Certified Diamond Grader Dubai
Master the 4C's—Carat, Colour, Clarity, and Cut—using elite diagnostic tools including 10x triplet loupes, microscopes, and master stones. Gain practical, hands-on grading experience to evaluate stone quality, determine value, detect simulants, and distinguish natural diamonds from lab-grown variations. Earn your official international HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader Diploma.
Seat Deposit: €750 required within 15 days of registration to guarantee workspace allocation.
Reserve Your Seat in Dubai
Submit your application profile details below to check active workstation availability at Almas Towers for the September 2026 intake.
Program Specifications
Core operational framework for the CDG2E2604 Certified Diamond Grader course in Dubai.
Credential Issued
Diploma: HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader
Schedule & Format
Sep 28 – Oct 10, 2026 | On Campus (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Campus Venue
Dubai Design Academy (DDA), Almas Towers, JLT, Dubai, UAE
Entry Eligibility
Min. Age: 18 Years | Language: English (No experience needed)
Who Should Attend
This comprehensive diamond grading track is engineered for professionals across the trade:
Traders, Experts & Appraisers
Master the 4C’s, pricing factors, optics, and systematic examination parameters to reliably verify diamond characteristics, calculate weights, and protect margins.
Jewellers, Designers & Buyers
Develop hands-on grading techniques using 10x triplet loupes, microscopes, calipers, and master stones to precisely grade color, clarity, fluorescence, and cut proportions.
Diamond Enthusiasts & Career Seekers
Learn to detect simulants, identify clarity treatments, and distinguish natural from lab-grown diamonds. Combining this with the Coloured Stones Diploma leads to the full Graduate Gemmologist Diploma.
A Global Legacy in Diamond Grading Science
Align your career with the world's most respected authority in diamond grading and gemstone education, operating directly from the historic heart of the European gem trade.
Pioneering Diamond Science
Founded in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1973. As a foundational global authority, we have spent over five decades refining the scientific grading methodologies, objective standardizations, and strict metrics that shape the international diamond sector.
Certified Diamond Grader
An HRD Antwerp Diploma serves as an elite industry benchmark. This qualification leads directly to the prestigious Graduate Gemmologist status when combined with our Coloured Stones & Gem Identification path.
Learn at our Global HQ Campus
Master the structural physics and aesthetics of diamonds according to rigorous European standards. Our on-campus laboratory programs enforce professional precision, theoretical depths, and absolute grading confidence.
Program Syllabus & Core Modules
Explore the systematic scientific syllabus of the CDG3E2603 block, balancing theoretical knowledge with technical evaluation.
Understand the fundamental properties of light behavior within a diamond's crystal structure and master cleaning and calculation workflows.
- Diamond Optics & Properties: Advanced study of physical structures, crystallographic characteristics, and light-refraction laws.
- Systematic Examination: Correctly cleaning gems and executing viewing loops under favorable and unfavorable angles of observation.
- Principles of Weighing: Operational parameters of hydrostatic balances and formulaic calculation of carat weight.
Acquire high-tier diagnostic grading skills using standard reference markers, comparison master stones, and specialized instrumentation.
- Clarity Grading Mastery: Utilizing both the standard 10x triplet loupe and gemmological microscopes to analyze internal and external characteristics.
- Colour Calibration & Fluorescence: Grading colors by comparison with official master stones and evaluating stone reactions to UV fluorescence.
- Structural Feature Mapping: Developing precise plotting methodologies using standard international symbol systems.
The commercial verification track. Identify proportion angles, evaluate complex modifications, and instantly expose simulants and treatments.
- Cut, Proportion & Finish Grading: Quantitative calculation of proportions, symmetry parameters, and final polish states using calipers (micrometers) and reference tables.
- Fancy Cuts Evaluation: Visual and mathematical criteria for assessing pear, marquise, oval, emerald, and princess shapes.
- Security, Synthetics & Treatments: Disclosing diamond imitations (simulants), crack-filling enhancements, and introducing diagnostic thresholds for lab-grown specimens.
Advance Your Gemmological Standing in Dubai
Secure your dedicated grading workstation at the Dubai Design Academy (Almas Tower). Program allocations for the September 28 – October 10, 2026 intake are assigned strictly according to deposit clearance timestamps.
Global Career Outcomes
Graduating from the Certified Diamond Grader program in Dubai positions you at the premier trade gateway connecting producer nations with Asian and European markets. Studying within Dubai’s dynamic gemological hub equips you with elite technical grading mastery, internationally recognized credentials, and direct access to Middle Eastern luxury retail networks and the DMCC trading ecosystem.
Auction Specialist
Evaluate high-value estate pieces, assess rare high-carat stones for international auction catalogs, and provide expert valuations for regional prestige auction houses and private collectors across the GCC.
Diamond Buyer
Source rough and polished diamonds at the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) or international trading hubs, negotiating wholesale transactions with verified grading precision.
Diamond Grader
Operate modern gemological instruments to measure the 4Cs, identify lab-grown treatments, and issue international standard grading reports for laboratories across the Middle East and globally.
Diamond Assorter
Sort and categorize multi-carat diamond parcels efficiently by size, color, clarity, and cut—a vital role for DMCC-based trade houses and regional jewellery manufacturers.
Business Owner
Launch your own luxury boutique or trading firm within Dubai's flourishing free zones, leveraging the reputation and authority of HRD Antwerp certification.
Luxury Sales Consultant
Advise high-net-worth clientele across flagship retail destinations in Dubai and the wider Gulf region, utilizing technical expertise to close premium transactions.
Retailer & Curator
Connect wholesale trading networks with retail consumers, hand-selecting certified stones to build brand trust and authenticity in competitive markets.
Wholesaler & Supplier
Manage large-scale B2B supply chains, distributing accurately graded loose stones to manufacturers and jewellery retailers throughout the Middle East and Asia.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore structural details regarding our schedules, practical laboratory access, and Dubai venue operations.
Upon passing both theoretical and practical examinations, you earn the official Diploma: HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader. Combined with our Coloured Stones & Gem Identification Diploma, this unlocks the prestigious HRD Antwerp Graduate Gemmologist Diploma.
No previous diamond experience is required. The curriculum begins with fundamental diamond properties and optics, systematically building your skills toward advanced physical grading and simulant detection.
The course (Code: CDG2E2604) is conducted on-campus from September 28 to October 10, 2026, running daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Dubai Design Academy (DDA), Almas Towers, Lake Avenue Street, Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT), Dubai, UAE.
To guarantee your seat, a deposit of €750 is required within 15 days of registration, with the remaining balance due before class starts. Please note that local tax laws apply, including a 5% VAT for courses held in Dubai.
You will develop practical, hands-on grading skills using a 10x triplet loupe, gemmological microscopes, calipers (micrometers), master stones for color/fluorescence comparison, and proportion evaluation tables with real diamonds.