Reveal the true value of gems & jewelry.
Montreal Gemological Institute
Our training courses
Choosing to train at IGEM means joining a school like no other: at the crossroads of teaching, gemological expertise and laboratory analysis.
Expertise & Valuation
Having a piece of jewelry appraised or a gem analyzed requires much more than a simple glance. At IGEM, we combine scientific rigor, an independent eye and a pedagogical approach.
The laboratory
At the heart of IGEM, our gemmological laboratory offers comprehensive, independent scientific expertise in gem identification, certification and analysis.
IGEM
Training courses
Choosing to train at IGEM means joining a school at the crossroads of teaching, gemological expertise and laboratory analysis. The richness of our teaching lies in our threefold activity
Whether you’re in the process of retraining, a jewelry professional or simply an enthusiast, our programs are designed to give you skills that can be put to immediate use in a demanding, ethical and forward-looking profession.
“What makes our training so rich is that we teach gemmology from the field.
Our students handle, observe, compare.”
Marie-Hélène Corbin
President of IGEM
Who we are
The Institute
At IGEM, we believe that gems are much more than objects of fascination.
Through our school, our laboratory, our expertise and our enhancement projects, we are working to build a multi-cultural gemological reference between Europe and the Americas, capable of spreading a demanding, humane and enlightened vision of jewelry and gems in Montreal and beyond.
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