How can I design a workout program for myself?

Penn Foster Online Jewelry Design Program?

• Has anyone gone through the Penn Foster Jewelry Design and Repair program? I have heard mixed reviews about Penn Foster, but many seem partly due to student error (based on what I've read). I've also not been able to find any reviews of their Jewelry Design program, in particular. I'm not too concerned with having a jewelry design degree that will get me a job as jeweler. I am mainly interested in learning the basics of jewelry design (beyond beading) as a hobby and a potential future source of income. Does the Penn Foster program provide good information and instruction that would give a beginner the tools and knowledge to work with metal, gemstones, etc? Thank you!

• Answer:

  The hands down best jewelry program out there is from The Gemological Institute of America. If you have a diploma from them you will easily get a job. There is also the Revere Academy and a few others. If you want to learn design, you should learn the aoutcad program that a company in Davenport, Iowa named GemVision sells.