abbeySCHOOL, founded in 1996, is a company which specialises in the field of linguistic and IT training. Having tested and consolidated our method, we intend to initiate an affiliation campaign for the 2003/2004 academic year. We are planning to carry out such a campaign through the franchising formula, which foresees the selection of qualified partners in order to set up new linguistic and IT training centres throughout Italy.

The abbeySCHOOL Education Centres (ASEC) will be autonomous centres which adhere to the quality criteria and teaching methodologies adopted by abbeySCHOOL.

Opening an ASEC will allow you to enter a growing and continuously evolving market while benefiting from the support of a consolidated organisation such as abbeySCHOOL.

Potential candidates could include those who wish to undertake a new enterprise from scratch, even without any previous experience, or existing organisations who may wish to adhere in order to optimise their current activities. These candidates will have an entrepreneurial spirit, and will soon be well-equipped to manage all the aspects relating to the operation of both a school and a business, organising a large number of both teachers and students.

With our help, you will be able to create the conditions necessary to reap the fruits of your investment while operating in a pleasant and gratifying working environment. Our ambition is to create a network of schools throughout the country, whose components work together in synergy to ensure the highest possible levels of training.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The use of an established trademark supported by a strong advertising campaign
• A strong and qualified presence on the internet thanks to enormous investments in the www.language-world.it website and our own institutional and business site www.abbeyschool.it, as well as in their visibility on leading search engines.
• Quality Courseware with course manuals, teaching programmes, exercises and tests, all well organised and continuously updated
• Effective activity management using our own comprehensive, tried and tested software to organise course timetables and the loaning of supplementary material
• Rapid business start-up, including management and teacher training courses at our headquarters, plus assistance in the start-up phase and in general business management.
• Continuous technical and commercial support with assistance in teacher recruitment and selection
• Exclusive advertising authorisation in each centre’s catchment area
• A personalised web page on www.abbeyschool.it
• Strategies and operational tactics
• Marketing and promotional material

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ASEC

The best location must be identified in a central or semi-central urban area, it must have a total surface area of at least 80m2 and if possible be situated on the lower floors of its building.
Its premises will normally consist of three or four classrooms and will be furnished in line with the style adopted by the existing centres. It is necessary to have at least two telephone lines and a computer equipped with a modem for internet connection.
Apart from the owner, two collaborators must be nominated for the management of the centre, at least one of which must be full-time.

WHAT WE REQUIRE

• An affiliation fee
• Royalties

For further information on this great franchising opportunity, contact us today on +39 011 7509150 or send us an e-mail at the following address: franchising@abbeyschool.it.