Established in 1989, ILCP, the Institute of Portuguese Language and Culture, is a private institution specialised in Portuguese and lusophone language and culture courses. The principle of its pedagogical approach hinges on full immersion in a Portuguese and Brazilian atmosphere, surrounded with teachers who are natives of Portugal and Brazil, in order to enhance the students’ learning process. ILCP offers its custom-made pedagogy and quality teaching approach to children, adults and professionals. ILCP’s key asset resides in the recognition of its courses, as the lessons delivered are recognised by the Portuguese Ministry of Education – which is the case for only two private schools in the world – thus serving as a token of trust and quality. It also serves as the examinations centre of the Luso-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lisbon.

The Ecole Vidal offers programmes in seven different subject areas: banking and insurance, communications, HR, commerce, management, real estate, and tourism. The Ecole Vidal wishes to assist its students throughout their studies by offering them an optimal working environment conducive to ambitious career plans and excellent employment prospects. The following are key to the institution’s approach to education: personalised supervision of students, a friendly study environment and a first-rate team of teachers.

GFS (Groupe Formation Systèmes) is a training centre close to Clermont-Ferrand (France). It prepares students for a range of qualifications from secondary to master’s level in the tertiary and construction sectors. The centre provides quality education based on both solid theoretical knowledge and practical training via lengthy work experience placements in the form of internships or in-company professionalisation contracts. Dedicated to furthering its students’ future careers, the teaching team at GFS organises regular ‘job dating’ sessions for sandwich-training students; these are meetings between students and employers, drawing on the institution’s large network of business partners.