JA Offers Certification Exams at JCK Las Vegas
May 22, 16
(IDEX Online News) – Jewelers of America (JA) has announced that it will offer its Sales and Management Professional Certification exams at the JCK Las Vegas show.
The number of jewelry professionals seeking professional certification increased 100 percent in 2015, over the 2014 figure. As participation has increased, consumer and trade awareness of the benefits of being certified have grown also. The JA’s professional certification enables career advancement, differentiating retail stores from competitors and strengthening fine jewelry customers’ trust in jewelry professionals.
“All jewelry sales associates and managers attending the shows in Las Vegas should strongly consider taking the time to certify their expertise with JA’s exams,” said JA President & CEO David J. Bonaparte. “By conducting certification at the shows, we are making it simple for jewelers to achieve this important designation and inspire greater trust from today’s customers.”
The Jewelers of America Professional Certification program establishes national standards with two-hour exams that evaluate the proficiency of jewelry professionals at two levels. These onsite exams include sales professional, senior sales professional, management professional and senior management professional.