GIA (Gemological Institute of America) promotes a combined theoretical and technical learning experience in each of its diploma programmes – Graduate Diamonds, Graduate Colored Stones, Graduate Gemologist – by regularly organising field trips to factories, retail outlets and more.

The Institute’s Graduate Diamonds class in Delhi recently visited the Manohar Lal Sarraf & Sons Jewellers (MLSSJ) showroom in New Delhi. Students were able to gain an overview of how a retail outlet functions – from the small diamond sorting process to the bench jeweller (karigar) setting diamonds in jewellery. GIA-educated MLSSJ support staff showed them the back-end operations including inventory, bookkeeping, communications, and quality control processes.

GIA’s (Gemological Institute of America) inaugural “Evolve” excellence conclave drew over 200 participating jewellers on Feb. 10, at the Chancery Pavilion in Bengaluru. The event, held in association with the Jewellers’ Association of Bengaluru (JAB), is part of GIA’s initiative to empower the industry, address the need for learning, and encourage excellence in the gem and jewellery industry, thereby building consumer confidence. The interactive platform offered jewellers an opportunity to network and gain inspiration from successful personalities in other industries.

Kolkata, the cultural capital of the east, recently witnessed its first-ever G&J Regional Leadership Summit at ITC Sonar Bangla. The event was jointly hosted by GIA (Gemological Institute of America) and the All India Gem & Jewellery Federation (GJF).

The Leadership Summit is an initiative to empower industry players to become more effective leaders. The event offered trade members a platform to “Learn & Lead”; thereby bringing further growth and profitability in their businesses. Eminent Speakers from various walks of life shared their experiences on different topics ranging from finance to management.

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) - the world's largest independent gem certification and appraisal institute - has announced the launch of their new and exclusive property called the“The IGI D-Show”, a two day buyer–seller knowledge meet organized to facilitate easier communication within the market. The first such show will be organized by IGI in Andhra Pradesh’s capital, the city of pearls, the birth place of diamonds and housing the world-renowned Golconda diamond mines – Hyderabad; in the presence of well-known market players and luminaries from the jewelry industry.

The coastal city of Chennai welcomed the gem and jewellery industry’s most illustrious recruiting event for the first time during the GIA Jewellery Career Fair on Saturday, October 27. The event, held in association with the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) at the Hotel Ambassador Pallava in Egmore, connected close to 200 job seekers with 28 recruiters from gem and jewellery companies.

Chennai’s inaugural GIA Jewellery Career Fair, the sixth such event in India, saw remarkable success with job seekers with various backgrounds and experience levels meeting directly with company recruiters and industry experts – in all areas of the industry including diamond grading, merchandising, sales, marketing, human resources and communication.

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) and its Mumbai Alumni Chapter hosted a special seminar, “Healing Power of Navratnas and the Romance of Gemstones.” The interactive session was led by Indira Bhojwani, director of Pure Skies Jewels, and took place at the Institute’s Mumbai campus in the Bandra Kurla Complex.

An agreement between Istanbul Kemerburgaz University (IKU) and GIA (Gemological Institute of America) that will help expand employment opportunities in Turkey has been announced. Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), IKU and GIA will provide vocational education in gems and jewellery that will benefit members of the trade and those aspiring to join the industry.

Members of the Jewellery Exporters' Association (JTR) will soon be able to take the Accredited Jewelry Professional (AJP) diploma programme offered by GIA (Gemological Institute of America) in Istanbul.

GIA, the global leader in gem and jewellery education, and JTR have teamed up to make professional sales training readily available through the AJP diploma. This will support the continued expansion that retail jewelers have experienced throughout the country.

The new Sales Excellence programme at GIA’s (Gemological Institute of America) Mumbai campus will support the specific needs of retail sales teams. The special two-day programme debuting on Aug. 3 will highlight transparency, product knowledge, building customer relationships and the concept of service.

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has added courses to the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) schedule following the tremendously positive response from students who attended GIA’s Diamond Grading Lab class there in February. The Accredited Jewelry Professional (AJP) diploma recently concluded, whereas the Colored Stone Grading Lab class and Gem Identification Lab class are scheduled to begin later this year. GIA will continue to offer complimentary diamond and gemstone seminars to DMCC members and aspiring professionals.