This course will give you the grading/sorting skills you need to become a diamond sorter or buyer. In this course you will deal with diamond parcels. This very intensive practical training meets the needs of the market.
Studying in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world, offers you this unique opportunity of working with diamond parcels provided by the most important and largest diamond companies in the industry.
Several practical tests will evaluate your diamond knowledge.
Min. age: 18 years.
Diploma: HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader (or equal).
Proven and sufficient professional experience can be accepted too. In this case, a brief test with a loupe 10x will apply at the beginning of the course, testing knowledge of the properties of a diamond and its 4C’s, manipulation technique of loupe and tweezers (correct use), colour determination in theory and practice and evaluation of clarity and cut.
This course is meant for:
Diamond sorters and buyers and diamond traders, experts, appraisers and graders.
Sorting parcels of round brilliants and fancy cut diamonds according to the 4C’s using loupe 10x, table loupe and sortoscope.
This course will give you the grading/sorting skills you need to become a diamond sorter or buyer. In this course you will deal with diamond parcels. This very intensive practical training meets the needs of the market.
Studying in Antwerp, the diamond capital of the world, offers you this unique opportunity of working with diamond parcels provided by the most important and largest diamond companies in the industry.
Several practical tests will evaluate your diamond knowledge.
Min. age: 18 years.
Diploma: HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader (or equal).
Proven and sufficient professional experience can be accepted too. In this case, a brief test with a loupe 10x will apply at the beginning of the course, testing knowledge of the properties of a diamond and its 4C’s, manipulation technique of loupe and tweezers (correct use), colour determination in theory and practice and evaluation of clarity and cut.
This course is meant for:
Diamond sorters and buyers and diamond traders, experts, appraisers and graders.
Sorting parcels of round brilliants and fancy cut diamonds according to the 4C’s using loupe 10x, table loupe and sortoscope.
With the perfect balance between theoretical knowledge and practical sessions, you can now earn your HRD Antwerp Diploma or Certificate.
The digital revolution begins now! Translate your inspirations into illustrated designs with the HRD Antwerp - Digital Jewellery Design course. Design jewellery anywhere and anytime, as it is possible through your little portable tablet, and achieve fast and surprising results with the help of Procreate technology. You will learn how to illustrate and render jewellery pieces using new technological digital techniques. Imagine a multimedia world, where images and creativity follow immediate paths, where everyday technology devices become the best means for developing your creative ability.
These courses learn you how to sort a pile of rough diamonds into different categories according to various criteria such as size, colour, clarity and morphology. These courses focus on practice with a sound theoretical background. The new and extra module about Rough Diamond Management is the practical extension of the Introduction course.
During these courses you’ll investigate the properties of gemstones, using specialized tools and you'll learn how to distinguish synthetic from natural gemstones (ruby, sapphire, emerald and more).
HRD Antwerp's Custom-Made courses are available on request. Course subjects include diamonds, gemstones, jewellery design and retail sales.
These courses will teach you how to translate creative ideas into contemporary jewellery designs using different illustration techniques. You’ll also learn about the use of diamonds in jewellery and the different methods of diamond setting.
Would you like to know more about fancy coloured diamonds, diamond treatments or laboratory-grown diamonds and diamond spectroscopy? HRD Antwerp offers workshops designed to introduce you into the fascinating world of extraordinary diamonds and focus on ruby, sapphire and emerald.