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.
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Diploma in Gemstone Identification
Course Overview
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- You can work as diamond grader, appraiser, jewelry professional, buyer, seller, collector, quality control supervisor, manufacturer, entrepreneur, etc.
5
Jewellery Design Diploma
Course Overview
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- 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
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- You can work as freelance designer, custom design artist, jewelry manufacturer, sales professional, consultant, entrepreneur, etc.
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Masters in Gemology
Course Overview
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- 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
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- 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.
