GIA India to Hold A.J.P. Course in Jaipur in February

MUMBAI, India Jan. 23, 2010 The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) India, working in association with the Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery, Jaipur (IIGJ), has announced plans to offer GIA‘s Accredited Jewelry Professional (A.J.P.) diploma course in Jaipur from Feb. 1 5.

The A.J.P. diploma programme is designed to empower the entire sales team, including supervisors. The course content includes an in-depth study of diamonds, coloured stones and jewellery. The result is that the A.J.P. graduate acquires the critical product knowledge his or her customers expect from their trusted jewellers. In addition, the A.J.P. covers the jewellery sales process so graduates will be able to sell jewellery with knowledge and confidence.

Nirupa Bhatt, managing director, GIA India/Mideast Region, said, “Our vision is to make GIA‘s Diamond and Coloured Stone classes available to important gemstone cutting and trading centres such as Jaipur. GIA India plans to reach across 15 cities in the country in 2010.”

With the A.J.P. diploma offered in Jaipur, jewellers will have the opportunity to access world-class gemological education locally, added Bhatt.

The A.J.P. classes will be held at the Hotel Park Prime in Jaipur. Registration closes on Jan. 28.

To register for the classes and to get more information, please contact: Amrita Mehta for GIA India in Mumbai on 022-4085 1500 or amrita.mehta@gia.edu.

GIA India‘s Web site address is www.giaindia.in. It is located on the 10th Floor Trade Center, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai 400 051.

About GIA:

Established in 1931, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is an independent, nonprofit research and academic institute with the mission to protect the public trust in gems and jewelry. With its focus on gemological science, GIA is recognized as the “world‘s foremost authority on gemology.” GIA exists to protect all purchasers of gemstones by providing the education, laboratory services, research and instruments needed to accurately and objectively determine gemstone quality. There are currently 19 locations in approximately 14 countries

GIA translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemological education available and trained some 250,000 jewelers around the world. Early in the 1950s, GIA invented the famous Four Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight. In 1953, the Institute created the International Diamond Grading Systemâ„¢ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.

Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. GIA can be found on the web at www.gia.edu.

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GIA India has launched a “Business Excellence Series” for its alumni to help achieve that goal. GIA President and CEO Donna Baker, with Managing Director (India and the Middle East) Nirupa Bhatt, made the announcement about the new program recently to more than 70 alumni who attended a recent special forum at the GIA India Laboratory.

The new Business Excellence Series will host discussions and seminars focused on providing opportunities to the alumni to network and communicate. This will help create an environment where GIA India Alumni can learn and share their experiences so they can take their careers and businesses to the next level, and encourage even greater growth in the industry.

By staying abreast of cutting-edge information and communicating it to others in the industry, GIA Alumni can help enhance consumer confidence.

“The best way to inform and educate the industry is to ensure that more of GIA‘s extensive research, education and other resources are shared,” Baker said. “The Business Excellence Series forges new ways the Institute, alumni and the trade can work together to benefit everyone, including the general public.”

There are more than 2,000 GIA graduates in India with more than 50 percent in Mumbai the majority of which are from the gem and jewelry industry, according to Manoj Singhania, Director of GIA India Education. “The Mumbai alumni chapter is very active and over the past year it has launched several initiatives to make the Mumbai alumni network even more vibrant and meaningful. We are also making concentrated efforts to energize other GIA Alumni chapters in India, such as those in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Delhi and Jaipur.”

“We believe creating an environment for ongoing learning and sharing will lead to individual professional development, networking opportunities and solid industry growth,” Singhania said.

GIA India‘s Web site address is www.giaindia.in.

About GIA:

An independent nonprofit organization, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is recognized as the world's foremost authority in gemology. Established in 1931, GIA has translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemological education available. Early in the 1950s, GIA invented the famous Four Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight. In 1953, the Institute created the International Diamond Grading Systemâ„¢ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.

Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. GIA can be found on the web at www.gia.edu. Media queries contact: Laura Simanton 760-603-4112 or Jessica Sachariason, 760-603-4197.

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