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Training courses for setters and goldsmiths with Damiani

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Lavoro di incassatura




Learn (and work) gold and precious stones with Damiani. The proposal of the Piedmontese company called Damiani Academy is renewed. This is a training project, which aims to create vertical technical specializations in the field of goldsmith-craft production, thanks to a specific path aimed at training professionals to be included in the world of work. The goal is to identify the best technical and creative skills of the Italian market and offer them the unique opportunity to embark on a path of excellence at their goldsmith workshops in Valenza.

Lavoro di incassatura
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This initiative is part of the activities for the enhancement of Made in Italy and local craftsmanship excellence: Damiani is among the members of the Mani Intelligenti Foundation, an association that operates in the field of higher education with the aim of preparing future generations of employees to the jewelery sector, so as to continue to guarantee Valenza and the quality jewelery industry a leadership and a culture of excellence recognized all over the world.

In collaboration with Manpower, Damiani is looking for candidates for highly specialized courses, organized and financed by the goldsmith Maison, then offering the possibility of a subsequent insertion into the company. The training course will begin in September and will take place over five weeks (with a total of 200 hours of attendance), and includes both theoretical classroom training and practical activities at the Damiani factory. The training course consists of two modules:
The required figures are:
• Gemstone setters. It provides for the function and correct use of the tools essential to the profession of cashier, techniques for making cuts and blocking the stones, knowledge and execution of the most important cuts used, stone setting.

• Goldsmiths at the counter. It includes function and correct use of the tools indispensable to the goldsmith profession, goldsmith processing techniques0, creation of a jewel.

Bracciale in oro rosa e diamanti
Bracciale in oro rosa e diamanti

The required profile
The ideal trainee is strongly motivated to undertake a professional path aimed at job placement in the Italian cradle of goldsmith art as a setter or as a counter goldsmith. He has a keen interest in the sector and the ambition to build a career path in the art of jewelery starting from the acquisition of the artisan skills necessary in the specific production context, he has a passion for Made In Italy and high quality, he has good manual ability and preparation for carrying out tasks that involve great precision and attention to detail.
The candidate holds a diploma or certificate of professional qualification in the goldsmith or artistic field (for example, qualifications such as restorers or similar) and is determined to attend the Damiani Academy specialization course at the headquarters in Valenza (Alessandria). Admission to the course is subject to verification of the required requirements and the assessment that emerged during the selection process. The course is aimed at the unemployed, the headquarters are in Valenza.

L'ex spazio Expo Piemonte, ora di proprietà della famiglia Damiani
L’ex spazio Expo Piemonte, ora di proprietà della famiglia Damiani







Damiani looks for goldsmiths and setters. Here’s where to send your request

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Bloody Mary (1986). Maria Tudor ispira questo collier che ricorda le antiche gorgiere elisabettiane. La variazione cromatica dell'oro brunito e dell'oro giallo, i 1121 diamanti taglio brillante e a taglio baguette, per un totale di 88 carati, interpretano l'intreccio di tessuti e ricami. Una lavorazione molto impegnativa ha modellato l'oro come onde sulle quali sono incastonate le pietre: il metallo sembra una soffice stoffa




Jewelers in career: Damiani organizes courses for setters and goldsmiths at the desk. You are interested? Then write to… ♦︎

Do you want to become gem setters? Would you like to learn the goldsmithing techniques? Are you willing to move to Valencia? If your answer is affirmative, here is an opportunity. After announcing the purchase of the former Valenza Expo area, the Damiani Group decided to invest in young talents with the Damiani Academy project. It is a training project, explains a press release, which aims to create vertical technical specializations in the field of goldsmith-craft production, thanks to a specific path aimed at training professionals to be included in the world of work.
What does the initiative envisage, which is managed in collaboration with Manpower? Damiani seeks candidates to be included for free in the specialization courses organized within the Damiani Academy. The courses offer the possibility of a subsequent final placement in the company. The first figure required is that of Gemstone setter.
The course to become setter is divided into six weeks (240 hours of attendance), provides both theoretical training in the classroom and practical training within the Damiani Laboratory. It consists of two differentiated modules. This course of study includes the learning of the function and correct use of the tools essential to the profession of caster, the techniques of execution of cuts and blocking of stones, knowledge and execution of the most important cuts used, the setting of the stones.
The other address is the one called Goldsmiths at the desk. It foresees the knowledge of the function and the correct use of the essential tools for the goldsmith’s profession, of the goldsmith’s working techniques, the realization of a jewel.

Bloody Mary (1986). Maria Tudor ispira questo collier che ricorda le antiche gorgiere elisabettiane. La variazione cromatica dell'oro brunito e dell'oro giallo, i 1121 diamanti taglio brillante e a taglio baguette, per un totale di 88 carati, interpretano l'intreccio di tessuti e ricami. Una lavorazione molto impegnativa ha modellato l'oro come onde sulle quali sono incastonate le pietre: il metallo sembra una soffice stoffa
Bloody Mary (1986). Maria Tudor ispira questo collier che ricorda le antiche gorgiere elisabettiane. La variazione cromatica dell’oro brunito e dell’oro giallo, i 1121 diamanti taglio brillante e a taglio baguette, per un totale di 88 carati, interpretano l’intreccio di tessuti e ricami. Una lavorazione molto impegnativa ha modellato l’oro come onde sulle quali sono incastonate le pietre: il metallo sembra una soffice stoffa

The profile requested by the company
«The ideal student is strongly motivated to undertake a professional path aimed at entering the work place in the Italian cradle of the goldsmith’s art as a setter or a bench goldsmith; has a strong interest in the sector and the ambition to build a career path in the art of jewelry starting from the acquisition of the craft skills necessary in the specific production context; has a passion for Made in Italy and quality; has good manual skills and preparation for performing tasks that involve high precision and attention to detail. The candidate is in possession of a diploma or certificate of professional qualification in the field of goldsmith or artistic (for example, qualifications such as restorers or similar). He is determined to attend the Damiani Academy specialization course at the headquarters in Valenza (Alessandria). Admission to the course is subjected to the verification of the required requisites and to the evaluation emerged during the selection process. The course is aimed at unemployed ».
Applications can be submitted on the Manpower website at the following link:
www.manpower.it/azienda/damiani-academy





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Bracciale Flash (1992), che unisce ad un design avvincente e aggressivo una sorprendente ricchezza di materiali: 88 carati di diamanti, 184 grammi di platino e 188 grammi d’oro

Onda Marina (1988), bracciale che si snoda in eleganti volute illuminate da 644 diamanti, tagliati a brillante e a baguette, per un totale di 46 carati, raggiungendo uno spettacolare effetto d’imponenza e plasticità
Onda Marina (1988), bracciale che si snoda in eleganti volute illuminate da 644 diamanti, tagliati a brillante e a baguette, per un totale di 46 carati, raggiungendo uno spettacolare effetto d’imponenza e plasticità
Spaziale (1988). Collier che si distingue per il contrasto dei materiali e per l’avveniristica purezza di linee. Le fasce a scomparsa sono in platino satinato e in oro giallo, quest’ultimo intessuto di 646 diamanti taglio brillante e 476 diamanti taglio baguette, per un totale di 128 carati. Innovativa la soluzione adottata per la chiusura, che aprendo in due questo collier rigido e massiccio, permette un indosso confortevole
Spaziale (1988). Collier che si distingue per il contrasto dei materiali e per l’avveniristica purezza di linee. Le fasce a scomparsa sono in platino satinato e in oro giallo, quest’ultimo intessuto di 646 diamanti taglio brillante e 476 diamanti taglio baguette, per un totale di 128 carati. Innovativa la soluzione adottata per la chiusura, che aprendo in due questo collier rigido e massiccio, permette un indosso confortevole