近日,葡萄酒教育行業收到了很大的波動,眾多WSET的授權機構及講師收到了官方發來的郵件,原文如下:
Request to put your WSET activities on hold with immediate effectWe wish to inform you that we are currently addressing some administrative issues regarding our activities in China. While we are working through these issues, we have been advised to recommend that APPs in China temporarily put their WSET related activities on hold and advise their students accordingly. This includes all WSET courses and related examinations.We will also not be able to ship orders for WSET materials from the UK or process new examination orders for APPs located in China until further notice. However, any orders already in our system will be fulfilled.As we work to resolve this, it would be very helpful if you could avoid discussing the situation with media or on social media platforms. If you are approached, please pass any enquiries to your regular WSET Business Development contact or toAPAC@WSETGlobal.com.We will be posting a statement on wsetchina.cnand on WeChat early next week which will update students on the situation.I would like to reassure you that we are working hard with the relevant authorities to ensure you can resume your WSET activities as soon as possible. As one of our valued APPs, it is our priority to keep you updated on developments. We will come back to you as soon as we have more news, and we will definitely be in contact on or after the end of the Chinese New Year holiday with an update.In the meantime, if you have any queries or information you wish to share, please do not hesitate to contact us.也就是說,可能因WSET總部涉及到重大問題,將在大中華區禁止開課,中國區WSET授權機構也將暫定在中國的一切業務。
關於為什麼會突然發生如此大的動作,一些業內人士分析可能有這麼幾個原因:
*WSET在中國開辦課程其實並未經中國教育、文化與民政部門的審批備案,中國對於進入國內的課程有嚴格的審批流程,而WSET的合法與合規性不足;
*WSET所用的教材也並未按照中國的相關法律法規報關
*還有可能是因WSET總部在中國香港與臺灣問題上有問題損害中國的利益,危害到了國家主權。
此消息一經發出,對國內的葡萄酒教育行業帶來了非常大的影響,很多依託於WSET的相關教育機構都面臨著學員們大量的退款申請,或面臨倒閉的風險。
WSET,全稱Wine & Spirit Education Trust,中文名為葡萄酒及烈酒教育基金會,是目前被全世界廣泛認可的葡萄酒教育體系,1969年成立於英國,旨在滿足英國葡萄酒及烈酒行業內不斷增長的教育需求。據WSET公布的信息,在截止於2018年7月31日的學年中,其全球學員總人數達到94822人,中國則成為了WSET學員總人數醉多的國家,總計為21986人。數量如此龐大的的學員人數,WSET總部應向中國相關稅務部門補繳其相關的稅務。
WSET真的在中國要涼涼了麼?那些在中國的WSET教育機構又該如何應對?我們會隨時關注相關的動態,並為大家帶來進一步的報導。