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GIA Debuts Jewelry Design & Technology Program in New York

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PHOTO BY Kevin Schumacher; © GIA
Students in the JDT classroom learn how to use CAD/CAM software and 3D printers as a rapid prototyping system to design and manufacture jewelry.

26-week program commences Jan. 14; next session is Sept. 29

NEW YORK – Jan. 14, 2016 – Beginning today, Jan. 14, GIA is offering its Jewelry Design & Technology (JDT) diploma program in New York. The 26-week program is taught in a classroom outfitted with the latest technology at the International Gem Tower, home of GIA’s New York campus.
 
GIA’s JDT program teaches jewelry design and product development using computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology with 3D printer rapid protoyping. Classrooms house the latest manufacturing technology for jewelry design, jewelry engineering, product development, custom orders, jewelry manufacturing, jewelry repair and quality assurance. Instruction methods leverage this technology and engage today’s students through interactive learning.
 
The inaugural class runs from Jan. 14 through July 22, 2016. The second class starts Sept. 29, 2016, and ends April 28, 2017. Prospective students should visit http://www.gia.edu/gem-education for information on how to enroll. 

About GIA

An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world. 
 
Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism.