Continuing education
Keeping up to date is part of the job
The world of gemstones changes fast: new treatments, new synthetics, new instruments. The association looks after the technical and scientific updating of its members.
Updating
Continuing education
National conferences
Events devoted to the major themes of gemmology, such as the National Conference on Diamonds and Coloured Gemstones, hosted by university departments.
Update days and webinars
Online sessions to stay up to date without travelling, on laboratory and market developments.
Gemmological meetings
Opportunities for members to exchange views and share experiences and case studies.
Conferences and assemblies
Occasions when members meet and decide on the life of the association.
Governing bodies
Technical and Scientific Committee
The committee's tasks and its members will appear here.
Training
Training credits
The association's regulations provide for a list of training credits (Annex E). The document is available as a PDF.
Annex E – List of training credits Regulations (PDF)
This section will explain how credits are earned and how they are recorded.
Quality
Quality certificate
Information about the quality certificate will appear here: who it is for, how it is obtained and what it certifies.