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GIA Education
Love jewelry? Jumpstart or advance a career in the jewelry industry with GIA’s Accredited Jewelry Professional (A.J.P.) diploma program.
GIA’s A.J.P. diploma program focuses exclusively on product knowledge. On your own schedule, at your own pace, you learn the features and benefits for today’s top-selling jewelry, diamonds, and gemstones. If you’ve thought about a career in the jewelry industry – think about GIA’s A.J.P. Enroll in GIA's A.J.P. diploma program before March 31, 2005 and receive a 100% cotton, custom-made blanket that proudly displays the GIA insignia.
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Gems & Gemology
Now Available!
Winter issue features a comprehensive article on the manufacture of a fine peridot jewelry suite, an updated chart on the identification of high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) synthetic diamonds, and a new spectroscopic technique to identify beryllium-diffused sapphires.
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Events & Trade Shows
GIA trade show schedule
Find out more about exciting GIA events as well as GIA's participation in upcoming gem and jewelry industry trade shows.
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Support GIA
Join the GIA tradition
You can bring recognition to your business and help secure the gem and jewelry industry's future with a generous gift to GIA. GIA has created many interesting and exciting opportunities to enhance your name - and bottom line - in the industry.
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Alumni Association
Alumni Association
GIA Alumni Association brings together gem and jewelry professionals and students who are interested in professional growth and advancement. Alumni Association can help maintain lifelong learning, as well as personal and professional relationships among industry colleagues that ultimately benefit the gem and jewelry trade.
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GIA Research
A respected source of gemological discovery
All of our online GIA on Diamond Cut articles are now available as formatted, printable files. View a complete list of article titles in the article archive.
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GIA School of Business
Next Jewelry Business Management courses begin On Campus and Online April 7, 2005
In GIA's Jewelry Business Management diploma program, you learn real-world executive management strategies in real-time. The material is focused, streamlined and covers exactly what you need to run a successful jewerly operation. Whether you choose to learn On Campus or Online, you gain practical business know-how, a global perspective, and an in-depth understanding of the jewelry industry at an executive level. Apply today. Call 800-421-7250, ext. 4001.
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Gem Instruments & Books
GIA Instruments UK Limited™ to offer DiamondSure™ and DiamondView™ devices
GIA is pleased to announce, it will now provide DiamondSure and DiamondView. Ideally suited for gemological laboratories, DiamondSure and DiamondView make it easy to screen and detect synthetic diamonds.
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Careers Available
Join a team of professionals
GIA is your link to jobs in the gem and jewelry industry. Job opportunities at GIA are listed here, along with information about GIA's Graduate Career Services.
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Gem Trade Laboratory
Gem Trade Laboratory
GIA Gem Trade Laboratory Reports are regarded throughout the gem and jewelry industry worldwide as the hallmark of integrity, reliability, and consistency in gemological services and research.
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GIA Newsroom
GIA to Host 4th International Gemological Symposium
The global gemological community will converge in San Diego for three dynamic and important days Aug. 27–29, 2006, when GIA hosts the 4th International Gemological Symposium at the Manchester Grand Hyatt under the theme, “Navigating the Challenges Ahead.”
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About GIA
Nonprofit education, research, and gemological laboratory services
Established in 1931, GIA is the world's largest and most respected nonprofit institute of gemological research and learning. Conceived more than 70 years ago in the august tradition of Europe's most venerated institute's, GIA discovers (through GIA Research), imparts (through GIA Education), and applies (through GIA Gem Laboratory and GIA Gem Instruments) gemological knowledge to help ensure the public trust in gems and jewelry.
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Education Updates


Class additions, availability, and updates -- the latest information from Education is right here.
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