DIAMOND GRADING LAB CLASS
DIAMOND GRADING LAB CLASS
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GRADUATE PEARLS DIPLOMA
GRADUATE PEARLS DIPLOMA

INTRODUCTION TO PEARLS

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Pearls are an important part of the gemstone market. They are traded worldwide and are ever in demand. If you want a short-cut to basic knowledge about pearls, then this course is best suited for you.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Basic facts about natural and cultured pearls
  • Marketing of cultured pearls and their varieties
  • How pearls are evaluated

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS Introduction to Pearls Certificate.

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • Formation of pearls in nature; cultured pearls
  • Structure and composition of natural and cultured pearl
  • Important varieties of cultured pearls
  • Care and cleaning of pearls
  • Pearl market
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DURATION

11 Classroom hours spread over 3 working days

 

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DIAMOND BASICS + DIAMOND GRADING

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Specially designed module for all those who would like to have the essential diamond knowledge on their fingertips in shortest possible time to get employed in the industry or to start out on their own into the business of diamond jewelry. It is a combination of two different courses and provides theoretical knowledge with practical grading of diamonds.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Basic facts about diamonds
  • The four C’s and their impact on value
  • Presenting and selling diamond jewelry
  • effectively at the sale counter
  • Diamond grading procedures
  • Clarity, color, and cut grading of diamonds

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS DIAMOND BASICS CERTIFICATE
  • ACGS DIAMOND GRADING CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • Diamond- the wonder mineral
  • Diamonds and Diamond Value; diamond grading procedures
  • Clarity – its impact on value; clarity grading of diamonds
  • Color – its impact on value; color grading of diamonds
  • Cut – its impact on value; cut grading of diamonds
  • Carat weight – its impact on value; full grading of diamonds
  • Retailing Diamond Jewelry
  • Care and Cleaning, Repairs and Storage
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Cover of a white spiral-bound workbook titled Jewelry Basics by Asiatic Center of Gemological Services featuring images of a diamond bracelet ring and gemstone pendant

JEWELRY BASICS

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Precious stone jewelry is one of the most important accessories in the wardrobes of women (and men too!). Diamonds and gemstones ultimately find their way to get set in pieces of exquisite jewelry – beautifully designed and crafted.

Size of the jewelry business is huge – within and outside India. If you are looking to get involved in this world of glitter, JEWELRY BASICS is the kind of course you can start with, opening the door to this exciting world of precious metals and gemstones.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Nature and use of precious metals, their purity
  • Variety and styles of jewelry
  • Selling techniques, and jewelry care

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS JEWELRY BASICS CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • Nature and properties of precious metals
  • Testing and Regulation methods for metals
  • Jewelry designs, fabrication, different styles
  • Features and benefits
  • Retail selling of jewelry
  • Customer care
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JEWELRY RETAIL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM

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Be the face of jewelry industry! A retail-sale professional operates from the front and interacts with customers across the sale counter on a daily basis, or supervises the functioning of a showroom in a senior capacity. This program (consisting of three Certificate Courses – Jewelry Basics, Diamond Basics, and Colored Stone Basics) prepares you to get the critical product knowledge and the sales techniques that you employ, making jewelry purchase an enjoyable and memorable experience for your customers.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • 4 Cs of diamond value and significance of each for your customer.
  • How to explain the differences between different natural stones, synthetics, and possible treatments.
  • Fundamentals of precious metals.
  • Converting jewelry styles, designs, and other features into benefits.
  • Applying proven steps for smooth and satisfying jewelry sales.

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS JEWELRY RETAIL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • JEWELRY BASICS: Precious metals; Regulations and Testing; Jewelry styles; Features and Benefits; Customer interaction and conducting sales; Cleaning and care of jewelry.
  • DIAMOND BASICS: Diamonds and Diamond Value; Color as a value factor; Clarity as a value factor; Cut as a value factor; Weight as a value factor; Selling diamond jewelry
  • COLORED STONE BASICS: Gemstones; Color and signicance; Phenomenal stones; Other three C’s; Gem pipeline and market; Synthetics, Imitations, and Treatments; Retail sale of stone-studded jewelry; Cleaning and care.
Lectures and practical work go hand-in-hand
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CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAM

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Companies in the field of diamond or colored stone trading, pearl trading, jewelry manufacturing  or having sizable retail outlets employ significant number of skilled persons in different departments / sections of the company. It is assumed that all of them have attained professional qualification in one field or the other. It has often been stressed that training is a continued process for growth and betterment in any company. Hence the need to send selected groups of employees for specially designed programs. Such investment in their employees by companies prove very rewarding in the short- and in the long-term. ACGS offers quality service in this field. Most frequent requirements of such training involve one or more of the following broad areas:
  • Diamonds
  • Particular groups of gemstones
  • Pearls
  • Jewelry retail
  • All proposals falling in this category need to be discussed in terms of specific training needs, number of employees to be trained. Duration, charges and other related issues are then finalized.
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DIPLOMA IN GEMOLOGY

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Gemstones never fail to fascinate. Centuries of human history reveal the fascination of civilizations with colored stones of diverse nature. There are hundreds of different gemstones, coming from nearly all continents of the globe. See the wonder world of colored stones unfold at ACGS, getting an insight into their origin, the great variety they exhibit, their properties, and how to identify them. Pick up correct techniques and practice with hundreds of actual gemstones using standard gemological equipment, under guidance of an experienced instructor. Further, this program enables you to get into position to use your product knowledge in actual trade practices to be a successful business professional.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Properties of gemstones.
  • Identifying most of the common gemstones.
  • Use of standard gemological equipment to identify stones.
  • The gem pipeline.
  • To distinguish between natural and synthetic gemstones.
  • Relationship between quality, rarity and value.
  • How the gemstone market functions.

WHAT YOU EARN

  • DIPLOMA IN GEMOLOGY

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • This comprehensive program has three broad segments:
    1. Descriptions
      • All important gemstones seen in the marketplace
      • Historical background, where relevant
      • Composition and properties
      • Key identifying features
      • Treatments
      • Synthesis
      • Imitations
      • Market and trade
    2. Concepts and Principles
      • Basics of gem science
      • Origin and nature of minerals and gemstones
      • Crystallography basics
      • Physical properties
      • Optical properties
      • Compositions
      • Gemstones under magnification
      • Advanced techniques in gemological studies
      • Synthetics & Simulants
      • Gemstone Treatments
    3. Determinations
      • Techniques of observation.
      • Using different instruments – Refractometer, Polariscope, Dichroscope, Microscope, Spectroscope, UV Lamp, Electronic SG balance.
      • Correct procedures and precautions
      • Precise identification
    Lectures and practical work go hand-in-hand 
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