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Les Roches Spa course aims to
plug talent gap
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By Crystal
Chesters
Jan 26, 2015
Clementine Rouan, head of industry relations global, Les
Roches International School of Hotel Management.
A specialisation in
spa and health
management launched by Les Roches International School of
Hotel Management in August aims to plug the talent gap in the
spa industry.
The Swiss hospitality school has collaborated with Genoliar Swiss
Medical Network and ESPA to deliver the seven-semester Bachelor of
Business Administration in International Hotel Management with a
specialisation in Spa and Health Management.
The course is offered at Les Roches’ campus in Bluche, Switzerland.
Les Roches International School of Hotel Management head of
industry relations global Clémentine Rouan commented: “Les Roches
is aiming to help close the talent gap by offering the new spa and
health programme, allowing graduates to complete focused training,
both theoretical and practical, with curriculum that is tailored to these
growing industry needs.”
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In addition to training on practical spa skills, the course also allows
students to understand the business operations of a spa, from
financials, to marketing, sales and team management.
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2. Rouan explains: "The industry needs graduates who not only
trained in hospitality operations and have advanced business
knowledge, but are also capable of understanding business
strategies and targets, can complete and understand KPI analysis,
and implement commercial and strategic tactics.
"Our specialisation has been designed to give students a broad
combination of hospitality and integrated business hard and soft
skill sets, with a strong focused expertise in spa and health
management including marketing, sales, merchandising, design
and project management, owner relations, HR, finance, hygiene
and security, nutrition and spa trends."
To integrate the business side of spa into the curricula, the school
is welcoming external trainers and facilitators and offering
dedicated workshops. Additionally, the students are being taught
at the Espa Academy and Genolier Swiss clinics.
The Spa Management Workforce & Education Research Report,
presented in 2012, identified a talent shortage as the fundamental
challenge of the spa industry, with 95% of spa industry leaders
stating that they were facing problems in hiring spa managers or
directors with the right combination of qualifications and
experience.
According to the Global Wellness Tourism Economy 2013 report,
during the next five years the spa sector is predicted to grow at
almost double the rate of global tourism, totaling US $678.5 billion
in 2017.
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