By providing jewelers with the knowledge, tools and training to better serve the consumer, GIA strives to promote the integrity of the industry and secure the public's trust. Classes include beading, casting, lapidary and gem ID, wirewrapping, chain making, glass bead making, silver clay and chain making. Colorado Academy of Silversmithing and Art Metal. Programs draw upon the principles of hard work and practice, and builds on these principles by engendering proficiency on all aspects of the metal trades, not just the technical ones. Entrepreneurship is key to launching rewarding art careers.
Students learn the science, art, mechanics and business of jewelry and diamonds.
The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences founded in 1978 as Southeast Asia's first educational and research institute devoted exclusively to the training of students in the scientific and practical aspects of gemology and the gem trade. CFH Watch and Jewellery Industry International Centre. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.