Gem ID for Life

Do you need to be able to identify gemstones quickly and easily? Want to be able to recognise stones when with clients? But no time or money for the full gemmology diploma?

This course is for you!

With five, hands-on, practical day classes, we will teach you the key skills to enable you to accurately identify common and commercial gemstones.

We will teach you the theory of gemmology so you understand the concepts, but mostly you will be learning through doing; handling hundreds of gemstones, and being taught by experts who have tested thousands of gemstones for decades.

2025 Course Dates / Fee TBC Autumn Sept/Oct/Nov

Open day to come and meet Kerry and ask any qusetions you have over the programme will be May 23rd 2025.

Overview:

This is a practical course for practical people. There is no writing and exams. There is skills and doing. The real skills you need to do what you want, and quickly.

Each day commences with coffee and chat, followed by a lesson and hands-on learning. By the end of each day, you will have mastered a new tool and the skills necessary for identifying different aspects of gemstones. On the final day, we bring all these skills together and identify gemstones like a real gemmologist!

• Day One: Obligatory Observation

• Day Two: Practical Polariscope

• Day Three: Successful Spectroscope

• Day Four: Rule the Refractometer

• Day Five: Total Testing

See full details of each day below.

Price: (inc VAT)

Payment plans are available.

Bookings will be made through Gemmology Rocks. Please email Rachel or Kerry to register your interest.

This includes: 

• 5 days tuition

• Refreshments all day

• Lunch

• Use of all stones and equipment

• Resources and hand outs (Handy to keep for when you go solo!)

• Some may opt for course price that includes all the testing equiptment

The course programme and schedule have been carefully put together, so there is enough time to cover all we need, as well as time in between for the knowledge to sink in, for you to practice and for it to become long-term learning. We have also tried to make sure no classes are during school holidays!