the diamond cutter profession has been recognized as one of the most desirable in Belgian Antwerp, Israelidiamond.co.il reports referring to the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC) statement. The ranking of occupations is published annually by the Public Employment Service of Flanders.
The image and attractiveness of this profession became a logical result of the contribution of the Antwerp diamond industry to the formation and support of a new generation of cutters that will replace the professionals retiring. Among other things, within the framework of these efforts, the educational course on the basics of diamond cutting was recently organized, after which the diamond industry was replenished with 11 new specialists, AWDC reports.
In the near future AWDC plans to open a special website to help diamond cutters find work in the Antwerp diamond industry.