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Mrs Viviane NERI, Principal
Route de Caux 28
CH-1823 Glion/Montreux

Tel : +41 21 963 73 11
Fax : +41 21 963 48 64
E-mail: info@ivpworld.com
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With more than 50 years of experience, Institut Villa Pierrefeu is a traditional Finishing School of the type the world expects from Switzerland. Elegant, exclusive and charming, it will prepare you for a role in the business world and society , aiming to help you become more effective in multicultural environments and dealings.

We offer several Finishing programmes:

1. School Year Programme (Starting: April 11th 2010, September 26th 2010, January 9th 2011 or April 10th 2011)

   • IVP Higher Certificate in Finishing course : One to three term programme of French or English (including preparation for official language exams such as the DELF/DALF, Cambridge, TOEFL), International Etiquette, Protocol, Savoir-vivre, Table Service, Cooking, Floral Art & Table Decoration, Home Management. Age: 16 (+), average age: 20. 

   • The Finishing courses are given on the IVP purposely designed campus and during the school year, language classes and boarding are given at Surval Mont-Fleuri (5 minutes from IVP).

2. Summer Course Programmes (Starting: June 13th or July 4th 2010)

   • IVP Diploma (36 weekly hours of class) in IEP (International Etiquette & Protocol) courses.

   • First Certificate or Higher Certificate (26 weekly hours of class) in IEP (International Etiquette & Protocol) courses.

   • These are intensive programmes of International Etiquette (covering 20 countries), Protocol, Savoir-Vivre, Business Etiquette, Table Service, Hostessing, Floral Art & Table Decoration. (Extra courses: Public Relations, Personal Presentation, Cooking, Pastry, Oenology, Home Management, Art). Age: 18 to 40 (+).

   • The full course is planned over 6 weeks but it is also possible to do 3 weeks in June or 3 weeks in July.

   • Students can reside on campus ("residents") or stay at a hotel nearby and come as "day student".

3. Refresher Course for Alumni (From Sunday January 16th to Saturday 22nd 2011).

   • Following the request of several students who were at IVP more than 10 years ago, we are again organizing a course in which they can update and "globalize" their knowledge. Meeting with other IVP Alumni, they will also be able to share their experience and know-how!

4. IVP Consultant Week (From January 23rd to 30th 2011).

   • This one week course is only for Alumni who have sucessfully completed one of the IVP Higher Certificates or Diplomas and wish to become a "Certified IVP Silver or Gold Consultant".

   • The IVP (Institut Villa Pierrefeu) "International Etiquette and Protocol Diploma" and the "IVP Diploma in Finishing" are obtained after completing a programme consisting of classes in Etiquette (including Table Service, Hostessing, Floral Art & Table Decoration) as well as in Basic Diplomatic Protocol, Business Etiquette, International Savoir-Vivre of 20 different countries and after having passed numerous theory tests and practical exams with an overall average of 70%.
   • To qualify as an IVP Gold Consultant, candidates must have obtained an average of at least 80% in their Diploma exams and attended an additional one week course. They also have to return to IVP every three years for a Refresher course to update and expand their knowledge of International Etiquette & Protocol.
   • There are IVP Consultants in Australia, France, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria and Portugal. Please contact IVP if you are interested in benefiting from their expertise.

Seminars and special training on request.

• Examples of tailor-made programmes given on our own campus

  • Introduction to European manners and lifestyle to ladies from other cultures.
  • Intensive course in the customs and mores of European, American, Middle Eastern and Asian cultures.
  • Diplomatic usage and Protocol, International customs, European etiquette variations for VIP Ladies from an other culture.
    

• Examples of tailor-made seminars in other countries

  • In Japan: International customs one should know when travelling and when receiving foreign guests.
  • In the Middle East: Diplomatic Protocol, Precedence, European table manners and reception styles, Dress definitions for formal invitations.
  • Special private two to ten day courses, in their own residence, programme chosen from our list of subjects, adapted to the client’s culture and lifestyle.
  • One week course in an exclusive private school for girls, for the graduating students.
    

• To protect the privacy of our “students” we do not give their names.

In all these programmes you will learn to apply theory in practice and develop your personal creativity whilst improving organizational skills.

Alumni

To protect the privacy of our students we are asking you to contact former class mates by corresponding first with us at the school and we will then forward the messages and addresses. This is so we can check that the messages do come from an IVP Alumni and not just from anyone.

Contact: Malisa from Peru, now living in Bavaria, Germany, would like to contact her classmates from July and August 1986.

Reunion: An Alumni reunion 1991-1992 is being planned from June 20th to 25th 2010 in Montreux. All students who have not yet done so directly, please contact us and we will forward to Mai who is organizing it.