Vocational training

Develop your skills in gastronomy, hospitality, customer service and management

Our ongoing training programs are designed to help professionals enhance their skills, boost team performance and aim for excellence. Whether you're looking to perfect your culinary and pastry skills, refine the codes of the high-end hotel industry or develop your managerial abilities, our programs are designed to meet the demands of your sector. Short, operational and delivered by experts, they are tailored to your business, your challenges and your establishments. Available from our catalog or tailor-made, they are organized on our campuses or directly at your company.

IFH, training for life

Designed and run by French and international experts, the Institut français de l'hôtellerie's programs are aimed at professionals in the sector, and enable them to master the techniques essential to the development of a demanding gastronomy and hotel industry, rooted in tradition and resolutely focused on the future.
The course is built around three themes:

Gastronomy

Patisserie, cooking, bakery, catering, chocolate, AI in catering, plant-based cooking...

Hospitality and customer service

Welcome, postures and gestures, governance, up-selling and cross-selling, revenue management, etiquette and interpersonal skills, tableware...

Management

AI, operational organization, team management, sustainable development...

IFH training workshop - hospitality and gastronomy

Professional training

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Our speakers

Professionals dedicated to your success

Portrait of Stéphane Duval - IFH cookery trainer

Stéphane Duval 

Gastronomy

Kitchen
Portrait of François Gagnaire - cooking instructor at IFH

Francois Gagnaire 

Gastronomy

Kitchen
Portrait of Linda Vondgara - pastry trainer at IFH

Linda Vondgara 

Gastronomy

Patisserie
Portrait of Jéremy Come - hospitality & customer service trainer at IFH

Jéremy Come 

Hospitality & customer service

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3 formats to suit your operational needs

Whether you want to train your teams in the field or offer them immersion in a dedicated setting, IFH offers three flexible formats: in-school sessions for a complete educational experience, in-company training to meet your day-to-day realities, and consulting support to rethink your standards, processes or service strategy.
IFH students playing team sports

In-school training

Led by our chef trainers, our training courses offer your teams an immersion in excellence. They develop culinary know-how, luxury codes and managerial skills, to enhance efficiency, service quality and customer satisfaction.

In-house training

Our training modules are tailored to your operational challenges and can be deployed directly in your facility. IFH will design a customized program for you, based on your objectives, your teams and your timetable, for an immediate impact at the heart of your working environment.
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IFH students taking part in a Business Game workshop

Consulting

Are you facing a strategic challenge in gastronomy, hospitality or management? Our experts can help you optimize your processes, raise your service standards or define your development strategy.
IFH training workshop - hospitality and gastronomy

Professional training

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Our training centers

Trocadero Campus

7 rue Léo Delibes, 75016

Metro line 2 - Victor Hugo station

Victor Hugo

Metro line 6 - Boissière / Trocadéro station

Boissière / Trocadéro

Metro line 9 - Trocadéro station

Trocadero

Private parking available

Private parking available

IFH Trocadéro campus - training rooms and spaces

Rungis Academy

Chevilly-Larue, 94550

Accès Rungis Académie - Chevilly-Larue 94550

Chevilly-Larue, 94550

Private parking available

Private parking available

IFH Training Center - Rungis Académie

Training financing

Whether you want to train your teams in the field or offer them immersion in a dedicated setting, IFH offers three flexible formats: in-school sessions for a complete educational experience, in-company training to meet your day-to-day realities, and consulting support to rethink your standards, processes or service strategy.

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Your company is listed under the professional branch of Patisserie (NAF code 1071D), Boulangerie/Pâtisserie (NAF code 1071C) (Craft businesses), Confiserie/Chocolaterie (NAF code 1082Z), Biscuiterie (Retailers and Retailer-Manufacturers).

If the participant is a non-salaried company manager: Please contact IFH for any request for reimbursement. - If the participant is a salaried manager or employee: You are a member of the OPCO EP. Your request for reimbursement can only be made online at www.opcoep.fr. You can contact an OPCO EP advisor on 01 53 00 86 00/01 53 00 86 01.

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Your company is listed under the Hotel, Restaurant, Leisure and Tourism industry (corresponding NAFS codes: 5510Z, 5610A, 5610B, 5630Z, 5629A and 5629B, 5621Z, 5590Z,9311Z, 9604Z).

If the participant is a salaried manager or employee: You are covered by AKTO. Please visit www.akto.fr. On the site, you will find all contact details and information in the "Company" section. Your request for reimbursement can only be made online. - If the participant is a non-salaried company director: You are covered by AGEFICE (Tel. 01 44 69 80 10). Please visit www.communication-agefice.fr for information on how to apply for reimbursement, reimbursement criteria, and contact details for your regional points of contact.

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Your company belongs to another NAF code (professional branch)

Please contact your accountant to find out which OPCO is responsible for funding your professional training. Visit the OPCO website to find out about the criteria for reimbursement, to download or complete a reimbursement form, or to obtain the contact details of a correspondent in your region. You'll find all the information you need on the Internet.

Institut Français de l'Hôtellerie is Qualiopi certified for training courses.

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