INSTITUTE
Elevate your career in gems and jewelry by combining passion with knowledge. Study at the Master of Diamonds Institute®, the world’s foremost authority in gemology, and earn a diploma that opens doors throughout the industry.
POLISHED DIAMOND COURSE
This course is fast-paced and will quickly bring you to a level where you can identify, grade and price diamonds according to international grading and trading practices. It will give you a thorough understanding of the grading standards followed worldwide and is ideally suited for individuals with tight time constraints.
Overview
- Evolution of diamonds from origin to market
- Mining process and morphology of rough diamonds
- Manufacturing stages from rough to polished
- Clarity, color, cut and carat weight estimation and evolution
- rading of fancy shaped diamonds
- Identification of treatments, imitations and synthetics diamonds
- Factors affecting diamond pricing
Highlights
- Intensive lab sessions
- Training and practical work using diamonds ranging from 0.15 carat to above a carat
- Limited number of participants to guarantee maximum attention to individual candidates
- Informative manual and grading kit sourced from MDI® Headquarters in Los Angeles, USA
- Guided tour of the MDI® laboratory and research facilities
Career Options
The MDI® graduates who have pursued their careers in the gem and jewelry industry mostly became: entrepreneur, gemologist, freelancer, buyer, salesperson, quality control supervisor, investor, jewelry retailer, manufacturer, etc.
ROUGH DIAMOND COURSE
The beauty of a diamond emerges not only after it has been polished; nature endows diamonds with beautiful and unique shapes, and to study them in their rough state is an art and science in itself. This course is one-of-a-kind, and the only such practical evaluation rough diamond course available in the market.
Overview
- "Morphology" or study of diamond forms
- Sorting of rough
- Techniques for grading clarity and color
- Impact of tension and fluorescence
- Yield estimation and planning
- Determining price of single stones and rough parcels
- Origin determination
- Rough scanning and analysis using specialized computer software
Highlights
- Intensive lab sessions
- Working with industrial and gem quality rough of all shapes and sizes
- Manual planning using gauges and simple tools
- Systematic pricing format
Career Options
The MDI® graduates who have pursued their careers in the gem and jewelry industry mostly became: rough diamond grader, valuer, trader, miner, evaluator, appraiser for customs department, diamond manufacturer, entrepreneur, etc.