CONTEMPORARY CLAY INSTRUCTOR PROGRAMME

CERTIFICATION 1      1st & 3rd of JUNE   also, 15th & 16th OCTOBER  2012

CERTIFICATION 2     17th, 18th & 19th OCTOBER 2012

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What is a Certified Contemporary Clay Instructor?

The Contemporary Clay Instructor program comprises 2 levels of certification. A qualified Certified Contemporary Clay Instructor will have participated in and satisfactorily completed a comprehensive program of Contemporary Clay classes and projects with one of our Senior Training Instructors - Lex Sorrentiono, Lara Le Reveur, Pam Annesley, Hector Vera, Rachel Azulie, Nancy Friend, and Melanie Dilday (Senior Instructor - Visiting Artist).

After completion of the Level One Certification projects, a Student Instructor will be required to complete 3 free choice examination projects (one from each medium) to ensure that techniques learned during the first part of the program have been mastered.  After the successful completion of Certification One, CCIP Artisans can move on to the more challenging techniques and projects in the Level Two Certification.  After completion of the Level Two Certification projects, CCIP Artisans will complete 3 free choice projects (one from each medium) and one in a Tutorial/Project Format.  This will ensure that techniques taught during the second part of the program, have been mastered.  Full CCIP Certification will be issued by Metal Clay Australasia Pty Ltd only when all of the certification criteria have been successfully achieved and approved by one of our Senior Training Instructors.

A Contemporary Clay Instructor is expected to provide Contemporary Clay Instructor Adults and/or Children's classes at a level and standard determined by Metal Clay Australasia Pty Ltd and our Senior Training Instructors, Course Designers and Coordinators, -Lex Sorrentiono, Lara Le Reveur, Pam Annesley, Hector Vera, Rachel Azulie, Nancy Friend, and Melanie Dilday (Senior Instructor - Visiting Artist).

Contemporary Clay Instructors will be encouraged to attend ongoing Train-the-Instructor classes if and when arranged and organised by MetalClay Australasia Pty Ltd and our Senior Training Instructors.  In this way we can ensure that Contemporary Clay Instructors will be up-to-date with the latest products, ideas and techniques.

Metal Clay will Continuously monitor the Quality of Contemporary Clay Instructor Courses to ensure that the best possible quality instruction and in turn, the best quality classes are offered in the program.

What to Expect

• Quality Training and Instruction provided by Training Instructors who are experienced and are at the cutting edge of creativity and skill with contemporary clay.
• Two Programs, four & a half days, covering a total of 11 projects using the contemporary clays.
• Start Up Kit of Makin's Clay Products valued at $700.
• Option to certify for each Program to obtain CCIP Certification.
• Certification entitles you to ongoing discounts of products used in the programs - Makins, Premo Sculpey, PMC and Paverpol.
• Website support.
• Project worksheets.
• Ongoing refresher training courses and new product/technique information.
• Advice and information on conducting workshops.
• Advice on contacts/leads for new classes.
• Discussion forum.

Why Certified Instructors?

The interest and excitement over the "modern" clays - Silver Metal Clay, Polymer Clay and Air Dry Clay and the demand for adult and children's craft and clay classes is growing rapidly.  For this reason we are looking to train Contemporary Clay Instructors in centres around Australia.  Contemporary Clay Instructors will be able to confidently and competently provide classes of a high standard and quality that we have determined.

Interested in becoming a Certified Contemporary Clay Instructor?

Metal Clay Australasia Pty Ltd is looking for happy, energetic, enthusiastic, motivated and creative people who are interested in becoming Contemporary Clay Instructors in their own region.  You will be fully independent (no franchise) but will still receive the support of Metal Clay Australasia Pty Ltd who are the Appointed Importers and Distributors of Makin's Clay Products.

It is our goal to have Contemporary Clay Certified Instructors throughout Australia providing classes for both Adults & Children using MAKIN'S CLAY PRODUCTS, PREMO SCULPEY & PRECIOUS METAL CLAY - PMC.

For more information see links below..... 

 STUDENTS WORK : Some of the Projects created during the Certification Classes.