Innovative courses for the jewellery industry

The Anchor Cert Academy ​reveals new ‘Exposed’ courses to empower members and meet today's challenges in the ever-developing jewellery industry. Opportunities exist to develop skills and competence in order to surpass the competition through these leading-edge training courses. Assay Office Birmingham’s AnchorCert Academy presents innovative courses for 2016 to meet the changing needs and direction of the UK jewellery industry. Booking is underway for its new ‘Exposed’ range of hands-on, one-day courses, designed to resolve today's industry challenges while meeting the needs of working delegates in the fields of jewellery and watch retail sales and appraisals. Current concerns are covered through courses on Diamond Simulants, Synthetics and Treatments presented by Claire Connelly, a well-experienced diamond trader and former member of the London Diamond Bourse. Presented in tandem, a Coloured Gemstones and Treatments courses, by Gwyn Green, expert, tutor and collector of coloured gemstones, with illustrations of typical samples that highlight prevailing gemstone issues. The new Counterfeit and Customised Watches course will efficiently update Watch retailers' and traders' knowledge; leading watch specialists from Fellows Auctioneers share their first-hand experience of the latest developments in counterfeiting, customising and hybrid watches. AnchorCert Academy’s Exposed courses complement the established range of ‘Understanding Courses’, broadening their current training offer while placing AnchorCert Academy at forefront of education in the field of contemporary jewellery, watch-making and distribution. For further information and booking: