DANAT employees get HRD diploma

Manama : The Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT) announced that its employees received ‘HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader’ Diploma following the completion of DANAT’s first externally taught gemology course, provided by HRD Antwerp.  

HRD, DANAT said, is Europe’s leading authority in diamond certification. 

The course held in September 2017 was attended by 13 Bahraini staff members, which included Trainee Gemmologists as well as individuals from DANAT’s Education and Client Services Departments. 

The training focused on the properties of diamonds, how to analysis diamonds using specialist equipment, the implementation of the ‘4Cs’ according to international standards for grading polished diamonds as well as how to identify imitation diamonds. 

All the participants passed the practical and theoretical examinations held to achieve the ‘HRD Antwerp Certified Diamond Grader’ Diploma. 

DANAT CEO, Kenneth Scarratt said, ‘The excellent results achieved by the DANAT trainees during this HRD programme as well as those projected for other curriculums will inevitably and greatly enhance the services offered.”

The Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT), established by the Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat) in July 2017, aims to establish itself as the window into international markets, serving both local and global clients and bolstering the reputation of the Kingdom as a leading centre for gemstone expertise.