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Guendalina Gennari Curlo, associate, Lausanne Hospitality Consulting
T e unique Professional Certifi cate in Spa Management is a blended learning programme, designed to off er the perfect balance between academic study and real-life expe- rience. T e one-year course gives attendees the time to develop their management skills and to put their newly found knowledge gained from their own spa case project into practice. It also gives students hands-on learning experi- ences within spas. By the end of the course, students are able to develop their own management toolkit which will assist them throughout their careers. In addition, all LEE graduates will join the EHL alumni network, one of the most powerful professional networks within the hospitality sector.
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne launched its fi rst spa-focused qualifi cation almost a year ago. We fi nd out how well it’s been received
IN A NUTSHELL
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) in Swit- zerland launched its Professional Certifi cate in Spa Management in June 2010. T e pro- gramme aims to meet the spa industry’s growing need for well-trained and focused management employees. T is one-year spa management course
balances both academic study with real- life work experience, combining theoretical
learning on campus with practical days held at partner spas. T is two-pronged approach is consolidated by continual work on a spe- cifi c case study which is commissioned by a company within the spa sector. Students learn directly from those already
working in the spa and hospitality industry; and the school’s overall educational aim is to provide graduates with knowledge and skills which can be put to use straight away.
BACKGROUND
EHL, one of the oldest and most renowned hotel schools, was founded in 1893 by Swiss Hotel Association member Jacques Tschumi and offers three main programmes: a Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Manage- ment, a Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management, and a Masters in Hospitality Administration. T e bachelor and masters degrees involve several intro- ductory sessions and specialisation modules, which are intended to give an understand- ing of the spa business. In 1976, a subsidiary company, Lausanne
Hospitality Consulting (LHC), was set up to provide external consultancy services based on the school’s unique expertise. Its Executive Education arm – which off ers a variety of extra hospitality management pro- grammes – became the driving force behind the new spa management programme.
WHO’S IT FOR?
T e spa programme is dedicated to reinforc- ing talent in the industry and was developed
T e course targets existing spa owners and managers, hotel school graduates and therapists aspiring to become managers
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