The Lifestyle Institute was born in Barcelona to train the Personal Assistants of the 21st century. Students who start their training and professionals who are looking to re-invent themselves and members of the public in general that want to acquire or amplify their knowledge in Lifestyle.
by Elena Castelló | Press The Lifestyle Institute | 3rd December, 2019
TLI is the first school in Europe of lifestyle, personal assistants and concierge service; it has been founded to prepare professionals of the twenty first century to become professionals at an international level.
TLI emerged in a vibrant and sophisticated environment, Barcelona, a modern and refreshing city, known for its vanguardista vision and its international lifestyle, its cultural richness and affluence of its visitors from all areas of the globe. Barcelona is the ideal place to inspire students of TLI, who will be trained with highly demanding professionals in contact with clients of the highest purchasing level, the so-called top 1%.
How did The Lifestyle Institute begin?
The idea for a high quality professional training center where students can train in Personal Assistants, Concierge and Lifestyle of the future came from the mind of Lourdes Carbó, founder and director of Alberta La Grup. Lourdes has spent 20 years developing her work in the field of Personal Assistants, from being the executive to the senior manager of the family businesses and companies, Lourdes has led Alberta La Grup. After 10 years of working as a Personal Assistant in a family business, she started her own project, Alberta La Grup, the first Spanish company specialized in professional Personal Assistance, Lifestyle Management and Concierge services, which also provides unique travel experiences. It´s services are aimed at clients of high and very high purchasing power, a social elite in which having spare time is a privilege.
Alberta La Grup operates in London, Geneva, New York and Dubai. In 2017, it was chosen as one of the top four agencies of Luxury Concierge in the world by the Portfolio International magazine.
Lourdes Carbó realized the lack of an international training school that opened the way for professionals of the future. “Throughout all these years in the business, we have realized that there is a gap in the professional school market,” explains Lourdes Carbó. “That is why we decided to start our own school. That is how The Lifestyle Institute was born.” With its impeccable training and study program, The Lifestyle Institute is a spin-off of the ultra-personalized and retailer spirit of Alberta La Grup.
What exactly makes a good Personal Assistant?
We have designed our programs to answer this question. Thanks to them, our students will discover that being a Personal Assistant is not only a profession, but also a lifestyle. Those whom we have renamed as Personal Angels®.
What training can be obtained in The Lifestyle Institute?
In TLI we will impart high level training to prepare students to acquire the competencies, skills and aptitudes that permit them to become first class Personal Assistants for the social elite and international leaders. Who we have renamed Personal Angels®. A postgraduate of 288 teaching hours, 3 modalities (2, 4 and 8 months) and a reduced number of 14 students per every edition. This timeframe allows students to follow the whole course or in months, until the duration is completed.
In addition to the First Postgraduate of Personal Assistantship, students can study many topics related to lifestyle thanks to a wide range of short courses – Capsules-, as well as summer courses, intensive courses and immersion courses which last a few days, and are open to students of all levels and the general public. Many of these courses are designed for visitors who can also get to know the city.
TLI also enables its students to get in touch with the most prestigious Personal Assistants in the world – some of them working under the command of well-known businessmen and celebrities – who give master classes and are part of our circle of experts and “Influencers”.
TLI was born with an international profile and both the PA Postgraduate Program and classes will be taught in three languages: Spanish, English and French.
The contents of the Program
The Postgraduate´s Personal Assistant Program includes everything from the identification and the different functions of a Personal Assistant to an exploration on luxury, looking at time management, training and management of domestic staff, multitasking, private client culture, 137 skills and capabilities of a PA, emotional intelligence for PAs, management of high level contacts, social manners & cultural codes, yacht etiquette, etics in luxury, Luxury and its shadows, the art of serving, client relationship Dos and Dont’s, UHNWI lifestyles, symbols of social status, how to manage UHNWIs lifestyle, Philanthropy, global residency management, apps and AI for PAs, Travel managing for the 1%, social protocol, constructing a personal brand, etiquette within an international world of businesses or the art of seducing a negotiation or a telephone conversation.
The themes of the intensive and immersion courses range from the different cultures of luxury, the art of giving, training of domestic staff, protocol for children, packaging gifts, styling a table, the optimization of resources in everyday life or an introduction to the art of collecting or wrapping…it total there are 140 courses.
Our students will be trained as professionals in excellence, with a passion for an urban lifestyle, a multitasking ability, they will also obtain a total ´connection´ with the private client and an impeccable personal ethic of confidentiality and ultra-personalized service, which is both efficient and has an exquisite attention to detail.
Who is our Postgraduate’s Program for?
The Postgraduate Program is directed at men and women, of all nationalities, that want to start a professional career, or for professionals that want to heighten and update their knowledge, but also for professionals of other areas that want to reinvent themselves and entrepreneurs that want to start a new business.
The selection and admission of the students will be highly demanding in order to achieve a reduced number of students (up to 14) so that training and specialization is of the highest quality. The Postgraduate has three modalities (2, 4 or 8 months duration) and courses will be face to face, but they can also be online. The courses will be taught in English, French and Spanish.
Not just an investment of a training but a profesion
An International job exchange. The candidates don’t simply invest in a training, but in a profession, because TLI will guide them from the first moment they are admitted, to get a job according to their capabilities and expectations, thanks to the PA’s only head hunting services and agreements we have established with leading international recruitment agencies. The very extensive postgraduate programme is one of its kind in Europe, and it prepares the students for a profession that is relatively new for some people, but highly rewarding and equally gratifying.
Much more than a school of prestige
TLI wants to be much more than a prestigious school. It wants to convert itself in a space of multifunctional meetings where debates and events are held and many more activities related with the lifestyle sector.
There is also an Observatory of market trends and reports, to provide intelligent tools for all lifestyle brands and products (big and small businesses)
TLI will also organize professional events where inspiration and information is found. TLI has the intention to convert itself into a “think tank” on lifestyle and the workforce of professionals who are dedicated to it. It wants to be the epicenter of a community of professionals centered on the 21st century lifestyle. Also, TLI will hold days of reflection to share professional experiences, facilitate “networking” and celebrate “pop-up-events” with recognized luxury brands.
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