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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.6 - calculating and estimating S2.6.2 - determining values of goods or services Appraise gemstones
Description
Assess and analyse cut and polished gemstones, determine if they are natural or synthetic and verify their worth. Look at the gem's colour, clarity, and cutting properties in order to grade their value.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- JewellerJewellers fabricate and repair various jewelry articles. They create models from wax or metal, ready for the lost wax casting process. They may undertake the casting process (place…
- GemmologistGemmologists value precious stones by analysing their characteristics, cuts, and provenience either for trading or for further polishing efforts. They assess stones and gems to giv…
Related skills
- Gemstones
- Gemstone grading systems
- Trade in jewellery
- Conduct jewellery market research
- Develop jewellery designs
- Precious metals
- Advise customers on jewellery and watches
- Apply restoration techniques
- Estimate value of used jewellery and watches
- Select gems for jewellery
- Operate microscope
- Minerals prices
- Coining
- Assemble jewellery parts
