You can get into this job through:
There is a small number of university courses in England, covering this subject, for example:
Entry requirements:
You may be able to do a part-time course in clock or watch servicing, which could help you to get a trainee position with a watch and clock repair company.
Entry requirements:
You could apply for a place on a Watchmaker Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship takes around 2 years to complete.
Entry requirements:
You could take training through the British Horological Institute . They offer short courses for beginners along with more advanced qualifications.
You can study for a professional qualification on the Watchmaker Training Programme at The British School of Watchmaking .
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers also has details about full-time and part-time training courses.
Digital skills : to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Skills:Watch and clock repairers fix, service and restore customers' timepieces and those held in collections.
As a watch or clock repairer, you'll:
Location : You could work in a workshop.
With experience, you could manage a workshop or retail jewellery outlet, or run your own business repairing or designing watches.
You could specialise in working for luxury clock and watch maker brands.
If you specialise in antique watches or clocks, you could work with museums, conserving and restoring their collections. You might also work for auctioneers as a valuer.