A goldsmith is a metalworker who primarily works with gold and a few other precious metals. Jewellery production has been one of the key specialised areas for goldsmiths, and it is also a very time-consuming process that requires at least six professionals. They also make cutlery, platters, goblets, ornamental and functional cutlery, and ceremonial or religious things. Goldsmiths and jewellers do share a few common jobs, such as repairing and creating rings, brooches, pendants, and bracelets using precision cutting, sawing, filing, and polishing tools.

Goldsmiths provide services such as repairing and engraving not only jewels but also timepieces. They also enlarge or reduce ring sizes, rearrange stones, replace broken sections like as holders and supporters, bend metals to a new design, and mix or solder diverse parts together into one piece. Pliers, files, saws, hammers, torches, soldering irons, chemical and polishing compounds, and a jeweller's rouge are all important instruments for a goldsmith's work.

Study Levels:

• Goldsmiths can study at the following levels:
• Associate degree in Jewellery design
• Bachelor in Design
• Bachelor in Fine Arts
• Bachelor in Jewellery Craftsman
• Bachelor in Jewellery Design
• Bachelor in Luxury Management
• Bachelor in Metalsmithing
• Bachelor in Watchmaking and Jewellery
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Industrial Technology
• Bachelor of Science
• Certificate in Jewellery Design
• Diploma in Jewellery Design and Management
• Master in Design
• Master in Fine Arts
• Master in Jewellery Craftsman
• Master in Jewellery Design
• Master in Luxury Management
• Master in Metalsmithing
• Master in Watchmaking and Jewellery
• Master of Arts
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Industrial Technology
• Master of Science

Specialisation:

Specialisation subjects for Goldsmith and Jewellery Design courses include:

• Anodizing
• Chiselling and Embossing
• Electroplating
• Enamelling
• Engraving
• Fashion jewellery
• Fretwork
• Lapidary
• Manufacturer
• Micro-casting
• Micro-pave
• Repairing
• Stone-setting
• Wax modelling

Employability:

The following are some of the qualifications for becoming a goldsmith:

• Accuracy
• Artistic ability
• Concentration
• Excellent eyesight
• High agility with excellent eye and hand coordination
• Mechanical, technical, and practical aptitude
• Neat work
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Precision
• Reliability

A goldsmith needs to possess a variety of abilities. These consist of:

• Applying smithing techniques
• Building models
• Casting metals

• Characteristics of precious metals
• Cleaning pieces
• Cutting metals
• Developing designs
• Heating metals
• Pouring molten metals
• Processing metals
• Smoothening rough jewellery
• Using/handling equipment

Other abilities that will aid goldsmiths in honing their craft include:

• Advising customers on jewellery products
• Applying restoration techniques
• Coining
• Electroplating metal materials
• Engraving patterns
• Engraving technologies
• Estimating cost of maintenance
• Estimating restoration costs
• Estimating the value of a used watch and jewellery
• Evaluating procedures
• Imitation jewellery
• Maintenance
• Perform damascening
• Perform enamelling
• Recording of weights and processing time of jewellery
• Trading jewellery

The various employment options for Goldsmiths in India are as follows:

• Retail Jewelry Sales Professional
• Sales Oriented Agent
• Diamond Dealer
• Stone Dealer
• Jewellery Designer
• Artist Jeweler
• Fashion Jeweler
• Crafts Jewelry Maker
• Bench/ Manufacturing Jeweler
• Custom / Special Order Jeweler
• Jewellery  Lab Grader/ Quality Assurance Technician
• Jewellery Accountant

The various employment options abroad for Goldsmiths are:

• Aftersales Consultant
• Assistant Manager
• Bench Jewellery Manufacturer
• Entrepreneurial Goldsmith
• Experience Collector
• Fine Jeweller
• Fine Jewellery Sales
• High-End Goldsmith
• Jewellery Manufacturer
• Master Jeweller
• Moulding Compound Assistant
• Production Jeweller
• Production Manager
• Repair Coordinator and Customer Service
• Repairs Administrator
• Retail Goldsmith and Jeweller
• Sales Associate
• Sales Consultant
• Self-Employed Repair Shops For Jewellery, Clocks, and Watches
• Stone Setter
• Store Manager
• Teacher