Dear Prospective Student,
When I finally decided to attend a butler
school, I conducted extensive research over a two year
period. I looked into a number of schools, corresponding with
their staffs, looking into their references and even visiting
(where feasible). I finally settled on The International
Butler Academy (TIBA) and almost a year later I still believe
that it is one of the best investments I have ever made. I
urge any prospective student to do as I did. Look at a number
of schools. Compare the instructors, curriculum, length and
quality of instruction. You will not find a finer school.
The cornerstone of the entire course is the
quality of its instructors, and TIBA’s instructors are simply
top-notch. They are all seasoned professional butlers and
well-respected educators. Each is a well known figure in the
field of personal service as well as a very successful (and
highly sought after) trainer in their country of origin. The
net result is a body of instructors who insist on the highest
professional standards and are capable of teaching students to
achieve those same standards. TIBA has brought together the
best of the best to form a training team which has a level of
credibility and, as a group, a diversity which I don’t believe
any other school can match.
I recommend that any perspective butling
student examine TIBA’s curriculum. Short of an
apprenticeship, it is difficult to imagine a more thorough
body of instruction. Training takes the form of theory
and practical application, lecture and hands-on practice.
Although the range of subjects is daunting, a broad array of
techniques is employed to ensure that each student quickly and
effectively absorbs the material.
Very little time is wasted at TIBA. Eight
weeks flies by very quickly. In order to ensure the most
productive expenditure of that time and to enable students to
absorb the professionalism and personal disciplines essential
to success, TIBA uses every opportunity for training. Time
outside the class room is spent in mastering the practical
applications which classroom instruction can only touch upon.
Students take turns serving as head butler, under butler and
assistant chef, coordinate the field trips, oversee the daily
rituals necessary to running the classroom, do research, watch
instructional videos, and maintain their uniforms and rooms to
inspection standards. The days are long and the pace can be
grueling. The result, however, is a volume and intensity of
training which transforms instruction into personal
excellence.
Practical experience is critical to
successful training. Our class served private meals twice
daily. In addition to these more private functions we also
arranged and served other formal functions including dinners,
wedding receptions, a film festival and even a polo match.
The contribution that these events made to the students’
levels of confidence and breadth of experience can not be over
estimated.
This is not merely training on how to do
the things butlers do; this is a comprehensive, immersive
course on how to be a butler. We lived the life of a butler
from the first morning through graduation, all day, every
day. We arrived as six students and left as six gentlemen
butlers with knowledge, skills, poise and confidence. I am a
butler. I am proud to be a TIBA graduate. If you are serious
about entering this profession, or require further education, start here.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Baysdell -
MSgt USAF - USA
Graduate of The International Butler Academy
November 2003
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