Certificate Course in Polished Diamond Grading (CC-PDG)

INTRODUCTION

Catering to the industry, VIFT has designed this fast-paced course that will quickly bring you to a level where you can identify, grade and price diamonds according to international grading and trading practices. It will give you an understanding of the grading standards followed worldwide and is ideally suited for individuals with tight time constraints.

• Introduction to diamonds
• Cut grading
  1. Excellent, very good, good, fair and poor
  2. Cut grading using diamond appearance
  3. Cut grading using diamond properties
• Clarity grading
  1. Flawless
  2. Internal flawless
  3. (Very very slightly included) VVS1 and VVS2
  4. (Very slightly included) VS1and VS2
  5. (Slightly included) SI1and SI2
  6. Included
• Carat, weight and size
• Fancy cut
  1. Grading fancy cut