WJCEF (World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation), the educational arm of CIBJO, has launched of a six-lesson online course on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for jewellery, diamond, coloured gemstone, pearls, coral and precious metal professionals, in association with Branded Trust Education of Australia. Those who successfully complete the course will receive a Level 1 Certificate of Accreditation, issued by WJCEF.

Entitled "CSR for the Jewellery Professional", the course has been developed by a team of world-recognised experts specifically for the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals industries, along its entire supply chain.  It can be accessed via a dedicated website.

There are six lessons, each of which includes a video lecture, downloadable readings that at the end of the course can be compiled into a book on CSR, and links to other relevant readings and websites. At the end of the course, students will have to appear for a test and submit an essay. A student needs a total assessment score of 60% and above to qualify for the WJCEF Certificate of Recognition.

Gaetano Cavalieri, the CIBJO and WJCEF President "Our goal in developing the course is to enable all members of the industry, at the mining, manufacturing, wholesale and retail levels, from management through to sales staff, to obtain a practical understanding of CSR and sustainability, as it applies to the jewellery business today."

Initially the six-lesson course is being offered only in English. The cost per student is U.S. $300.

For more information: http://cibjo-csr.btassurance.com/.