GIA hosts Graduate Diamonds Diploma programme in Amman

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) expanded its Graduate Diamonds Diploma programme in the Middle East region by bringing the course to Amman, an important consumer jewellery market in the region. The graduating students included business owners to professionals to consumers from across Jordan. They received encouragement from Osama Imseeh, chairman and general manager of the Imseeh Group, as he delivered an address at the graduation ceremony, sharing his insights to encourage students to pursue their dream. Imseeh holds over 20 years of experience in Jordan’s jewellery industry and heads the Jordanian Jewelers’ Syndicate. He led Imseeh Jewellery grow into being the first and largest Jordanian producer and supplier of luxurious and high quality jewellery products.

“The gem and jewellery industry in the Middle East is growing at a healthy rate. I believe education, training and passion will help the next-generation of qualified professionals taking over the reins. I am glad GIA is able to bring their international education to Jordanians. This will help us take our retail growth to the next level,” said Imseeh.

Nirupa Bhatt, managing director of GIA in India and the Middle East mentioned, “Supporting the gem and jewellery industry across the globe through education is essential to GIA’s mission.” She added that the course in Amman was a step in this direction and that GIA “looks forward to bringing expanded courses such as Jewellery Design to the trade and consumers in Jordan.”

GIA’s seven-week Graduate Diamonds Diploma programme offers lessons in GIA-created 4Cs, and International Diamond Grading System™, how diamonds are formed, mined, manufactured and marketed; how to identify diamond treatments for colour and clarity, hands-on practical training. The inaugural Amman class received practical instruction during field trips to companies representing different parts of the industry.