Intensive Accredited Gemologist Diploma (I-AG-E) ( 3 months ,USD 11,000 )
Intensive Accredited Gemologist Diploma (I-AG-E)
  • Emphasizing the practical gem identification and synthetic/treatment detection skills required to become a proficient gemologist in today's industry, as well as providing a solid grounding in the commercial aspects of grading and valuation.

Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Essential (I-RSEE) ( 10 days ,USD 2,000 )
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Essential (I-RSEE)
  • To give students maximum exposure to the mainstream synthetic ruby sapphires emerald as well as their natural counterparts and the mechanics and practice of ruby sapphire emerald grading pricing available.

Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G.) ( 6 months ,USD 11,000 )
Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G.)
  • Emphasizing the practical gem identification and synthetic/treatment detection skills required to become a proficient gemologist in today's industry, as well as providing a solid grounding in the commercial aspects of grading and valuation.

Gem Identification (E102) ( 12 weeks ,USD 5,000 )
Gem Identification (E102)
  • This intensive course covers over three hundred well-known and less commonly encountered gemstones, and is aimed at providing students with the skills they need to make quick and reliable gem identifications.

 
Master Gemologist Program (Full 11- month) ( 11 months ,USD 19,800 )
Master Gemologist Program (Full 11- month)
  • The ‘Master Gemologist’ (M.G.) program is a eleven-month training program designed to provide students with the highest-possible level of gemological education, with teachers from a diverse range of fields

Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (E301) ( 4 weeks ,USD 3,000 )
Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (E301)
  • With a collection of over a thousand rough and cut stones, this course offers students a rare opportunity to examine all the major synthetic and treated gem varieties found within the marketplace.

Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (E201) ( 4 weeks ,USD 2,500 )
Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (E201)
  • This course provides students with a grounding in the assessment of color, clarity and cut for a large number of colored gemstones, emphasizing how such factors affect their values in an ever-changing marketplace.

Diamond Grading and Pricing (E103) ( 4 weeks ,USD 2,000 )
Diamond Grading and Pricing (E103)
  • Offering access to hundreds of diamonds in a wide variety of grades, sizes, cuts and levels of clarity, this course unit provides students with the skills required to judge the “Four C’s” of diamond grading.

 
Introduction to Gems and Gemology (E101) ( 5 days ,USD 700 )
Introduction to Gems and Gemology (E101)
  • A basic introduction to the major sources, physical properties and market values of some of the most well-known gem varieties, providing students with the opportunity to get valuable hands-on experience.

5-Day Diamond Grading and Pricing (E105) ( 5 days ,USD 1,000 )
5-Day Diamond Grading and Pricing (E105)
  • Intensive five-day training course, covering the fundamentals of diamond identification, as well as the grading and valuation procedures commonly applied to both colorless and colored stones.

Basic Diamond Grading and Pricing (EWS03) ( 2 days ,USD 350 )
Basic Diamond Grading and Pricing (EWS03)
  • This 2-day course allows students to apply the “4 c’s” of diamond grading and learn how these factors effect a stone’s value. Students will also receive a grounding in the detection of enhanced and synthetic stones.

Basic Ruby & Sapphire Grading and Pricing (EWS04) ( 2 days ,USD 350 )
Basic Ruby & Sapphire Grading and Pricing (EWS04)
  • Designed with a view to introducing students to ruby and sapphire grading, this course provides access to approximately fifty corundum samples with a wide range of source localities, internal features and qualities.

 
Basic Ruby & Sapphire Treatments Identification (EWS05) ( 2 days ,USD 350 )
Basic Ruby & Sapphire Treatments Identification (EWS05)
  • This course teaches the student about the basics of how to identify treated from untreated stones. You will also learn about the different treatments performed on Rubies and Sapphires.

Pearl Course (EWS06) ( 1 Day ,USD 170 )
Pearl Course (EWS06)
  • Not only will this course allow students to differentiate between freshwater, South Sea and cultured pearls, but the class also provides important tips for maintaining these often fragile and vulnerable organic gems.

Jade Course (EWS08) ( 2 days ,USD 670 )
Jade Course (EWS08)
  • AIGS has hundreds of jade samples from which students can learn how to identify jade from its many simulants, as well as how to grade such pieces.

Gemologist Refresher Course (I-AR-E) ( 5 days ,USD 1,500 )
Gemologist Refresher Course (I-AR-E)
  • - The course will focus more on synthetic and treatments identification, marketing, pricing for both colored stones and diamond. - The course can be flexible according to each individual and group requirement on specific stones.

 
Jewelry Design (E501) ( 48 days ,USD 2,500 )
Jewelry Design (E501)
  • Training in design fundamentals, expressed through the media of sketching and watercolor-based painting, for the design of rings, earrings, pendants etc

Countertop Sketching (E503) ( 5 days ,USD 700 )
Countertop Sketching (E503)
  • This ten-day course provides a basic foundation in fast, pencil-based sketching skills and is aimed at beginners and seasoned professionals alike.

How To Buy Ruby and Sapphire (S-HBG-E) ( 3 Hour ,USD 100 )
How To Buy Ruby and Sapphire (S-HBG-E)
  • Basic Gemstone Identification and Quality Grading Factors of Ruby and Sapphire

Ruby Sapphire Intensive Buying Course (ES-RSB) ( 6 days ,USD 1,980 )
Ruby Sapphire Intensive Buying Course (ES-RSB)
  • Ruby Sapphire Intensive Buying Course

 
My Wish List Gem Course (S-TM) ( 0 Day ,USD 0 )
My Wish List Gem Course (S-TM)
  • Write a brief description of a course you would like to see offered at AIGS for your Wish List gem course.

ONLINE : Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G. E01) ( 36 months ,USD 7,600 )
ONLINE : Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G. E01)
  • Online study will enable students to study anytime, anywhere, 24 hours a day wherever they are.

ONLINE : Gem Identification (AE102) ( 12 months ,USD 4,500 )
ONLINE : Gem Identification (AE102)
  • This intensive course covers over three hundred well-known and less commonly encountered gemstones, and is aimed at providing students with the skills they need to make quick and reliable gem identifications

ONLINE : Diamond Grading and Pricing (AE103) ( 6 months ,USD 1,800 )
ONLINE : Diamond Grading and Pricing (AE103)
  • Offering access to hundreds of diamonds in a wide variety of grades, sizes, cuts and levels of clarity, this course unit provides students with the skills required to judge the “Four C’s” of diamond grading.

 
ONLINE : Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (AE201) ( 6 months ,USD 1,800 )
ONLINE : Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (AE201)
  • This course provides students with a grounding in the assessment of color, clarity and cut for a large number of colored gemstones, emphasizing how such factors affect their values in an ever-changing marketplace.

ONLINE : Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (AE301) ( 6 months ,USD 1,800 )
ONLINE : Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (AE301)
  • With a collection of over a thousand rough and cut stones, this course offers students a rare opportunity to examine all the major synthetic and treated gem varieties found within the marketplace.

 
Intensive Accredited Gemologist Diploma (I-AG-E) ( 3 months ,USD 11,000 )
Intensive Accredited Gemologist Diploma (I-AG-E)
  • Emphasizing the practical gem identification and synthetic/treatment detection skills required to become a proficient gemologist in today's industry, as well as providing a solid grounding in the commercial aspects of grading and valuation.

Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Essential (I-RSEE) ( 10 days ,USD 2,000 )
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Essential (I-RSEE)
  • To give students maximum exposure to the mainstream synthetic ruby sapphires emerald as well as their natural counterparts and the mechanics and practice of ruby sapphire emerald grading pricing available.

Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G.) ( 6 months ,USD 11,000 )
Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G.)
  • Emphasizing the practical gem identification and synthetic/treatment detection skills required to become a proficient gemologist in today's industry, as well as providing a solid grounding in the commercial aspects of grading and valuation.

Gem Identification (E102) ( 12 weeks ,USD 5,000 )
Gem Identification (E102)
  • This intensive course covers over three hundred well-known and less commonly encountered gemstones, and is aimed at providing students with the skills they need to make quick and reliable gem identifications.

 
Master Gemologist Program (Full 11- month) ( 11 months ,USD 19,800 )
Master Gemologist Program (Full 11- month)
  • The ‘Master Gemologist’ (M.G.) program is a eleven-month training program designed to provide students with the highest-possible level of gemological education, with teachers from a diverse range of fields

Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (E301) ( 4 weeks ,USD 3,000 )
Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (E301)
  • With a collection of over a thousand rough and cut stones, this course offers students a rare opportunity to examine all the major synthetic and treated gem varieties found within the marketplace.

Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (E201) ( 4 weeks ,USD 2,500 )
Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (E201)
  • This course provides students with a grounding in the assessment of color, clarity and cut for a large number of colored gemstones, emphasizing how such factors affect their values in an ever-changing marketplace.

Diamond Grading and Pricing (E103) ( 4 weeks ,USD 2,000 )
Diamond Grading and Pricing (E103)
  • Offering access to hundreds of diamonds in a wide variety of grades, sizes, cuts and levels of clarity, this course unit provides students with the skills required to judge the “Four C’s” of diamond grading.

 
Introduction to Gems and Gemology (E101) ( 5 days ,USD 700 )
Introduction to Gems and Gemology (E101)
  • A basic introduction to the major sources, physical properties and market values of some of the most well-known gem varieties, providing students with the opportunity to get valuable hands-on experience.

My Wish List Gem Course (S-TM) ( 0 Day ,USD 0 )
My Wish List Gem Course (S-TM)
  • Write a brief description of a course you would like to see offered at AIGS for your Wish List gem course.

 
Jewelry Design (E501) ( 48 days ,USD 2,500 )
Jewelry Design (E501)
  • Training in design fundamentals, expressed through the media of sketching and watercolor-based painting, for the design of rings, earrings, pendants etc

Countertop Sketching (E503) ( 5 days ,USD 700 )
Countertop Sketching (E503)
  • This ten-day course provides a basic foundation in fast, pencil-based sketching skills and is aimed at beginners and seasoned professionals alike.

 
5-Day Diamond Grading and Pricing (E105) ( 5 days ,USD 1,000 )
5-Day Diamond Grading and Pricing (E105)
  • Intensive five-day training course, covering the fundamentals of diamond identification, as well as the grading and valuation procedures commonly applied to both colorless and colored stones.

Basic Diamond Grading and Pricing (EWS03) ( 2 days ,USD 350 )
Basic Diamond Grading and Pricing (EWS03)
  • This 2-day course allows students to apply the “4 c’s” of diamond grading and learn how these factors effect a stone’s value. Students will also receive a grounding in the detection of enhanced and synthetic stones.

Basic Ruby & Sapphire Grading and Pricing (EWS04) ( 2 days ,USD 350 )
Basic Ruby & Sapphire Grading and Pricing (EWS04)
  • Designed with a view to introducing students to ruby and sapphire grading, this course provides access to approximately fifty corundum samples with a wide range of source localities, internal features and qualities.

Basic Ruby & Sapphire Treatments Identification (EWS05) ( 2 days ,USD 350 )
Basic Ruby & Sapphire Treatments Identification (EWS05)
  • This course teaches the student about the basics of how to identify treated from untreated stones. You will also learn about the different treatments performed on Rubies and Sapphires.

 
Pearl Course (EWS06) ( 1 Day ,USD 170 )
Pearl Course (EWS06)
  • Not only will this course allow students to differentiate between freshwater, South Sea and cultured pearls, but the class also provides important tips for maintaining these often fragile and vulnerable organic gems.

Jade Course (EWS08) ( 2 days ,USD 670 )
Jade Course (EWS08)
  • AIGS has hundreds of jade samples from which students can learn how to identify jade from its many simulants, as well as how to grade such pieces.

Gemologist Refresher Course (I-AR-E) ( 5 days ,USD 1,500 )
Gemologist Refresher Course (I-AR-E)
  • - The course will focus more on synthetic and treatments identification, marketing, pricing for both colored stones and diamond. - The course can be flexible according to each individual and group requirement on specific stones.

How To Buy Ruby and Sapphire (S-HBG-E) ( 3 Hour ,USD 100 )
How To Buy Ruby and Sapphire (S-HBG-E)
  • Basic Gemstone Identification and Quality Grading Factors of Ruby and Sapphire

 
Ruby Sapphire Intensive Buying Course (ES-RSB) ( 6 days ,USD 1,980 )
Ruby Sapphire Intensive Buying Course (ES-RSB)
  • Ruby Sapphire Intensive Buying Course

 
ONLINE : Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G. E01) ( 36 months ,USD 7,600 )
ONLINE : Accredited Gemologist Diploma (A.G. E01)
  • Online study will enable students to study anytime, anywhere, 24 hours a day wherever they are.

ONLINE : Gem Identification (AE102) ( 12 months ,USD 4,500 )
ONLINE : Gem Identification (AE102)
  • This intensive course covers over three hundred well-known and less commonly encountered gemstones, and is aimed at providing students with the skills they need to make quick and reliable gem identifications

ONLINE : Diamond Grading and Pricing (AE103) ( 6 months ,USD 1,800 )
ONLINE : Diamond Grading and Pricing (AE103)
  • Offering access to hundreds of diamonds in a wide variety of grades, sizes, cuts and levels of clarity, this course unit provides students with the skills required to judge the “Four C’s” of diamond grading.

ONLINE : Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (AE201) ( 6 months ,USD 1,800 )
ONLINE : Colored Stone Grading and Pricing (AE201)
  • This course provides students with a grounding in the assessment of color, clarity and cut for a large number of colored gemstones, emphasizing how such factors affect their values in an ever-changing marketplace.

 
ONLINE : Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (AE301) ( 6 months ,USD 1,800 )
ONLINE : Synthetic and Treated Gem Identification (AE301)
  • With a collection of over a thousand rough and cut stones, this course offers students a rare opportunity to examine all the major synthetic and treated gem varieties found within the marketplace.

 
 

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