Take a fresh start
Companies today are looking for management and innovation skills. These skills are also at the heart of entrepreneurial careers.
Depending on your project, the Diploma in Business and Entrepreneurship will enable you to develop the skills you need to progress in the job market or in your entrepreneurial project.
Drawing on Business School Lausanne’s expertise and network in the field of entrepreneurship, Ecole Lemania can also put you in touch with public or private organisations that can coach you or give you access to resources available to entrepreneurs.
Presentation of the curriculum
You can join our continuing training programmes four times a year (August, November, February and April).
The courses take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30pm to 9.40pm, depending on school holidays and public holidays in the canton of Vaud. Programmes last 28 weeks or 36 weeks. Modules vary in length. A minimum level of C1 in French is required to enrol on our continuing education courses.
Content of the modules
Accounting, economics, finance and law
General accounting, practical compatibility (getting to grips with and using ABACUS accounting software, including ABACUS for entrepreneurs). Financing and investments. Inflation and money supply imbalances. Sales contracts, employment contracts and leases. Company law. Matrimonial property regimes and inheritance law.
Information Technology
Courses at EDCL levels (Basic, Standard, Expert). Commercial and financial calculations using spreadsheets: acquisition of basic functions, presentation of simple and complex calculation tables.
Communication and digital tools
Generation of visual content. Commercial communication. (Offers, reminders, complaints, etc.). Use of Artificial Intelligence to generate content). Social and professional networks (general information, use for personal and professional marketing).
Entrepreneurial Tools
Value proposition. Business Model Canvas. Business Plan. Digital marketing.
Cross-cutting skills
Entrepreneurial Mindset Development
Exploration of the ten attributes of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Edupreneurial Pivot model.
Typing
Throughout the course. Personal training and certification based on « expert » level objectives (95% accuracy, typing speed of 65 words per minute).
Lemania is eduQua-certified
The success of your continuing training depends on the quality of your training institute: our continuing training courses meet all the Eduqua quality standards, which ensures our participants that the content is relevant to their needs and that the teaching is delivered by a trained and experienced team. You can find out directly from the certification body about the benefits for our participants of choosing Eduqua-certified training with Lemania.
Marie-Laure Jacquemond, Director of the Business Studies Division
Throughout your studies at Lemania, Marie-Laure Jacquemond will maximize your chances of success. As Director of the Business Studies Division, she guarantees the quality of your studies and ensures that you can express your full potential.
She answers some questions about professional studies in Lemania.
Marie-Laure Jacquemond's interview
Student Life in our Lausanne downtown campus
Located in the heart of Lausanne, Ecole Lemania benefits from a dynamic environment connected to city life. In this vibrant city, where museums, theatres and restaurants coexist, students can draw positive energy for their academic career.
At Lemania, inspiration is not limited to classrooms. The city, recognized for its commitment to creativity, research and sport as the Olympic capital, offers an ideal setting for the personal and academic development of students.
Whether you aspire to join a specialised university (HES), obtain a bachelor’s degree in a Swiss university or aim for more specific sectors such as high school maturity or professional maturity, Lemania supports you on your journey. Thanks to a solid teaching program and a competent teaching team, you will be prepared for the required entrance exams and maturity exams.
In addition, thanks to close links with the local socio-economic fabric, students have access to opportunities for professional experience and practical training, which strengthens their academic and professional career.
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Make your profile stronger
Registering for our continuing education courses includes the opportunity to have your professional profile assessed during a one-to-one interview with a certified PersProfile expert, where we will take the time to understand your expectations, how you work and what motivates you professionally. At the end of this assessment, you’ll be in a better position to understand the driving forces behind your behaviour, to get to know yourself better and make the most of all your assets, to make more informed career choices, to communicate better in your professional environment and avoid conflicts, or to put together your teams properly and ensure their harmony.
All our diplomas include certificates validating the knowledge acquired during the programme of each module, as well as the personal level obtained at the end of the course in English (according to the CEFR classification – Common European Framework of Reference) and in IT and office tools (according to the ECDL classification – ECDL BASE / Standard / Expert), and in typing (typing speed and degree of accuracy).
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Marie-Laure Jacquemond, Director of the Business Studies Division
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