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Mr George Mak,
Director of Education & Training |
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Mr George Mak |
New Concept Jewelry Co Ltd |
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Ms Irene Leung |
Bossa Jewelry Ltd |
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Mr Kenneth Cheung |
Edelweiss Jewellery (Far East) Ltd |
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Mr Joe Lee |
Gold Source Jewellery Ltd |
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Ms Bronia Yip |
Goldiaq Creation Ltd |
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Mr Chris Lam |
Objective Management Consulting |
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Mr Albert Hui |
Octagon Jewellery Co Ltd |
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Mrs Anna Cheng |
Opal House Ltd |
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Mr Peter Lam |
Peter Lam Jewellery Ltd |
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Mr Louis Lo |
Sunning Holdings Limited |
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Mr Benny Do |
WCJ International Ltd |
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Mr Bee Ng |
Yokee Gems Trading Co Ltd |
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Professional Seminars & Training Courses
1. Organizing Seminars to Enrich Jewelers' Market Insights and Professional Knowledge
To accommodate the fast-moving and ever-changing market environment, HKJMA organized a variety of seminars and training courses to enhance jewelers' professional knowledge, techniques and skills.
Year Performance
From June 2006 to July 2007, HKJMA organized a series of seminars with the following topics:
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Fashion, Culture and their Impact on Lifestyle
(Speaker: Dr Raymond Au, Associate Professor, the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, HK Poly U) |
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Diamond Cut Assessment: Modern Approaches to Cut Grading and their Implications for Laboratories and Teaching
(Speaker: Dr Jack Ogden, Chief Executive of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain-Gem A) |
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A History of Diamonds and Diamond Cutting
(Speaker: Dr Jack Ogden, Chief Executive of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain-Gem A) |
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Introduction to Jadeite
(Speaker: Prof. Ou Yang Chiu Mei, Vice-President of GAHK & Visiting Lecturer of China University of Geosciences) |
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Diamond Grading and Appreciation: Standard Methods for Testing Diamond for Hong Kong
(Speaker: Ms Irene Leung, Committee Member & Treasurer of GAHK) |
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Jadeite Appreciation
(Speaker: Prof. Ou Yang Chiu Mei, Vice-President of GAHK & Visiting Lecturer of China University of Geosciences) |
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Design Trend Analysis
(Speaker: Dr Norman Siu, Project Consultant of HKJMA) |
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2. Organizing "Executive Diploma in Management (Jewelry)"
HKJMA jointly opened a course of Executive Diploma in Management (Jewelry) with Polytechnic University SPEED (School of Professional Education and Executive Development). This showed HKJMA enthusiasm in servicing fellow jewelers to seek professional advancement.
Executive Diploma in Management (Jewelry) was commenced in August 2007, the programme attracted more than 30 experienced practitioners to study. After the completion of the 3 compulsory subjects, and 6 elective subjects, the operational performance and analytical skills of students have been enhanced.
3. Organizing "Accredited Jewelry Design Professional Advanced Diploma"
"Continuing Jewellery Design & Brand Strategy Advanced Diploma Programme" has already been renamed to "Accredited Jewelry Design Professional Advanced Diploma". Up till now, more than 80 students graduated from the programme and obtained "Accredited Jewelry Design Professional (A.J.D.P.)" qualification. The fifth cohort students had graduated in May 2008. Their jewelry designs and branding knowledge had been greatly enhanced.
AJDP programme has been recognized as a "Qualification Course" and is an entry requirement to the Executive Diploma in Management (Jewelry).
4. Organizing "Jewelry Design and Professional Gemstone Knowledge Training
Programme"
After a whole-year of intensive training, the 3rd cohort students gained a comprehensive understanding on the following fields: jewelry design, jewelry professional photography, gem & jewelry material knowledge, jewelry cost calculation, gemstone grading, jewelry testing technology, jewelry market analysis, jewelry fabrication, gem identification, gem & diamond price information, advanced technology for jewelry product development, estate jewelry & appraisal of jewelry. While "Jewelry Professional Photography" will be strengthened in the coming 4th cohort ; "Jewelry wholesale & retails techniques" module will also be added to meet the needs of the industry.
5. Opening Courses for Labour and Welfare Bureau: Skills Upgrading Scheme
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"Advanced Computer Management System for Jewellery Industry" |
The above three courses of the scheme have been successfully opened to provide opportunities for in-service workers to further studies. The course "Introduction to Jewellery Design" and "Introduction to Computer Management System for Jewellery Industry" were very popular. To suit the needs of the interested candidates, HKJMA have submitted an application to add one more class to these courses.
6. Co-organizing with Macau Labour Bureau and Macau Goldsmith's Guild:
Jewelry Design Training Programme (3rd cohort)
To strengthen the cooperation between JMA and Macau Goldsmith's Guild, and to upgrade the knowledge and skills of Macau's jewelers, a jewelry design training course was launched in August 2007. JMA tutors were satisfied with the teaching environment. Macau students possessed good learning attitudes and were enthusiastic in learning jewelry knowledge and skills.
7. 2007 Report on Jewelry Industry Manpower in HK-PRD
In May 2006, HKJMA commissioned the "Management and Executive Development Centre (MEDC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)" to conduct a jewelry manpower study on human resources profile and resources-based capabilities of the Industry. The research further extends the horizon of the previous one, and concentrates on the manufacturing and design workforce covering the scopes of laborer's competencies (skills and knowledge), manpower demand forecast, salary trends, and technology applications. The manpower report was completed and published in September 2007 and has been sent to various government departments, tertiary institutions, Hong Kong and Mainland jewelry trade associations and our corporate members. At this stage, we have received some feedbacks.
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