GRADUATE PEARLS DIPLOMA
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JEWELRY RETAIL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM
JEWELRY RETAIL PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM

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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14 classroom hours spread over 4 working days

 

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COLORED STONE BASICS

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Man has used natural materials as ornamentation ever since he the dawn of civilization. Sheer beauty of natural crystals would have attracted man when he went around hunting or exploring his surroundings. Chance finding of colorful stones made him treasure these objects. Over centuries, these beautiful pieces, the natural gemstones, came to be regarded highly in terms of value. So the gems became precious! And there has been no looking back. All the gemstones, other than diamonds, are now commonly termed as “Colored Stones”. These include both- the inorganic and the organic gem materials. You can have a smooth start in learning about gemstones with a short-duration course – “COLORED STONE BASICS” which will give you the most essential information. In fact, you will start looking at gemstones with a very different ‘eye’ and will acquire the confidence even to sell gemstones!

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Basic facts about gems and their attributes
  • Fundamental knowledge of the gem parameters
  • Important types and categories of gems
  • Marketing, retailing, treatments, synthetic gemstones

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS COLORED STONE BASICS CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • Introduction to gemstones and their study
  • Significance of Color and  Phenomena
  • Significance of Clarity, Cut, and Carat Weight
  • Market pattern of colored stones
  • Treatments, Synthetics, Imitations, and Disclosure Ethics
  • Retailing of colored stone
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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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DIAMOND GRADING LAB CLASS

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In the all-important diamond trade, ability to grade diamonds accurately is vital to assign value. A lab class at ACGS provides an opportunity to acquire or fine-tune diamond grading skills. Get trained to grade diamonds accurately under personal supervision of an experienced instructor using a modern gemological microscope as well as a 10X loupe.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Understand the concepts of clarity, color and cut in diamonds
  • Grading diamonds for clarity
  • Grading diamonds for color
  • Grading diamond cut
  • Detect treatments
  • Distinguish common stimulants
  • Characteristics associated with synthetic diamonds

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS Diamond Grading Certificate

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • Anatomy of polished Round Brilliant Diamond
  • The 4 Cs of diamond value
  • Clarity characteristics and clarity grading procedure
  • Plotting diagrams
  • Color scale in diamonds and color grading procedure
  • Grading proportions, symmetry, and polish
  • Grading fancy shapes
  • Small size diamonds – sieve sizes
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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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GRADUATE PEARLS DIPLOMA

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There are few gems which are lovelier than fine pearls. Throughout history, they have enjoyed a special place in the hierarchy of precious stones. The ACGS Pearls Program is designed to take you on a journey into the world of pearls, their origin, characteristics, grading and their trade.

WHAT YOU LEARN

  • Understand the history, the process of culturing, and marketing of pearls.
  • Distinguish between natural and cultured pearls.
  • Professionally evaluate and grade cultured pearls.
  • Promote the relationship of beauty, value, and quality in your merchandise.

WHAT YOU EARN

  • ACGS Graduate Pearls Diploma

PROGRAM CONTENT IN BRIEF

  • Nature of pearls – structure and composition
  • Natural to cultured pearls
  • Value factors
  • Pearl farming
  • The Akoya, The Tahitian, The South Sea cultured pearl
  • The Freshwater cultured pearl
  • Treatments, Imitations, Pearl testing
  • The Business of Pearls
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