In the news James Riley rounds up the latest news and views from Gem-A.

摘要

In November we received the news that after our tri-annual review of our qualifications by the UK standards agency Ofqual, the Gemmology Diploma had been accredited at level 6 - the Ofqual equivalent of an undergraduate degree. The Diamond Diploma has been given level 5, an equivalent to a Higher National Diploma (HND), while the Gemmology Foundation sits at level 4, the equivalent to an advanced A-Level. This is of course excellent news as it makes the Diploma the highest level gemmology qualification in the world outside a university. Having said that there aren't exactly many universities out there doing pure gemmology.