The Precious Metals Workshop, Edinburgh, holds monthly weekend workshops in different techniques and concepts.

Leitrim Sculpture Centre in Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, have a wide range of craft workshops available as part of their programme for 2012.

Bild Werk Frauenau is an international forum for Culture, Art and Education, situated in the Bavarian Forest, Germany. This year is the 25th Anniversary of their International Summer Academy, which focuses on glass art.

The School of Jewellery Annual Summer Short Course Programme begins in June and offers anyone involved in the jewellery world to learn specialised techniques and approaches in a relatively short time frame.