Earn a Certificate in IGI Appraisals

If you would like to become more educatedhave learned throughout the course, you will have
about appraising diamonds for your own collectionto take and pass a written and practical test in
or because you sell diamonds and diamondorder to receive your diploma. The course in IGI
jewelry, you can study for a certificate in IGIappraisals of rough diamonds is a week long
appraisals. Since this certification and the skills youcourse. In this course, you will gain valuable
learn in the courses are recognized throughout theinformation about non conflict diamonds and how
world, you could also jumpstart your career in thisto determine whether or not the diamonds come
area.from conflict areas of the world.
The grand majority of diamond appraisalStudy of the different diamond mines and their
institutes, such as EGL loose diamonds and GIApractices is an important part of this section of
diamond rings, have a team of gemologists onthe course. The main part of the course deals
staff that conduct the appraisals of the diamondswith teaching you how to sort diamonds by clarity
submitted to them. Even though there is a costand color and the markings of rough diamonds.
associated with taking appraisal courses, if youThen you will learn how to evaluate them and
deal with large quantities of diamonds you canpractice using the computerized estimation
save yourself money by being able to do yourtechnology used by IGI. At the end of the 7
own appraisals.days, you then must take and pass the test in
The courses offered in IGI appraisals are in theorder to receive your "diamond diploma."
areas of:Although IGI appraisals mainly specialize in
- Polished stonesdiamonds, other colored stones are submitted to
- Rough diamondsthe institute for analysis. You can also earn
- Colored stones, andcertification in grading and appraising other types
- Jewelry gradingof colored stones, such as rubies, sapphires,
The course leading to the certificate known asemeralds and pearls. This course is 10 days in
IGI Polished Stone Grader from IGI Appraisals is aduration and will teach you how to identify a
comprehensive one that takes place over thestone and tell whether it is natural of synthetic
course of 5 to 8 days depending on where youand treated or untreated.
take the course. In the introductory lessons ofAs part of the course, you will receive instruction
the course, you will learn about the 4 C's ofin how to use specialized instruments, such as a
diamonds and learn all the terminology associatedrefractometer, polariscope and dichroscope. At
with this field. In the first week you will learn howthe end of the course when you pass the written
to grade diamonds for clarity by using both aand practical exam, you will receive a diploma
high-powered microscope and the loupe.certifying you as an IGI Colored Stone Appraisal
The next part of the course will teach you howSpecialist.
to determine the color of the diamond, afterYou can easily find out about the cost of the
which you proceed into learning how to determinecourses and the locations where they are taught
the cut of the stone. This includes an elementaryat various times of the year by looking on the
knowledge of the different fancy cuts for bestwebsite of the International Gemological Institute.
value diamonds. Diamond fashioning involvesThe courses do take place at the various facilities
learning the steps that take place in taking athroughout the world, which makes it possible for
rough diamond and fashioning it into one that isyou to take one in your home country or travel
ready to be set into a piece of jewelry.to an exotic part of the world.
Along with lots of practice in applying what you