Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemmological organisations in the world, conducted the Diamond Essentials Course for retailer Fred Meyer Jewelers, a division of Kroger Co. The two-day Diamond Essentials Course was held at the GSI training facilities in New York City, and offered Fred Meyer Jewelers executives and associates valuable insight on new developments in diamond treatments, lab-grown diamonds, and simulants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The training programme included a refresher course on the basics of diamonds, such as grading and identification. The Fred Meyer Jewelers\u2019 executives and associates had an opportunity to examine colour and clarity-treated stones, HTHP and CVD lab grown diamonds, simulants, and more. Two sections of the Diamond Essentials Course were devoted to lab-grown diamonds, where the Fred Meyer Jewelers team learned about disclosed and certified lab-grown as well as the detection of undisclosed lab-grown diamonds in jewellery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GSI offers the Diamond Essentials Course to provide busy executives and their teams an opportunity to learn new information and interact with gemmological experts in the field. The Diamond Essentials Course is offered to top management of retail chains worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGemological Science International understands our retail needs and created a course tailored to our team, providing a helpful review of the basics of diamonds, industry changes, and the latest technological developments that impact us as a retailer,\u201d said Peter Engel, president of Fred Meyer Jewelers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GSI\u2019s course leaders and experts led the Fred Meyer Jewelers team in hands-on training, where the retail team experienced the procedures to evaluate both earth-mined and laboratory-grown diamonds and diamond jewellery. The Fred Meyer Jewelers team also had a chance to evaluate colour treated and clarity-enhanced diamonds and were given an explanation of the different processes, equipment, and procedures GSI\u2019s experts use to identify and detect treatments, simulants and laboratory-grown diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur training programmes are designed to help our retail partners stay updated on new processes and to help them navigate the changes that the industry faces so they may better serve their customers,\u201d Engel noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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