About JIRBNZ
Membership :: Purpose :: Rules
The Jewellery Industry Registration Board has been formed to represent the jewellery industry in New Zealand.
To do so JIRBNZ has representatives from and/or affiliations with the following jewellery industry organisations:
- The Jewellers & Watchmakers of New Zealand (JWNZ)
- The Watchmakers Institute of New Zealand (WINZ)
- The Jewellers Guild of New Zealand (JGNZ)
- The Jewellery Manufacturers Federation (JMF)
- The Gemmological Association of New Zealand (GANZ)
- The New Zealand Horological Institute (NZHI)
- The Jewellery Appraisers Society of New Zealand (JASNZ)
- The Jewellery Valuers Society (JVS) and
- Independent persons engaged in the Jewellery and Watchmaking trade.
Membership
Executive Members
- Grant Harrison - Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
- Helen Barrett - Secretary
- Bruce Weeds - Treasurer
- Craig Anderson - Jewellers & Watchmakers of New Zealand representative
- Gary Barwick - Watchmakers Institute of New Zealand representative
- John Franich - Jewellery Manufacturers Federation representative
- Ash Wells - Horological Institute representative
- Alan Priestley - Independent representative
Members
- Craig Anderson
- Brian Barrett
- Helen Barrett
- Gary Barwick
- Gary Chapman
- Steve Crout
- Spencer Currie
- Bob Dawson
- Ian Douglas
- John Franich
- David Gill
- Grant Harrison
- John Howells
- Katherine Kokich
- Colin Lester
- Paddy McLaughlan
- Alan Priestley
- Chris Schweder
- Jill Towers
- Bruce Weeds
- Ash Wells
- Alan Woods
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Purpose
The purpose of the JIRBNZ is to foster training and to ensure the continuation of delivery of industry recognised trade certificates. This maintains a professional workforce that has the confidence of the New Zealand consumer.
JIRBNZ currently manages the registration of:
- Thirty seven Manufacturing Jewellery Apprentices
- One Gem Setting Apprentices
- One Hand Engraving Apprentice
- Nine Watch & Clock Making & Repair Apprentices
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Rules
The current rules of JIRBNZ will be able to be viewed as a pdf after 14 December 2007: Rules document
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