Education

Long-Term Courses

Build a complete career in gemology with IDT’s comprehensive diploma, graduate, and master programs. In-depth training with professional instruments and certified stones.
1
Diploma in Gemstone Identification
Course Overview
  • Introduction to basic terms used in gemology
  • Gemstone formation, mining, extraction and sourcing
  • Using various standard gemological equipment to identify gemstones
  • Understand the optical, physical, and chemical properties
  • Precious, semi-precious and ornamental gemstones
  • Treatments and Synthetics
Highlights
  • Extensive inventory of gemstones
  • Limited number of participants to ensure maximum attention to the participant
  • Informative manual with grading kit
  • Intensive practical lab sessions
  • Guided tour of the IDT laboratory premises
Why This Course? / Career Options
  • You can work as gemstone grader, appraiser, gemologist, jewelry professional, corporate buyer, broker, seller, collector, quality control supervisor, entrepreneur, etc.
2
Graduate Program in Gemstone Identification
Course Overview
  • Understanding terms used in gemology
  • Gemstone formation, mining, extraction and sourcing
  • Using various standard gemological equipment to identify gemstones
  • Understand the optical, physical, and chemical properties
  • Precious, semi-precious, ornamental gemstones and rare gemstones
  • Treatments and Synthetics
  • Latest developments in treatments & synthetics
Highlights
  • Extensive inventory of gemstones
  • Limited number of participants to ensure maximum attention to the participant
  • Informative manual with grading kit
  • Intensive practical lab sessions
  • Guided tour of the IDT laboratory premises
Why This Course? / Career Options
  • You can work as gemstone grader, appraiser, gemologist, jewelry professional, corporate buyer, broker, seller, collector, quality control supervisor, entrepreneur, etc.
3
Diploma in Diamonds & Diamond Grading
Course Overview
  • Diamond from Mines to Market
  • Mining & extraction process of rough diamonds
  • Know about the manufacturing process from rough to polished
  • Grading on the basis of International parameters of 4Cs: Clarity, Color, Cut and Carat
  • Understanding and identification of treatments, simulants and laboratory grown diamonds
  • Factors affecting diamond prices
Highlights
  • Practical knowledge as per International parameters
  • Practical training using diamonds ranging from 0.15 carat to above a carat
  • Limited number of participants to ensure maximum attention to the participant
  • Informative manual with grading kit
  • Practical lab sessions
  • Diamond valuation as per international guidelines
  • Guided tour of the IDT laboratory premises
Why This Course? / Career Options
  • You can work as diamond grader, appraiser, jewelry professional, buyer, seller, collector, quality control supervisor, manufacturer, entrepreneur, etc.
4
Graduate Program in Diamonds & Diamond Grading
Course Overview
  • Diamond from Mines to market
  • Mining & extraction process of rough diamonds
  • Know about the manufacturing process from rough to polished
  • Deeper understanding and techniques of diamond 4Cs - Clarity, Color, Cut and Carat, based on international parameters
  • Fancy shape diamonds and their 4Cs
  • Understanding and identification of treatments, simulants and laboratory grown diamonds
  • Factors affecting diamond prices
  • New developments in the Laboratory Grown Diamond sector
Highlights
  • Practical knowledge as per International parameters
  • Practical training using extensive diamonds ranging from 0.15 carat to above a carat RBC & fancy diamonds
  • Practical training using natural and laboratory grown diamonds
  • Limited number of participants to ensure maximum attention to the participant
  • Informative manual with grading kit
  • Diamond valuation as per international guidelines
  • Intensive practical lab sessions
  • Guided tour of the IDT laboratory premises
Why This Course? / Career Options
  • You can work as diamond grader, appraiser, jewelry professional, buyer, seller, collector, quality control supervisor, manufacturer, entrepreneur, etc.
5
Jewellery Design Diploma
Course Overview
  • Introduction to jewelry and its components
  • Drawing and illustration of faceted and non-faceted gemstones and diamonds
  • Different settings in jewelry
  • Different textures on metal
  • Designing various forms of jewelry designs with inspiration
  • Gold calculation
  • Budgeting of the designs
Highlights
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  • Use of simple tools for effective designing
  • Conceptualize earrings, rings, necklaces, bangles, bracelets, and more
  • Designing a portfolio
  • Gold, diamond and craftsmanship and calculations
Why This Course? / Career Options
  • You can work as freelance designer, custom design artist, jewelry manufacturer, sales professional, consultant, entrepreneur, etc.
6
Masters in Gemology
Course Overview
  • Understanding terms used in gemology
  • Gemstone formation, mining, extraction and sourcing
  • Using various standard gemological equipment to identify gemstones
  • Understand the optical, physical, and chemical properties
  • Precious, semi-precious, ornamental gemstones and rare gemstones
  • Treatments and Synthetics
  • Latest developments in treatments & synthetics
  • Diamond from mines to market
  • Mining & extraction process of rough diamonds
  • Know about the manufacturing process from rough to polished
  • Deeper understanding and techniques of diamond 4Cs - Clarity, Color, Cut and Carat, based on international parameters
  • Fancy shape diamonds and their 4Cs
  • Understanding and identification of treatments, simulants and laboratory grown diamonds
  • Factors affecting diamond prices
  • New developments in the Laboratory Grown Diamond sector
Highlights
  • Practical knowledge as per International parameters
  • Practical training using extensive diamonds ranging from 0.15 carat to above a carat RBC & fancy diamonds
  • Practical training using natural and laboratory grown diamonds
  • Limited number of participants to ensure maximum attention to the participant
  • Informative manual with grading kit
  • Diamond valuation as per international guidelines
  • Intensive practical lab sessions
  • Guided tour of the IDT laboratory premises
Why This Course? / Career Options
  • You can work as diamond grader, appraiser, jewelry professional, gemstone grader, appraiser, gemologist, buyer, seller, broker, collector, quality control supervisor, manufacturer, entrepreneur, etc.