Focus on Advanced Tools and Projects in 3Design.

Learn How to Digitally repair, Crop and manage Photographs for Web and Print

Adobe Photoshop is a powerful photo manipulation and design tool, extending the “Digital Photography for Jewellers" course.

Learn the Essentials of ArtCAM Jewelsmith and Rapid Prototypiing

Learn the Secrets to Making a CAD Render Look Picture Perfect

Now You Can Shape a CAD Model as if it Were Clay

Haptic devices have steadily been gaining poularity in industrial design and medical industries over the past decade.  Users literally move a pen around in the air, manipulating and carving into an object on the computer screen.  What makes it so remarkable is the tool 'feels' the surface when you touch it.

Coloured Gems Jewellery Design

Designing jewellery from scratch is an art but designing around an object, such as a coloured gemstone, requires an understanding of how to maximise its beauty, whilst still allowing your piece to have a creative edge.

Complete Insight in to Lapidary

This course is a practical, 'hands on' introduction to working with stones and cutting and polishing equipment held in our very own lapidary department on the premises. 

Students will be taught how to use the machinery as well as to cut and form their own cabochon.

The Creative Use of Traditional Concepts

This 3 day course will teach you to apply basic modern mount making techniques. You will incorporate gemstones into your designs, opening up new possibilities for your creations.

Diamond Grading

Diamond Studies

This is a 3 day course run by the Diamond Trading Company (formerly De Beers) exclusively for Holts Academy will give you a unique insight into diamonds. This course will cover topics from the 4 C’s to grading and mining.