Essential (Basic)
Butler history, housekeeping, service basics, communication and the culture of a gentleman — the first stage, learning the foundations of being a butler.
Japan Butler Academy | Association-supervised training
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Japan Butler Academy — Learning to Become a Butler, in Earnest
Learning to become a butler.
The Japan Butler Academy is a training institution, supervised by the All Japan Butler Association and operated by Queen's Butler Inc., that nurtures world-class butlers by uniting the skills of the Western butler with Japanese hospitality.
Uniting the skills of the Western butler with Japanese hospitality, nurturing world-class butlers from the ground up. A butler-training institution supervised by the association.
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An association that supervises 130 years of manners assures the quality of the learning
The backing of association supervision means that the All Japan Butler Association, founded in 1890, supervises the curriculum, carrying 130 years of manners straight into the learning.
The academy's greatest distinction is that its parent body, the All Japan Butler Association, supervises the curriculum. Manners inherited for more than 130 years are reflected directly in the materials.
The association supervises the curriculum
The All Japan Butler Association, founded in 1890, supervises the materials and curriculum. Its 130 years of manners, ethics and philosophy form the foundation of the learning.
Operated by Queen's Butler Inc.
The academy is operated by Queen's Butler Inc., while the association supervises the curriculum and supports graduates' careers.
Learning that leads to a career
On completion, a private qualification certified by the association is awarded, with access to the association's job listings. Learning leads straight into a career.
VALUE
Learning the butler profession systematically, from the ground up
What you can learn is the butler profession built up systematically from the ground up, even with no experience, from the basics through to international protocol.
The academy is a place to learn the butler profession systematically from the ground up. Rather than mere acquisition of knowledge, it cultivates a sense of practice through experiencing real service.
Systematically from the ground up
Even with no experience, you can learn systematically, step by step, from foundations such as butler history and ethics. It builds up steadily from the base.
Uniting tradition and the modern
Building on the traditional skills of the Western butler, you learn through to the practical ability that answers today's diverse needs, all of a piece.
Learning from the real thing
Students themselves, as guests, experience first-class hotel service. Knowing the service that feels good to receive raises the quality of the one who gives it.
FEATURES
What sets this academy's learning apart from the rest?
The features of the learning are what make this academy distinctive: uniting tradition and the modern, valuing practice, and teaching with care in small classes of up to eight.
It is not learning where you are merely taught knowledge. Practice-focused instruction that layers role-play with immediate feedback is the hallmark of this academy.
Uniting tradition and the modern
The manners of the English butler and the heart of Japanese hospitality — mastering both, students aim to be butlers who work anywhere in the world.
Practice-focused
Role-play and immediate feedback settle into the body the deportment learned in the classroom. It is learning that does not end at knowledge.
Small classes (up to eight)
Classes are capped at eight. In a small-class format where each student is seen, instruction runs with care from the basics to international protocol.
COURSES
Learning in stages, chosen and compared to suit your goals
The three courses are a form of learning divided into three stages — basic, applied and specialist — that you can choose to suit your goals and experience.
The academy lets you learn a butler's skills across three stages: basic, applied and specialist. By your goals and experience, you can choose from three courses.
Advance (Applied)
Household finance, business support, dining and table manners, event planning and escort technique — applied skills that come alive in real work.
Master (Specialist)
International protocol, special conduct and body technique, risk management, and VVIP service and management — the specialist stage for those who attend distinguished guests.
CERT
Completion leads to a private qualification certified by the association
The three certifications are association-certified private qualifications in three stages, awarded by completing each course and passing its examination.
By completing each course and passing the completion examination, a private qualification certified by the association is awarded. In three stages by level of mastery, the qualification is valid for life.
Certified Associate Butler
The entry-level certification earned by completing the Essential course — proof of mastering the foundations of being a butler.
Certified Professional Butler
The intermediate certification earned by completing the Advance course — proof of mastering applied skills that come alive in real work.
Certified Master Butler
The highest certification earned by completing the Master course — proof of mastering international protocol and VVIP hospitality.
ACCESS
In Odaiba, how do weekend classes and on-demand video work?
The place of learning is a manageable way of studying, based in Odaiba, combining weekend in-person classes with on-demand video.
Classes are held on weekends, learning deportment and hospitality in person. Because preparation and review are supplemented with on-demand video, you can build up your skills without strain, even while working.
Base (Odaiba)
The base is Aomi, Koto City, Tokyo (Odaiba). In a calm setting overlooking the bay, you can step a little away from daily life and concentrate on learning.
Weekend in-person plus on-demand video
Practise deportment in weekend in-person classes, and supplement preparation and review with on-demand video — a structure that lets you learn while working.
Careful teaching in small classes
Classes are capped at eight. In a small-class format where each student is seen, you learn step by step from the basics to international protocol.
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The supervising association and Butler Bell, who teaches, support the learning
The connection with the association and Butler Bell is a structure in which the association that supervises the curriculum and the third president Butler Bell, who teaches, support the learning.
The academy's learning is supported by the association that supervises it and by Butler Bell, who teaches. The learning leads straight into a career as a butler.
The association supervises
The All Japan Butler Association, founded in 1890, supervises the curriculum. Its 130 years of manners assure the quality of the learning.
Butler Bell teaches
The association's third president, Butler Bell, nurtures world-class butlers through instruction and supervision. A butler who knows the front line stands in the learning.
Learning that leads to a career
Graduates are given priority access to the association's job listings, opening a path to butler workplaces such as THE BUTLER.
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For enrollment details and applications, visit the academy's official site
Fuller information — the curriculum, the three courses, certification and how to enroll — can be found on the official site of the Japan Butler Academy. Enquiries about enrollment are welcomed.