Getting Started Online: What to know before applying
- Date
- 06 Jan 2026 · 6:00PM - 6:30PM
- Price
- Free with registration
- Venue
- Online (UK time)
- Programme type
- Q&A Info Session
Thinking about applying for Getting Started Online? Join us for a live Q&A session with our team and a past participant, jeweller Gillian Finlay, to discover what the course offers and how to submit a successful application.
Getting Started Online is a free introduction to business course for UK based designers, designer makers or skilled craftspeople aspiring to set up or run start-up jewellery or silversmithing businesses.
During this online session, our team will walk you through the key business skills you’ll develop throughout the week and share top tips to help you apply with confidence. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions on topics such as:
- What business topics will I learn about during Getting Started Online?
- At what stage of business do I need to be to take part in the course?
- Who has done Getting Started Online? What support is available post-course?
- What is the process of applying?
- What help will be provided throughout the process?
Find out more about the Getting Started Online course: www.goldsmiths-centre.org/learn-and-upskill/getting-started-online
FAQs:
We do not record or broadcast our information sessions. This helps create a comfortable environment where participants can freely ask questions and share ideas and experiences. We offer multiple sessions leading up to the Getting Started Online deadline, and answers to commonly asked questions are provided in our application guidelines and FAQs.
We are committed to making our training programmes and events as inclusive and accessible as possible. If you have any access requirements, please inform us as early as possible and we will do our utmost to so we can make the reasonable adjustments. While we will do our best to accommodate your needs, advance notice is essential to ensure we can provide appropriate support.
To discuss your requirements when booking tickets for our Goldsmiths’ Centre training programmes, please contact us at boxoffice@goldsmiths-centre.org
Who is the guest speaker?
Gillian Finlay grew up in Hong Kong, moving to Scotland to study jewellery and silversmithing, where she graduated with First-Class Honours. She has exhibited her work in New York, London and Edinburgh, where she has her studio. Gillian’s work is inspired by the extraordinary bamboo scaffolding which enveloped Hong Kong’s myriad skyscrapers and captivated her throughout her childhood. Gillian draws inspiration from these distinctive scaffold structures, finding beauty in their complex patterns. She reinterprets and reimagines them into more playful and flowing forms. Each unique piece reflects the contradictions in these bamboo scaffold frameworks – they are strong and structural, yet light and intricate.