Training, Education

The Birmingham Assay Office is a unique training provider. Its ‘hands on’ courses are taught in small groups and are delivered by its own, in-house experienced industry practitioners whose skills and knowledge are at the very heart of its commercial environment. All course tutors share their expertise and market insight with delegates on every course, which makes learning at The Birmingham Assay Office an invaluable experience. A range of training courses is available for those …

  Do you need to understand new and current EU and USA product legislation and testing requirements BEFORE supplying products for sale to consumers? The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce a new, one-day course aimed at jewellery technologists and costume jewellery and fashion accessories buyers that will tell you what you need to know. The course focuses on Nickel, Lead and Cadmium, including why each metal is harmful as well as current testing regulations. It also co…

Following these talks, Sue Thomas will discuss the making of the Jewellery Quarter as a dissenting community in the early 19th Century and Simon Buteux, Director of the Birmingham Conservation Trust, will talk about the importance of heritage in the Quarter, including an update on the Newman Brothers Coffin Fitting Works. Finally, John Berkeley OBE, former Chairman of Brandauer Holdings (a long-established precision engineering firm on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter), will discuss t…