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Countless colors, limitless possibilities.
The special allure of coloured stones spans the globe. Their origins lie in exotic places like Sri Lanka, Africa, Vietnam, Australia, and Brazil – places most people only dream about.
In the GIA Graduate Colored Stones diploma programme, you’ll learn all about the origins of colored stones, how to identify them, detect their treatments, and how to grade them. Using GIA’s Colored Stone Grading System, you’ll discover how to judge a stone’s colour, clarity, and quality. You’ll also acquire the essential product knowledge and trade practices you need for a successful career as a buyer, retailer, business owner, lab or research professional, auction house specialist and wherever coloured stones are studied, purchased or sold.
Career Options
- Gemologist
- Auction House Jewellery Specialist
- Coloured Stone Buyer
- Jewellery Business Owner
- Jewellery Buyer
- Lab and Research Professional
- Retailer
Program Highlights
Learn how to
- Buy and sell coloured stones effectively
- Relate quality, rarity, and colour to value
- Identify common and unusual gemstones
- Determine external market factors' effect on gem value
Program At A Glance
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What Do I Earn? |
• GIA Graduate Colored Stones diploma |
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How Can I Get It? |
• On Campus • Combination of 3 Distance Education Courses (Colored Stone Essentials, Colored Stones and Gem Identification) PLUS 2 Extension classes (Gem Identification and Colored Stone Grading) |
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How Long Will It Take? |
• On Campus: 19 weeks • Distance Education: between 22 months (typical) and 45 months (maximum time allowed) PLUS Extension classes (to be enrolled separately) |