Unique in its kind, the MBA in Jewelry Management is a diploma offered by the High School of Jewelry, the famous establishment on Rue du Louvre in Paris. With a 100% employability rate, it guarantees career advancement, particularly within establishments on Place Vendôme.
Unlike other sectors, French jewelry production is not outsourced. Far from it! In addition to the traditional manufacturing centers of Paris and Lyon, the Pays de la Loire and Brittany play a significant role in the manufacturing of precious jewelry.
It is on this particularity of made in France that the High School of Jewelry (HEJ), founded in 1864 and representing the professional school for over 160 years. Its mission is to respond universally to the needs of the sector and to train in all the professions in the sector for the different worlds of sales, gemology, manufacturing, design, without forgetting marketing and management.
The school on Rue du Louvre has been developing a MBA (Master of Business Administration) in jewelry managementThis graduate diploma in management was created after three years of development, in conjunction with manufacturing workshops and major French jewelry houses. While there are luxury MBAs with a jewelry option in Europe, the diploma from the Haute Ecole de Joaillerie, designed specifically for jewelry, has no equivalent.
Hence its success and the success rate it displays: 100% of graduates are at the head of management units in the major houses of Place Vendôme, have launched or taken over a workshop, or even a jewelry factory. Those who enroll in this training are sometimes students who want to build a career in the world of jewelry, but often, they are already evolving in the profession and wish to move up in rank. These are professionals who want to enrich their field of expertise and embark on a project of creating or taking over a business.
The training includes 319 hours, organized part-time, two evenings per week and Saturdays, with a six-month internship in a company, which makes the MBA compatible with ongoing professional life.
This MBA in Jewelry Management allows for rapid career advancement, specifically training production managers who specialize in manufacturing processes. These managers must be able to prepare, organize, and plan workshop activities.
The Place Vendôme houses regularly participate in the training to share their experiences, share their expertise and experience, and also contribute to training the future managers they all need. This is especially true since they are aware that they are preparing students for careers of the future. While some sectors are struggling, French jewelry continues to thrive, and nothing seems able to hinder it. This is undoubtedly because quality remains high, thanks to the extreme precision required at each stage of manufacturing. This is why future managers must be able to master all the specificities of a production process.
The Haute Ecole de Joaillerie accepts them after reviewing their application by a panel of professionals—which includes representatives from Place Vendôme houses—and following a pre-admission interview. Each class has a maximum of fifteen students, carefully selected for their academic background and motivation.
Because the MBA in Jewelry Management at the Haute Ecole de Joaillerie on Rue du Louvre represents a form of trust between the school and jewelry houses. The goal is to bring well-trained, motivated, and immediately operational managers onto the market. With the prospect of career advancement in their career paths. More broadly, this demanding training is also essential to the reputation and sustainability of French jewelry.
Carine Loeillet
