...what is an IRV?

An IRV is a qualified, experienced and knowledgeable expert in whom you can trust.

Jewellery valuations require expertise and discipline in order to ensure that descriptions are precise, identifications correct and measurements accurate.

• To become an IRV Member a valuer must first enrol on the Association's JET Valuation Course and pass the Professional Jewellers' Valuation Diploma Exam.
• An IRV Member can graduate to IRV Fellow status by completing a Continuing Professional Development Plan within a specified period .
• IRVs must also submit examples of their valuation work for inspection and approval by the Institute on a regular basis.
• All IRVs must follow the guidelines laid down in the Association's handbook "The Valuer's Guide".

(All valuers who were members of the Association's original Registered Valuers Scheme automatically became IRV Members when the Institute was launched in September 2008.)