Graduation at The International Butler Academy is a serious and at the same time happy and celebrative event.  A student may invite as many people as he or she  wishes (within reason) to witness and be part of the graduation ceremony.  Graduation day is an emotional time for the students. On the one hand the students are happy they are at the end of their journey but on the other hand they are also sad that they now have to leave The International Butler Academy.

Graduation is an opportunity for the students to celebrate their incredible hard work together with family, friends and loved ones. Graduates show their diplomas to their loved ones with enormous pride and joy.

Your diploma At the Graduation Ceremony we present graduating students with the official International Butler Academy diploma, demonstrating the students' successful completion of the course and its associated training.  This diploma constitutes a valuable demonstration of a successful accomplishment of course training with The International Butler Academy and represents a valuable passport into the private service profession. The International Butler Academy maintains a record of all numbered and certified Academy graduates and their internationally recognized Diplomas.

Your diploma is a handcrafted document which you will receive beautifully framed during the Graduation ceremony. A PDF copy of your diploma will be mailed to you so you do not need to remove the original diploma from the picture frame in case you need a copy to be sent somewhere.  You will also receive your personal Graduate Profile binder, a document which you can use to apply for any private service position anywhere. This professional document will make you stand out from every butler out there.

Graduation - a time to celebrate The evening begins with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Speeches are of course part of the program as well as thanking the many people who contribute to the success of the training. The evening concludes with champagne, cocktails and a dinner buffet. Typically a graduation ceremony begins (Friday evening) at 7.30 PM and lasts some three hours. Sometimes students choose for an informal graduation (they decide). Graduation day on July 3, 2009 was celebrated with friends and family on a ship which TIBA rented for the occasion. Everyone had dinner onboard and it was a lot of fun.

Prominent guests

The International Butler Academy is always proud to welcome prominent guests from around the world to the graduation ceremony.  Many times we invite a prominent person to hand out the diplomas to the students. Previous graduations included guests such as the Mayor, a number of prominent politicians (including Ministers), prominent employers such as Mrs. Monique (Albert) Heijn and Dr. Olaf Juergens (both pictured top of this page) and many others who we cannot mention on our web site.