live sessions (in Singapore or abroad) you should plan for each course to involve at least 15 hours of online asynchronous commitment (self paced) 6 to 15 hours of scheduled live sessions, and approximately 10-20 hours of additional own-time practice.
Online portions of your jewellery training will be delivered through exceptionally produced high-definition videon presentations, packaged in a micro-learning format, that you can view at your own pace and convenience.
Participants Private Atelier or Classroom Immersive training options will choose specific scheduled to follow as part of the admissions process. If you need to miss a session, please inform our registrar in advance so that they can coordinate a make-ul lesson for you.
For online live sessions such as Global Live Interactive lessons, weekly group office hours, and 1:1 assessment/review sessions, options are provided in multible time-zones to facilitate access to individuals with diverse work or family commitments.