Training
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A passion for watchmaking… can also be taught
22 July 2008 - 18th issueJorge Dinis - Portugal’s passion for watches is as big as it is old. We buy them, we collect them and even train the watchmakers who will later take care of them. This passion goes back to 1894, when the country’s first watchmaking school was founded at Casa Pia de Lisboa. For more than 100 years now, this institution has trained youngsters to such a high standard that they even go on to teach… in Switzerland!
HH Jobs, the first step to a career in watchmaking
20 June 2008 - 17th issueChristophe Roulet - Over the past two years, the Swiss watch industry has been hiring new staff in droves. The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie has responded with a new and exhaustive feature on its website. It lists current vacancies in the sector, training opportunities, and proposes the first-ever directory of the professions and métiers d’art involved in watchmaking.
Watchmaking Schools in Japan
20 May 2008 - 16th IssueTomoko Kayama - The purpose of the three watchmaking schools in Japan is not to teach students how to make watches but how to repair them. Even though skilled watchmakers are always in demand, the economic situation in Japan is such that they have difficulties finding positions for their graduates.
The Minerva Institute joins Time Aeon in its efforts to promote training
14 April 2008 - 15th IssueChristophe Roulet - Defending the same values for an identical vision of Fine Watchmaking, the Minerva Institute, which belongs to the Richemont group, has announced a partnership with Time Aeon Foundation to ensure that the chain of knowledge continues unbroken.
Harry Winston launches a competition for young watchmakers
6 April 2008 - 15th IssueFlorence Noël - The brand joins forces with the Time aeon Foundation to safeguard the tradition of trades in danger of extinction.
The Basle and Geneva Exhibitions: encouraging the dreams of future watchmakers
19 March 2008 - 14th IssueFrançoise Lafuma - Reinhart Casutt, director of the Geneva School of Horology, explains the role played by the Swiss Exhibitions in the training of horology students; there is still a marked difference in the reception of students at the Basle and Geneva Exhibitions. Details below.
Training is an integral part of BNB Concept’s approach
21 février 2008 - 13th IssueChristophe Roulet - Having spent 20 years as a Technical Director with some of the leading names in watchmaking, Mathias Buttet sought to implement an original form of business organization at BNB Concept, the complicated movements company in which he holds a majority stake. Result : respect, training, and accountability at every step.
A federal certificate for better customer service
22 January 2008 - 12th IssueEric Othenin-Girard - March 5th, 2008 will be a red letter day in the watch sector when Nicolas G. Hayek in person presents the first 45 successful candidates with their Watch Sales Consultant Federal Certificate. With this certificate, the Swiss watch industry shows its ability to train its sales staff to a high standard.
The CPIH prepares for the future
20 December 2007 - 11th IssueFrançoise Lafuma - Strong worldwide sales of watches, and in particular fine watches, means an ongoing shortage of a qualified workforce. The Convention Patronale de l’Industrie Horlogère (CPIH) has decided to take action.
Learning about the brand at AP Academy
20 November 2007 - 10th IssueQuentin Simonet - Open to all Audemars Piguet’s non-watchmaking staff, AP Academy provides training on every aspect of the brand. A hundred employees from around the world went "back to school" this year for the inaugural training programme.
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