Practice with actual diamonds, colored gems and pearls
GIA lab classes provide you with hands-on learning and fulfill requirements for earning a GIA diploma via Distance Education. You can also take lab classes to simply brush up on skills.
Diamond Grading
Explore how to grade diamonds consistently and accurately through hands-on training, coaching and multimedia.
COLORED STONE GRADING
Through extensive hands-on practice using gemstones, you will explore grading the color, clarity and cut quality of a wide range of colored stones.
Gem Identification
Practice the same time-tested procedures and identification skills used by the Institute’s renowned gemological experts.
Pearl Grading
Learn how to buy and sell Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian and freshwater pearls with insight and skill.
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