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Education evolved with rich eLearning materials!   GIA India recently held the graduation ceremony for GIA Graduate Diamonds Diploma Program (Blended) batch at its Mumbai campus. The graduation ceremony was preceded by an interactive discussion that was conducted by Sriram Natarajan, Managing Director of GIA India, and Apoorva Deshingkar, Senior Director – Education and Market Development, GIA India where students shared their experiences from the program.   Addressing the students, Sriram Natarajan said, “Through the years, the model of education has evolved with rich eLearning materials delivered online, and now, we’ve delivered world-class diamond education through the blended format that has gained a lot of interest among gem and jewelry aspirants. He also congratulated the students and added, “I am excited to witness the career paths that these new graduates will take in the future.”     Apoorva Deshingkar added, “We are proud of our GIA Graduate Diamonds Diploma Program (Bl

Graduate Diamonds and Applied Jewelry Professional diplomas available in late 2019 GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced that in late 2019 it will expand distance education courses available in Japanese. In addition to the Diamond Essentials Intensive and the Diamond Grading Lab currently offered in Japanese at the GIA Tokyo School, GIA will offer four eLearning courses in Japanese: Diamond Essentials, Diamonds and Diamond Grading, Jewelry Essentials and Colored Stone Essentials. With the addition of these courses, students studying in Japanese now have the opportunity to earn their Applied Jewelry Professional (AJP) and Graduate Diamonds diplomas. “Expanding the courses offered in Japanese furthers GIA’s mission of ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by providing the highest standard in gemology education,” said Duncan Pay, GIA vice president and chief academic officer.