Afedap Formations bijou : how to become a student of our school

Become a student of Afedap Formations bijou Choosing the right school requires getting to know a school as well as you can before and during the application process. This is why we encourage you to attend Open House, view our students work and get familiar with our program offerings, courses and faculty background. Our team and alumni are available to answer your questions, guide you through the admission process. Whether you are in the early years of high school, are a working professional looking to change career Open House is a great opportunity to learn more about our programs, and talk to our students and teachers.

How to apply for our programs ?

Applicants must submit the following materials in order to be considered for admission :

CV and supporting statement Portfolio Online video interview or in-person interview Level A2 or B1 in french

To complete your application, you must have an interview either by online video or in person with a person of the admissions committee. Once you have submitted all your required application materials, we will scheduling your interview.

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Afedap Formations bijou : Program overview

A two year program « Bijoutier Concepteur - Bijoutier Auteur » prepares aspiring jewellers - designer in jewellery by providing them with a firm foundation in the critical skills and techniques to enter the professional world

Students undertake both a theoretical and practical course of study in the domains of drawing, gouaché, assembling techniques, research and development, jewel history, as well as in computer-aided design and presentation techniques.

Through a series of workshops and courses with professionals, students will lear how to design, construct, communicate, present and sell their own project.

This program is an intensive study in all aspects of the design process and making techniques. They have the opportunity to present their work to invited guests at jury presentations.

Our pedagogical program allows individual talent to be developed, they are encouraged to explore processes and materials - and experiment to push the boundaries of their discipline.

The student will develop practical skills alongside intellectual engagement and inventive thinking. Individuality is fundamental to your creative development. In your first year of study «  bijoutier concepteur » the focus is on developing traditional processes followed by experimental materials investigation, allowing you to enter the second year with a range of skills and the confidence to explore various topics and to develop your own identity into a jewel.

Afedap Formations bijou : Program overview

Why choose us ?

Founded in 1993 Afedap formations bijou is unique : our distinctiveness is that we open the way to creativity without ignoring traditional techniques. Our course is dedicated to contemporary jewellery and emphasise individuality. We provide skills and build capacity in order to mine the creative potential of each student.

The school benefits from active professional, artists, and support staff.

You’ll be based in Paris, north-est of the city, nearby Buttes-Chaumont park

You will have the general knowledge of jewellery making techniques hands-on from concept to creation.

You will also perform and understand many of the tasks needed in order to start making and designing your own jewellery trade

Visa application

Nationals from a number of countries will apply for their French student visa through Campus France, the country’s official national agency for higher education and international students. Those students would also have been required to use Campus France to apply to their chosen French institutions, via the CEF procedure. If you do not need to go through Campus France you will need to contact the French consulate in your home country and provide them documents requested.

Afedap Formations bijou : Portfolio and supporting statement

Artistic Portfolio

A portfolio is a collection of your work, or a 'visual diary', showing how your skills and ideas have developed over time. You can include examples of your research, development of your ideas and finished pieces, your most recent work, even not finished, your sketchbooks (rough ideas and notes, descriptions, annotations…). Your portfolio can include any artistic area of work : of course jewellery but it is not a prerequisite, drawing, painting, photography, spatial design, design product etc.

Supporting statement

Write a clear and detailed description of your training path, of your study objectives, and give your reasons for wanting to pursue them. Be specific about jewellery field and your specialized interests within the field. Describe the kind of program you expect to undertaken and explain how it fits in with your future objectives. Describe how and why you choose Afedap to undertake your training. Describe also your awareness of the cost of the tuition and the long duration stay in Paris Your supporting statement must be in french. But don’t be afraid about your french writing level here : we prefer a sincere and honest statement that you wrote even with spelling and grammar mistakes. All the requirements needed for admission are needed on purpose to know if you really are interested in the jewellery field, if you have a good knowledge of our courses, and what is your business project at the end of your training.

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L O N G T R A I N I N G O N E Y E A R C E R T I F I C A T E P R O G R A M -

9 M O N T H S O N G O I N G E D U C A T I O N

1032 HOURS TIME TRAINING The « bijoutier concepteur » design and make jewels within a company or for himself (self-employed) His role is the one of a model developper or he can be an interpreter of client’s wishes nterpret a customer’s wish.

A P P L I C A N T : From 18 years old - no age limit

P R E R E Q U I S I T E : motivation, manual dexterity, level A2 to B1 in french, a professional project clear and detailed

A D M I S S I O N : an in person interview with the admissions commitee. The applicant must submit the following materials : CV and supporting statement, a portfolio, a knowledge of the field he wants to go into, explain how this degree will help you achieve your future goals

SCHEDULE : Session du 01/10/2018 au 30/06/2019

T U I T I O N F E E : Tuition : 8 527 € - Tools : 1 200 € - Registration fees : 120 €

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P E D A G O G I C A L C O N T E N T

‣ Te c h n o l o g i c a l a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l t e a c h i n g

Be able to conceive solve and organize the manufacture of a jewel on the artistic and technical level

Be able to do a research and development methodology applied to jewelry design

Be able to use a various range of drawing skills

Use the techniques of color rendering of the different materials and materials of the classical and contemporary jewellery (gouaché)

To locate a jewel in its historical, social, cultural, artistic and technical context

Know the specifics of metals, gems and pearls

‣ End of training project : the student uses all the skills he learned : using research, analysis, drawing and manufacturing skills to develop personal jewelry projects. The trainee must develop a project including a study and project development from a given specifications, the design and realization of two original jewels from constraints given using techniques of wax sculpture and metal fabrication. He supports the whole of his project before a jury of professionals and trainers referents using research, analysis, drawing and manufacturing skills to develop personal jewelry projects. The trainee must develop a project including a study and project development from a given specifications, the design and realization of two original jewels from constraints given using techniques of wax sculpture and metal fabrication. He supports the whole of his project before a jury of professionals and trainers referents

P E D A G O G I G A L M E T H O D : Classroom-training session, hands-on exercise

Demonstrations Individualized follow up

Courses are delivered by professionals working artists in the jewelry field

E V A L U A T I O N S T A N D A R D A N D P R O C E D U R E : Interviews and professional skills assessment grid, Defense of the end-of-training project before a jury of professionals according to evaluation grid

E Q U I P M E N T :

The premises are equipped with a workshop, classrooms and a specialized library.

Each trainee has a post equipped with the necessary equipment and materials.

The trainee buys beforehand the necessary tools for the practice of drawing and manufacture metal / wax (list given before the return)

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L O N G T R A I N I N G O N E Y E A R C E R T I F I C A T E P R O G R A M

3 o p t i o n s : B i j o u t i e r m é t i e r d ’ a r t / D e s i g n e r b i j o u t e r i e j o a i l l e r i e B i j o u t i e r c o n t e m p o r a i n

9 M O N T H S O N G O I N G E D U C A T I O N :

1200 hours time training

A P P L I C A N T :

From 18 years old - no age limit

P R E R E Q U I S I T E A N D A C Q U I R E D S K I L L S :

motivation, manual dexterity, level A2 to B1 in french, a professional project clear and detailed linked to the chosen option, acquired skills in drawing, design, search and development, jewellery making

A D M I S S I O N :

an in person interview with the admissions commitee. The applicant must submit the following materials : CV and supporting statement, an artistic portfolio, jewellery pieces. the admissions committee validates the achievements in realization techniques and jewelry design

S C H E D U L E :

Session du 01/10/2018 au 30/06/2019

T U I T I O N F E E :

Tu i t i o n 9 2 9 8 € S p e c i f i c t o o l s : 1 2 0 0 € R e g i s t r a t i o n f e e : 1 2 0 €

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The Author Jeweller designs and carries out original and innovative projects. He places his work in the field of contemporary creation.

The option Bijoutier Métier d’Art opens on the positions of creation, design and realisation in jewellery or jewellery workshops or to set up as art craftsman.

The Designer Bijouterie Joaillerie option allows you to design and develop models and jewellery lines. It opens on positions in office style, design offices in creation and design of jewellery or work independently for houses, brands, manufacturers, individuals.

The option Bijoutier Contemporain option allows you to settle as an artist, visual artist, as a creative jeweller or to integrate companies from the fashion, show and jewellery sector.

CONTENUS

‣ a common core of technical and pract ical courses, specif ic courses by option: lectures, pract ical work and workshop work. Courses adapted to develop tools of design and real isat ion for the benefi t of a personal expression.

‣ a Pro j e c t o f E n d o f Tra i n i n g ( P P F F ) : i n ea c h o p t i o n , t h e t ra i n e e m u s t d e v e l o p a p ro j e c t o f e n d o f t ra i n i n g ( a s t u d y a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a c c o rd i n g t o a p e r s o n a l t h e m e t h e n rea l i s a t i o n o f p i e c e s o r m o d e l s , o ra l d e f e n c e b e f o re j u r y o f p ro f e s s i o n a l s )

Mobilize jewellery manufacturing techniques for personal projects

Implement the various stages of project management: conception, realisation

Bring original and innovative solutions to the technical, economic and aesthetic constraints of a jewel

Update and mobilize knowledge in different disciplinary fields to question the place and functions of the jewel in our society

Use new technologies to communicate about projects and achievements

Affirm one's personality by highlighting one's faculties of imagination, creativity, research and innovation in the field of jewellery

Know how to carry out the administrative and legal steps that are part of his professional activity

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P E D A G O G I G A L M E T H O D : Classroom-training session, hands-on exercise

Demonstrations Individualized follow up

Courses are delivered by professionals working artists in the jewelry field

E V A L U A T I O N S T A N D A R D A N D P R O C E D U R E : Interviews and professional skills assessment grid, Defense of the end-of-training project before a jury of professionals according to evaluation grid

E Q U I P M E N T :

The premises are equipped with a workshop, classrooms and a specialized library.

Each trainee has a post equipped with the necessary equipment and materials.

The trainee buys beforehand the necessary tools for the practice of drawing and manufacture metal / wax (list given before the return)

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