Rick Fink, the top English Butler is a very well known and much respected person.

After 55 years experience of managing and running residences and stately homes, Rick Fink is extremely well-placed and ready to pass on his unique knowledge and wisdom on all butling matters to students attending the Butler-Valetschool.

The Butler-Valetschool offers a rare opportunity for students to gain top class knowledge and skills of 21st. century butling techniques taught by a first class teaching team of well experienced and qualified butlers working within the mellowed charms of an English country mansion.

Our mission at the Butler-Valetschool is to teach our students the art of handling the many varied present day service requirements of their employers smoothly and effortlessly, coupled with expert detailed knowledge, skills and old fashioned manners which are the hallmark of a Traditional English Butler.

We achieve these goals through a varied and constantly updated training programme which can be amended to suit the particular requirements of an employer if necessary.

We should be pleased to discuss any butler training matters or queries and look forward to being of service soon.

Butler Trainers – Asia

Due to rapidly developing business across Asia, The Butler-Valetschool Asia needs additional well experienced Traditional British Butlers to join the school’s staff with an ability to teach our special domestic skills in Thailand and/or China. Successful applicants would be working in the area with our established local Facilitator to train students from varied backgrounds and nationalities for three week periods, or longer. Previous extensive butling service in residential domestic private service preferred, but other butler service backgrounds would be considered. Applicants must be prepared to travel extensively and be self starting well motivated people. Language ability would be an added advantage.
Excellent, competitive terms and conditions would be negotiated individually.

Enquiries please to Tom Clifton, Associate, The Butler-Valetschool
by e-mail to Tom Clifton or telephone 01608 665917

We are very pleased to welcome the recent appointment of Alisa Lohitnavy as our Asian Regional Facilitator. Alisa who is based in Bangkok,Thailand, runs her own successful, well established business as Image Matters Asia.

Image Matters Asia
Rick Fink and Alisa Lohitnavy will be working together closely to develop butler training requirements and opportunities across the Far East region.

For eleven years Butler Valet School, (opening in 2002) has provided the most prestigious and comprehensive training to private houses, royal palaces and state residences.

Short courses for Interior Yachts Crew if required.

DITCHLEY PARK OXFORDSHIRE COURSES:

4 week course from:
27th May to 22nd June 2013

2 week course from:
24th June to 5th July 2013

Future Courses this year:

4 week course from:
9th September 4th October 2013

2 week course from:
21st October to 1st November 2013

4 week course from:
11th November to 6th December 2013

LONDON COURSES:

The Butler Valet School, is holding,
One and Two day Butler/ Housekeeper courses at
The Rubens Hotel, 39 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0PS, United Kingdom,
T: +44 (0) 20 7834 6600

Our Leading Butler Trainer for these short courses will be Mr Colin Gaunt,
ex Buckingham Palace, Blenheim Palace and Woburn Abbey Butler.

1. Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th July

Costs are: £800.00 (inclusive VAT) Tuition Fee for both days.
To attend just one day (either Wednesday or Thursday)
tuition fee is £500. 00 (inclusive VAT)
Refreshments and luncheon included.

all full payments to be made please 15 days prior to these courses commencing.

The butlervalet-school is a registered limited company no.4439642 and registered for Value Added Tax No. 941 4701 38