Organisation and curriculum 5 day course

The art of giving unobtrusive personal service in style and managing a fine, 21 st century household requires training and practice. This 5 day course does exactly that by reviewing your current expertise and building new skills and expertise.

Theory and practice are blended to a extensive mixture that will put you to the test the whole course through. Our instructors have the experience to coach you and to 'engrain' the skills and mindset required in this industry.

As a red line all through the course we focus on your mindset and attire by coaching you on a daily basis.

 

Curriculum (selection)

Personal level

• Butler traits and self management.
  • The right mindset and attire.
• Body language and communication.
  • How to 'read' a person without asking questions.

Professional level

• Protocol & etiquette and modern manners.
  • The modern manners currently applicable in the luxury world; addressing persons of different cultures and titled persons, acquiring social confidence, social correspondence and good manners.
• Day-to-day butling.
• • Valet skills, personal standards, what does 'service' mean, dress codes, maintaining inventories and packing suitcases.

Practical level

• Household management.
  • All aspects, that make up for running an efficient household; includes the technical skills (such as cleaning silver and handling antiques), setting schedules and standards.
  Table- and event management.
  • Theory and practice for running a perfect event with confidence and style; setting and serving meals, styles of service, table manners.
• Food & wine.
  • Theory and practice to balance food and wine and to cook a simple but exquisite meal.
  Security.
  • Safety and security at home and when travelling, surveillance.

Please note that the curriculum is under supervision of the VTE (association for voluntary control of exams). This is a Dutch organisation of the private sector that applies the same criteria in approving educational institutions as the government does for non-private schools.

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Facts about the organisation

• Local transportation, if part of the lectures is provides for.
• Personal coaching is available.
• The curriculum is under the supervision of VTE.

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Next course dates

Please see our Course Calendar.

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Tuition Fee

• The total fee, all included, is Euro 1.300,-, due 14 days before the start of the course.
• Included are coffee, tea, juices and all meals.
• Not included are personal expenses (e.g. telephone, room (please contact us for special arrangements)).

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Application

Applications are open for everybody. Based on the application form we will decide whether to accept the applicant to the course. Depending on the course, a reference check can be part of the application procedure.

Whenever you have questions or would like to have more information on the courses, the application etc. please feel free to contact us at any time. We are at your service to support you in any way we can.

On receipt of the application form we will start the application procedure.

You can download the application form and send it to us my postal mail.

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