INSTITUTE OF MÉTIERS D’EXCELLENCE LVMH

The first training program in the luxury industry with a work-study format, the ME Institute offers training in Creative, Craft and Client Experience métiers.

71

TRAINING PROGRAMS, 60 OF WHICH ARE TAILOR-MADE

8

COUNTRIES

3 300

LEARNERS SINCE 2014

53

PARTNER SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES

73%

PLACEMENT RATE AT LVMH AND PARTNERS

49

PARTNER MAISONS

The ME Institute was founded in 2014 to pass on savoir-faire defined by excellence in 43 Craft, Creative and Client Experience métiers, targeting both young generations and people seeking reskilling opportunities.

In each training program, students follow courses that comprise both technical learning and theory, in partnership with prestigious schools and universities and at LVMH Maisons, working under paid apprenticeship and skills development contracts.ME Institute students learn foreign languages as well, and meet experts and tour workshops and stores during Master Classes. At the end of their training they receive two degrees – one from their school and the Brevet d’Excellence certificate, recognized by all LVMH Maisons and partners of the Group.

ADVANTAGES OF THE MÉTIERS D’EXCELLENCE INSTITUTE TRAINING APPROACH

THE LEADING WORK-STUDY PROGRAM IN THE LUXURY SECTOR

The ME Institute is now present in eight countries – France, Switzerland, Italy, the United States, Spain, Japan and Germany – and had an aggregate graduation rate of 93% for all schools.

TRAINING AT OUR PARTNER MAISONS

Students in all the different training programs take courses that combine theory and technical learning at prestigious schools and universities, with work experience at LVMH Maisons under paid apprenticeship or skills developmentcontracts.

EXCLUSIVE MASTER CLASSES

During the different Master Classes, students have opportunities to meet experts or tour workshops and stores.

BREVET D'EXCELLENCE LVMH CERTIFICATE

Upon completing their training, students receive two diplomas, one from the school and the Brevet d'Excellence certificate, recognized by all LVMH Maisons and their partners.

INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS

Students benefit from an innovative learning approach as they acquire the unique skills of our different métiers, including concrete hands-on learning and opportunities to test different skills. This is joined by practical training in the stores of LVMH Maisons.

KEY STEPS TO JOIN THE INSTITUTE OF MÉTIERS D'EXCELLENCEThe recruiting process for the Institut des Métiers d’Excellence covers several steps in coordination with the host Maisons and schools.

PREPARE YOUR PROJECT

Choose the métier and school matched to your aspirations by browsing our job offers for the coming school year on lvmh.com

PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION

Your application must contain:

A résumé
A cover letter explaining your motivation
A completed application form (available for download from the school website)
A book / portfolio for one of the Design training programs

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Send your application directly to the partner school you have selected (details for submitting applications are available from each school).

PRESELECTION BY SCHOOLS

Partner schools establish a shortlist of applicants who are invited to an interview by phone and then asked to take a practical test.For Couture and Leather Goods programs, for example, a psychotechnical test is required.

INTERVIEW

Applicants are then contacted by the human resources teams at LVMH Maisons for individual interviews, either in person or video calls. For Retail professions, applicants are invited to attend a recruitment day to take part in in-store exercises.

CONTRACT PROPOSAL

Once an applicant has been approved by the Maison, you will receive an offer for a work-study contract, encompassing theoretical learning at the school and practical application of knowledge at an LVMH Maison.

REGISTRATION

To register, you will have to send the school:

Completed registration documents, conform to the school’s requirements
The signed work-study contract

And send the Institut ME :

A signed copy of the learner’s guide.

BEGINNING OF TRAINING

Your training will begin in September or October, depending on the country, and last one or two years, depending on the program selected.

MASTER CLASSES OF THE INSTITUTE OF MÉTIERS D’EXCELLENCE

The ME Institute designs custom-tailored Master Classes for its students hosted by its Maisons.

MÉTIER MASTER CLASSES

Métier Master Classes give students a chance to learn about, try and understand specific skills with experts from LVMH Maisons.For example, students in the Fashion & Creative Industries Design Master program were invited to a Master Class at Chaumet in Paris. During the session they had a chance to visit the recently renovated mythic store on Place Vendôme, marvel at the Grands Salons and speak with Chaumet’s Architecture Director.

DISCOVERY MASTER CLASSES

New students take part in Discovery Master Classes to learn more about the LVMH group and how the ME Institute functions.

MÉTIER MASTER CLASSES

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY MASTER CLASSES

Cross-disciplinary Master Classes bring together students from different programs, enabling them to discuss their respective métiers and better understand the luxury value chain.

MASTERLAB

LAB Master Classes focus on innovation. ME Institute students have a chance to discover new materials or expertise. These Master Classes are organized with outside partners. For example, Woolmark has hosted sessions to present its activities to apprentices and learners.

MASTER GaMEs

Master GaMEs welcome all ME Institute students for a discovery of an LVMH Maison or partner. They work together with the techniques they have learned on a creation around a specific theme.

CULTURAL MASTER CLASSES

During Cultural Master Classes, students are given guided tours of exhibitions or attend lectures on art and culture.

MÉTIER MASTER CLASSES

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