Our Course
Name: Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurial Development
COURSE INTRO
The master jeweler course gives our students the tools to learn the most important set of knowledge, skills, and techniques for becoming a master jeweler/professional jewelry entrepreneur. The program allows the students to immerse themselves into the world of gemstones and the jewelry industry. A wide and complete range of subjects is smartly designed to engage students in the course of becoming an able jeweler while practicing and expanding their jewelry business pursuits.
COURSE DETAILS
Our program highlights on a wide range of subjects including:
- Gemstone Identification, Grading, and Pricing
- Gemstone Appreciation and Appraisal
- Gemstone Jewelry Design (Technical Hands-on Drawing and Computer-based Design with innovative tools)
- Jewelry Business Management
- Marketing for Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs
- Writing a Business Plan for Gems and Jewelry
Our Mission
Our core values as an institute align with the challenges and shifts in the global economy, the progress in technology, society, and culture. We always provide the student up-to-date and practical set of knowledge and instruments. It is our belief that our program must foster our students to make the most of their potential: academically, creatively, and entrepreneurially. Global Trade Jewelry also boasts an extensive network of connections in the Jewelry industry both regionally and worldwide, enabling students an opportunity to gain knowledge and expertise to start gem and jewelry business or grow their jewelry business while studying at our institute.
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Materials
Students learn the basics of gems and jewelry, and precious metals business in depth based on scientifically proven facts. Students will be able to certify the quality of the products with confidence. Furthermore, students will learn and understand the way of Thai life of making gemstones until becoming famous and accepted in the jewelry trade all over the world
This course teaches you about gems and precious metals for trades and for issuing gems authentication certificates by yourself with confidence, recognizing the quality of products, and estimating the purchase cost to draft the production and sale plans
The subject is delivered by Dr. Surin Intayot and the team.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing program teaches you how to make jewelry until you are able to make, order, and guide craftsmen. You will learn how to manufacture gems and jewelry for the purpose of communicating to craftsmen to understand the principles of production that meet the customers’ orders. The reason is that you must be able to help solve problems at every step of the production process without letting employees make their own decisions. This subject focuses on practical applications in order to know and truly understand the production process, leading to the production process that requires constant technical improvement.
This program provides materials as proposals to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the materials in order to plan the creation of jewelry of the highest value while creating the work that looks delicate and natural.
The subject is delivered by Mr. Anurat Kmanitthathai, Goldsmith association at Kan Road Royal Goldsmith College, and the team.
Marketing
The marketing subject teaches you the whole system, both retail and wholesale including the Internet trade and export system.
You will learn multi-levels of gems and jewelry marketing, from gem and jewelry trades on sidewalks to flea markets to luxury stores. Therefore, the price can range from 10 baht, 100 baht, to 10 million baht, 100 million baht. We will teach you how to market products with the best and most successful route, how to handle returns and exchanges, and how to manage the decoration of the shop.
This is a sales planning course that focuses on the highlights of each product and is presented with sincerity while taking the customers’ needs into account.
The subject is delivered by AP. Dr. Niyom Suwandej and the team.
Management
The management course teaches you staff management system, stock management, and integrated trading business management.
You will learn about management that includes business plans, investments, stock control, and security, which are based on moral and ethical principles, honesty to yourself and customers, data storage, and emphasis to customers.
The subject is delivered by Mr. Kajornatthapol Pongwiritton and the team.
Design
In the design course with clear marketing goals, you will learn how to design jewelry both by hand and computer. After that, you will work on the production into a masterpiece according to your design.
Studying design
-Hand drawn
-Computer modeling
By using the knowledge from 4M to help guide you design that can be produced with delicacy, beauty, dimensions, and natural-like leading to eye-catching and high-value-like jewelry that impresses those who see it; therefore sell well.
This subject requires practice and self-improvement at all times. You must have a mindset that there are people who are much better than us in this world.
This subject is delivered by Mr. Thanapak Achawakorn, DIR Wichian Mahawan, Dr. Ampa Chiarakittikul, and the team.
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Performing an art thesis is to produce a set of jewelry (a necklace, brooch, ring, and a pair of earrings) using all knowledge from 4MD. The set is to be graded, evaluated, and used in a contest.
The thesis set is graded by the head professor of all the five subjects.
Exhibition
This is the final subject of the course. GTJ provides materials for students to create a gemstone jewelry set themselves from scratch using the knowledge learned from 4MD. One gemstone jewelry set consists of a necklace, brooch, ring, and a pair of earrings. Once students’ jewelry sets are made, there will be a catwalk exhibition showing to the audience: significant individuals from outside students’ significant others.
Director
ดร. อำภา เจียรกิตติกุล
Dr. Ampa Chiarakittikul
ดร. อำภา เจียรกิตติกุล
Dr. Ampa Chiarakittikul
Current Position:
Chairman of Gems Jewelry and Precious Metal Confederation of Thailand (GJPCT)
Bachelor of Business Management, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
- Enabled Thai SME entrepreneurs to improve their valued added good by means of incorporate more semi precious gemstones into their goods replacing mere use of marcasite and synthetic cubic zirconia
- Appraiser and Valuation Expert in Gemstone and Jewelry to a range of organizations including Customs Department, Exim Bank and other banking institutions, Thai Police departments
- Invited Lecturer to different universities and Thai government agencies that work with gemstone and jewelry industry
- Possessing a track of records at addressing tax challenges of the Gemstone and Jewelry industry
- Championed VAT exemptions on imports to sell or selling of unpolished raw gemstones
Professors & Experts
คุณ สมชาย พรจินดารักษ์
Mr. Somchai Phonjindarak
คุณ สมชาย พรจินดารักษ์
Mr. Somchai Phonjindarak
Current Position:
Chairman of Gems Jewelry and Precious metal Confederation of Thailand (GJPCT)
- Bachelor of Business Management, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
- Founder of Gemstone and Precious Metal Jewelry Export Company (40 years old and counting)
- President of RS James International Co., Ltd.
- President of Millenium James International Co., Ltd.
- President of Union Power James Group Co., Ltd.
- President of Colored Gemstones
- Enabled Thai SME entrepreneurs to improve their valued added good by means of incorporate more semi precious gemstones into their goods replacing mere use of marcasite and synthetic cubic zirconia
- Appraiser and Valuation Expert in Gemstone and Jewelry to a range of organizations including Customs Department, Exim Bank and other banking institutions, Thai Police departments
- Invited Lecturer to different universities and Thai government agencies that work with gemstone and jewelry industry
- Possessing a track of records at addressing tax challenges of the Gemstone and Jewelry industry
- Championed VAT exemptions on imports to sell or selling of unpolished raw gemstones
- Championed the birth of Gems Jewelry and Precious Metal Confederation of Thailand
- Championed the birth of Thailand’s First International Conference between leaders in Gemstone and Jewelry industry of AEC market
- เป็นผู้ผลักดันให้ Bangkok Gem & Jewelry Fair Duty Free 20% = 0
- Advocated for Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ establishment of Thai Royal Embassy in Mozambique
- Championing the promotion of Chanthaburi as Special Economic Zone dedicated to become the world’s gemstone and jewelry trade hub (ongoing)
- Championed Thailand’s readiness to become the global trading hub for gemstone and jewelry through creating Thailand Pavilion and promoting Bangkok Gem Jewelry Fairs which is among the world’s top 5 Gem and Jewelry Fairs
คุณ ประพีร์ สรไกรกิติกูล
Mrs. Prapee Sorakraikitikul
คุณ ประพีร์ สรไกรกิติกูล
Mrs. Prapee Sorakraikitikul
Current Position:
Vice Chairman of Pranda Jewelry Public Company Limited
- ปริญญาวิทยาศาสตรบัณฑิต สาขาบัญชี เอกบัญชี มหาวิทยาลัย Woodberry ลอสแอนเจลิส รัฐแคลิฟอร์เนีย ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
- B.S.C. Accounting Woodberry University Major Accounting, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
- ประกาศนียบัตรหลักสูตร Director Certificate Program (DCP) รุ่น 17/2545สมาคมส่งเสริมสถาบันกรรมการบริษัทไทย (IOD)
- Director Certificate Program (DCP), Class 17/2002 Thai Institute of Directors (IOD)
- Director of the Thai Gold Card Importer & Exporter Association
- Director of the Thai Gem and Jewelry Business Traders Association
- Chairman, Sub Committee on Gems and Jewelry Business of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
- Managing Committee of The Gem and Jewelry Institution of Thailand
- Director of Businesswoman Committee of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
- 40-year track records of managing gemstone and jewelry exports businesses
- Appointed as Thailand’s Head Representative focusing on: the promotion of furthering network of cooperations between Thai and international gemstone and jewelry associations; and the support for Thai entrepreneurs to further their pursuit of new markets and business expansion
Non-listed businesses
- Chairman of Board of Pranda Group, 2 companies
- Director of Pranda Group in 3 companies
- Gem and Jewelry Business Development Committee of Thailand (GCT)
- Board of director of Gem and Jewelry Promotion Foundation
- Operation Director of Thai -Vietnam Business Council
ดร. สุรินทร์ อินทะยศ
Dr. Surin Intayot
ดร. สุรินทร์ อินทะยศ
Dr. Surin Intayot
Current Position:
Expert in Gemology
- B.Sc. (Geology) 2530 Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- M. Sc. (Geology) 2543 Chulalongkorn University
- Ph.D. (Geology) 2547 Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Geology and Gemology, Gemstones and Jewelry
- Studying and Analyzing of Thai gemstones and Jewelry
- Business Development of Thai Jewelry industry
- 1987-1992 Geologist, Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Industry
- 1993-1996 Geologist, Padaeng Industry Public Co.,Ltd.
- From 1997 to present Lecturer, Burapa University, Chantaburi Campus
- From 2004-2008 Vice Head of Jewelry College, Burapa University, Chantaburi Campus
- From 2008 to 2009 Vice Dean of Jewelry College, Burapa University, Chantaburi Campus
- From 2009 to 2017 Vice Dean of Jewelry College, Burapa University, Chantaburi Campus
- Mini Master of Management in University, 24st, 2014
Journals
- Surin Intayot, Theerapongs Thanasuthipitak and Panjawan Thanasuthipitak.
- 2007 The Oscillatory Zoning in Grandite Garnet from Khao Phu Kha, Lop
- Buri, Central Thailand, Chiang Mai Journal of Sciences, Vol.34, No.1, 65-71.
Poster presentation
- Surin Intayot., 2016. Commercial Product development and Gems and Jewelry marketing for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) : A case of Nan silver jewelry. Thailand Research Expo 2016.
- Surin Intayot, Suparee Taowongsa, Jureerat Sararat, Duangkamon Phetcha, Saharat Na_nan, Rungrote Yingsa_nga, and Worachai Roubroumlert., 2016. Commercial Product development and Gems and Jewelry marketing for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) : A case of Nan silver jewelry. Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair 2016.
คุณ ธงศักดิ์ จินตการฤกษ์
Mr. Thongsak Chintakanroek
คุณ ธงศักดิ์ จินตการฤกษ์
Mr. Thongsak Chintakanroek
Current Position:
Chairman of Federation of industries of Chanthaburi Province
- อดีตนายกสมาคม ผู้ค้าอัญมณี และ เครื่องประดับจังหวัดจันทบุรีFormer President of the Gem and Jewelry Traders Association, Chanthaburi Province
- เจ้าของธุรกิจ บริษัท เอ็กซเปิร์ต เจมส์ แมนูแฟคเจอริ่ง จำกัด Expert Gems Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Founder of Expert Gems Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
คุณ อนุรัตน์ เขมานิฏฐาไท
Mr. Anurat Khemanitthathai
คุณ อนุรัตน์ เขมานิฏฐาไท
Mr. Anurat Khemanitthathai
Current Position:
Managing Committee of Best One Jewel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Guest Speaker at different events about gemstone and jewelry organized by Ministry of Education
- Guest Speaker to the Vocational Standard Examination Preparation Program
- Guest Speaker at Vocation School Program, Non-formal Education School BangNa 3, 3 September 2012
- Guest Speaker on Setting up the Vocational Standards at Thailand Professional Qualification Institute, 9 October 2012
- Guest Speaker on Preparation Program for Entering into Gemstone and Jewelry Industry, 30 July 2013
- Full-time lecturer at Gemstones and Jewelry Vocational School
- Full-time lecturer at Easy Burmese Language Center
- 1981: Gem Cutter, Manee Panich (Silom Road), Bangkok
- From 1987 to 1990: Head of Custom Made Jewelry (Invisible Setting), Gemtech Thailand Co., Ltd.
- From 1991 to 1995: Supervisor in Production Line, Gemtech Thailand Co., Ltd.
- From 1995 to 1997: Production Manager and Board of Director, Hoover International Co.,Ltd.
- From 1997 to present: Managing Director, Bestone Jewel Manufacturing Co., Ltd,
- Advisor Committee to Golden Jubilee Royal Goldsmith College, Office of Vocational Education, 2005
- Steering Committee on Curriculum Development for Gemstone and Jewelry Program (Royal Goldsmith)
- Drafting Committee on Occupational Standards (Gemstone and Jewelry) From 2004 to 2009
- Producing teaching materials for Occupational Training for the Hearing Impaired Project, June 2006
- Ad Hoc Subcommittee on reviewing the readiness in founding a new vocational school, 9 March 2009
- Working group on Curriculum Development for Vocational Works in Jewelry (Jewelry Level1)
- Committee in Gemstone and Jewelry Business sector, Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2005-2013
- Committee in Gemstone and Jewelry Business Sector, Thai Chamber of Commerce, 2013-2015
- Subcommittee in Technical Competition at National Labour Skills Competition Showcase of Department of Skill Development
- Subcommittee on National Labour Skill Standards (in Jewelry works) Development of Department of Skill Development
- Advisor for Foundation of Gemstone and Jewelry Promotions
- Advisor for Thai Gemstone and Jewelry Sellers Association, 2007-2017
- Honorary Advisor for Thai Goldsmith Association
- Advisor for Easy Burmese Language Center
คุณ ธนภาค อาชวากร
Mr. Thanapak Achawakorn
คุณ ธนภาค อาชวากร
Mr. Thanapak Achawakorn
Current Position:
Sub Committee on overseeing the founding of Thai Gemstones and Jewelry Design Institute of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
- Review Committee on Bachelor Program of Jewelry and MetalSmithing, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon and Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin
- Sub Committee on overseeing the founding of Thai Gemstones and Jewelry Design Institute of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon
- Invited Lecturer at Creative Art Department, Gemology, Academic year of 2021
- Founder of Bangkok Jewelry Institute
- Founder of Jewelry Design and Production Factory
- First Prize Winner in Earring Design from the First Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair Awards
- Designer of the diamond encrusted jewelry piece decorated with beetle wings offered to Queen Sirikit
คุณ เมธี จึงสงวนสิทธิ์
Mr. Methee Jungsangansith
คุณ เมธี จึงสงวนสิทธิ์
Mr. Methee Jungsangansith
Current Position:
Board of Director of World Sapphire Co., Ltd.
- Renowned Gemstone Merchant from Chantaburi
- Founder of Private Gallery Museum of World Sapphire Gallery, with collections of sapphires and stones from all over the world
- Board of Director of World Sapphire Co., Ltd.
- Renowned author under the pen name “จันทรบูร” (Shining Moon)
ผศ.ดร. ณัฐพล ชมแสง
Mr. Natthaphol Chomsaeng
ผศ.ดร. ณัฐพล ชมแสง
Mr. Natthaphol Chomsaeng
Current Position:
Assistant to Director of Burapa University (Chanthaburi Campus)
- B.Sc. in Industrial Technology (Welding Technology) 1997, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok
- M. Sc. (Materials Science) 2002 Chiang Mai University
- Ph.D. (Materials Science) 2553 Chiang Mai University
- Ph.D. (Materials Science) 2010 Chiang Mai University
- From 2016 to present: Assistant to Director of Burapa University (Chanthaburi Campus)
- From 2015 to 2016: Acting Assistant to Director of Burapa University
- From 2014-2016: Assistant to Dean of Division of Student Affairs, Burapa University
- From 2010-Present: Lecturer, Faculty of Gemology, Burapa University
- From 2013 to present, Executive Committee of Member Relations and Information, Microscopy Society of Thailand
- 2551-2552 Guest assistance researcher at Electron Microscope for Chemical Crystal, Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Japan
- From 2008 to 2009 Guest assistance researcher at Electron Microscope for Chemical Crystal, Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University, Japan
- From 2006 to 2010: Assistant to Lecturer in Transmission Electron Microscope, Materials Science Research Center, Chemical Crystal, Chiang Mai University
- 2547-2549 Engineer of Materials Research Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.
- From 2004 to 2006: Engineer of Materials Research Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.
- 2546-2547 Testing Engineer General Seating (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- From 2003 to 2004: Testing Engineer General Seating (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- From 2003 to 2002: Assistant to Lecturer in Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
- 2540-2543 Senior Adjuster Bell Survey Co., Ltd.
- From 1997 to 2000: Senior Adjuster Bell Survey Co., Ltd.
Published Research Papers
- On the enhancement of rubies with the use of lead free glass fillings (Part of Hua-Num Research Project)
- On the enhancement of white sapphires with the use of lithium glass fillings (Part of Hua-Num Research Project)
Published Articles in Journals
- Sukcharoen, S., Chomsaeng, N., & Meechoowas, E. (2016). Lithium-Cobalt Glass for Sapphire. Key Engineering Materials, 702, 108-112.
- Niyomsoan, S., Gargarella, P., Chomsaeng, N., Termsuksawad, P., Kuhn, U., & Eckert, Jurgen (2015). Phase Seperation in Rapid Solidified Ag-rich Ag-Cu-Zr Alloys. Materials Research. 18 (Suppl. 1) 120-126.
Academic Conference
- Phongerd, K., & Chomsaeng N. (2013). Microstructure and Hardness Improvement of Cu-Zn-Be Alloys by Age Hardening. Proceedings of 6th Thailand Metallurgy Conference. Chiang Mai. Thailand
- Talubthong, S., Chomsaeng N., & Chanmuang, C. (2013). Improvement of Ag-CuGe Jewelry Alloy by Age-Hardening. Proceedings of the 30th MST Annual Conference. Chanthaburi. Thailand
Thai Copyright Ownership
- Amarat Tobarung and Natthaphol Chomsaen B.E. 2558 (2015). Thailand: Copyright No. 46770. Bangkok: Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
- Amarat Tobarung and Natthaphol Chomsaen B.E. 2558 (2015). Thailand: Copyright No. 46769. Bangkok: Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
- Amarat Tobarung and Natthaphol Chomsaen B.E. 2559 (2016). Thailand: Copyright No. 51133. Bangkok: Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
- Thitima Hongvientiane and Natthaphol Chomsaen B.E. 2558 (2015). Thailand: Copyright No.46768. Bangkok: Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce
Awards
- 1st Prize for TEM micrograph contest 28th Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Thailand 2011, January 5-7, 2011, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- 1st Prize for poster presentation 27th Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Thailand 2010, January 20-22, 2010, Samui Island, Thailand
อ. อัครเดช ฐิศุภกร
Mr. Akadath Thisupakorn
อ. อัครเดช ฐิศุภกร
Mr. Akadath Thisupakorn
Areas of Expertise:
Gemology, Diamonds, Jewelry, Management
- B.Sc. (Materials Science) 2001 Burapa University
- Master of Management (SME Management) 2013 Burapha University
- Diamond Trading organized by Beauty Gems Co., Ltd.
- Gemology Course by School of Gemology
- Gemologist Course by AIGS
Published Research Papers
- On the relationship between digital marketing and business performance in the SME sector of gemstone and jewelry in Chanthaburi Province (Part of Hua-Num Research Project)
- On the business development for gemstone and jewelry entrepreneurs in Chantaburi Province (Hua-Num Research Project)
Academic Conferences
- Akdath Thisupakorn, Sombat Thamrongsintaworn and Vuthichart Soonthonsmai (2012)
- The Effect of The Marketing Practices (E-marking) through E-bay to Performance of Small and Medium Gem store Entrepreneurs in Chantaburi Province
- The 2nd STOU Graduate Research Conference (O-SS o45 Pages 1-9), Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
- Akdath Thisupakorn, Pornpanit Wongchuwan and Chuchada Noawaratana (2018)
- Market Development for gemstone and jewelry businesses in Chanthaburi Province. The 7th Phayao Research Conference. Phayao University
