Our Training Courses


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"Executive Remuneration in Continental Europe and Internationally" (effective 20h., live online and in-person formats)

"Multinational Employee Benefits' Design and Administration" (effective 12h., live online and in-person formats)

Mini-Course on "Introduction to AI-based Vibe Coding and Total Rewards" (effective 2.5 h., live online and in-person formats)

(More information, details and upcoming dates follow below)



  • Leveraging on 28+ years of experience dealing with multiple corporations, mid-sized and scale-up companies alike in different business fields, we decided to create superb quality, hands-on specialized training courses (for company practitioners only), on different topics.  Our training has been widely acclaimed by senior professionals, with relevant references available and people actively recommending them.


  • At present, we have courses on Executive Remuneration and International Employee Benefits and Pensions. We deliver this in convenient in-person and live online formats (12-20 effective hours, typically 3-5 afternoons).  In addition, we have a mini-course on AI applied to the field of Total Rewards - see below.


  • Please kindly scroll down and see below the contents, link to brochures and other relevant information of interest.




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Executive, CEO and Board Remuneration Training Course


Aimed at Remuneration, Finance, Tax & Legal, Investing or Actuarial professionals with direct interest in Executive Remuneration and more than 5 years of experience, and delivered in 5 intense afternoons (20h. in total).  

Download short brochure on Executive Remuneration here.

We are placing this special, advanced senior training amongst the best Executive Remuneration education program choices in all of Europe. 

Next dates: June 10th, 11th, 12th + 18th, 19th, 2026 (13:00-17:30 Swiss time each day, live online). 

Contents are as follows:


 

DAY 1

Introduction to Executive Remuneration

Overall Regulatory Environments

Corporate Governance, Investors, Boards and Committees

Performance Measures, Company Valuations and Financials - I


DAY 2

Performance Measures, Company Valuations and Financials - II

Executive, CEO and Board Remuneration Strategy, Policy and Pay Mix

Executive Role Levelling, Market and Peers, Fixed Compensation

Executive Short-Term Variable Pay for Executives - Considerations, Design, Metrics, Scales

Long Term Compensation and Stock-based Pay - Types, Definitions, Cash vs. Equity


DAY 3

Long Term Compensation and Stock-based Pay - Time Structure, Metrics, Scales, Coverage, Operation

Pensions and Executive Benefits - Types, Design, Vehicles and Conditions, Funding

Contract Types and Clauses - Overall Contract Types; Non-Compete, Malus / Clawback and Other Clauses


DAY 4

Contract Types and Clauses - Notice Periods, Parachutes and Terminations

Non-Executive Director Compensation

Accounting and Remuneration Program Valuation

Personal and Corporate Taxation - I


DAY 5

Personal and Corporate Taxation - II

Securities and Company Law, Annual Reports and Disclosures

Program T&C and Documentation

Stakeholder Management and Administration of the Programs




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Multinational Employee Benefits Design and Administration Training Course



Participants are typically professionals with at least 2y. of experience in Reward, Senior HR, Finance, Tax, Legal or Actuarial fields.  This is delivered in 3 intense afternoons (12h. in total).

Download short brochure on Multinational Benefits here.

We have trained full global Benefit, Payroll, Compensation and HR professionals with this course, with maximum ratings. References by Global VPs and Directors are available.

Next dates: May 20th, 21st, 22nd (13:00-17:30 Swiss time each day, live online).

Contents:


DAY 1 - Foundations of Multinational Benefits (I)

Introduction, the Total Rewards Model

What Benefits are (Multinational understanding), What they are Used for

Types of Benefit Programs worldwide

General aspects (1) - Retirement, Death, Disability, Life, Accident

General aspects (2) - Healthcare, PTO, Other Perquisites, Unemployment / Termination


DAY 2 - Foundations (II), and International Benefits' Design and Administration

General aspects (2) - Wellbeing, Recognition

International Benefits' Design and Admin - Contextual Factors (Legal and Tax, Cultural, Market)

Legal and Statutory Programs, Social Security Systems, Financing and Risk

Centralized vs. Decentralized Management

Benefits Policy and Statements, Captives and Multinational Pooling

International aspects of Specific Programs

Valuation of Benefits (International Accounting)


DAY 3 - BENEFITS IN MOBILITY AND M&A, AND BENEFITS' DEPLOYMENT

Benefits in Mobility and International Assignees (1) - Reward approaches, Special Benefits for Expats, Balance Sheet items, Relocation

Benefits in Mobility and International Assignees (2) - Social Security Agreements, Portability of Income Protection

Benefits in Mobility and International Assignees (3) - Health plans, Protection and Security

Benefits in M&A and Cross-border transactions (1) - Roles by Reward and HR teams, Pay and Benefit philosophies

Benefits in M&A and Cross-border transactions (2) - Benefits' Due Diligence, Social and local issues, Employment contracts

Benefits in M&A and Cross-border transactions (3) - Redundancies, payments, transitions and alternatives

Benefits' Deployment - Selecting partners, Benefits' Administration




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 AI-based Vibe Coding and Total Rewards Mini-Course


Artificial Intelligence has become all-pervasive across most business domains, and in the data-intensive field of Total Rewards and HR, practitioners of all companies are learning new skills.

This hands-on mini-course about topics directly impacting the future of the Rewards profession, is aimed at Rewards practitioners who are beginners in AI techniques (Vibe Coding), with the ultimate purpose to open the eyes to a world of possibilities enabled by latest technologies.  It is in-person in Zurich, 2.5-3h. in total.

Download short brochure on AI-based Vibe Coding and Total Rewards here.

Next date: March 26th, (15:00-17:30 + informal networking, Swiss time).

Contents:



Welcome & setup — objectives, scope, tools referenced

Vibe Coding Basics & No-code tools; the core No-code toolset

Application to Total Rewards; where it may fit/where it may not

Recognize the standard pattern in Vibe Coding: trigger → action → data handoff → notification

Example Demo 1 —  creating an automated process for classification and allocation of Roles to predefined grades based on Role title / descriptions

Example Demo 2 – automating Salary Bands’ creation and allocation of the classified Roles and grades to them

Ideas to potentially map and streamline your Total Rewards micro-workflows with Vibe Coding (no laptop/no programming

Learn criteria for evaluation of pilots/prototypes and common pitfalls (and how to mitigate them)

Group share & Q&A — approaches, considerations, next steps

Optional Networking — informal discussion after the session



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