Jewelry Leadership Forum / Jewelers Education Foundation

(idexonline.com) - In 2013, the association members of the Jewelry Leadership Forum (the “JLF”) agreed to work toward the development of a website that would serve as a “portal” for all educational programs offered by various member jewelry organizations. The goal was to provide industry members with a “course catalogue” to guide professionals to the right educational sources and courses offerings. The intention was that the website would contain descriptions of course offerings of the participating industry organizations, along with links to each association’s website to obtain further information or to participate in a course or program. As the idea for an educational “portal” was being formulated, the members of the JLF decided that the Jewelers Education Foundation (the “JEF”) was the best platform to host this website, with development provided by one of the JLF members. As a result of the collaboration of the JLF association members, the JEF launched to the Jewelers Education Portal on June 21, 2016. The portal is located at www.jewelerseducationfoundation.org and exists as a resource for the many educational programs offered by jewelry, diamond, colored stones, precious metals and watch associations, as well as services offered from member associations on legal standards, credit reporting, appraisals and crime prevention. The site includes links directly to the participating organizations.