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Beauty Schools and Courses in France

7 verified schools and academies with a teaching location here, offering 15 courses and programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

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  • IFCER Académie

    Le Petit-Quevilly, Rouen, Normandie, France

    Training provider

    Vocational career program · Short course

    Hair styling · Hair Cutting · Hair Coloring

    3 verified offerings

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  • ITM Paris

    Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Makeup school

    Vocational career program

    Makeup Artistry · Hair styling

    2 verified offerings

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  • REAL Campus by L'ORÉAL

    Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Brand-operated academy

    Short course · Apprenticeship

    Hair styling · Hair Cutting · Hair Coloring

    2 verified offerings

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  • Styliderm

    Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Permanent-makeup academy

    Short course

    Permanent makeup · Powder / ombré brows

    4 verified offerings

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About beauty training and licensing in France

How beauty training is organised

Beauty training in France runs on national State diplomas registered at the RNCP, mainly the CAP Esthétique Cosmétique Parfumerie (level 3, two years, often by apprenticeship at chamber-of-trades centres or private schools) followed by the Brevet Professionnel (level 4). Private schools also issue their own certificates, and some, such as ITM Paris, have a title registered at the RNCP in the school's name. Adults who already hold a diploma can follow shortened ten-month CAP routes.

Source: cma-formation-bretagne.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/CAP-

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to France. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

CAP Esthétique Cosmétique Parfumerie
Éducation nationale diploma at level 3, RNCP 39030; two years in alternance (about 800 hours at the training centre) or ten months for adults who already hold a diploma. Source
Brevet Professionnel Esthétique Cosmétique Parfumerie
Level 4 diploma registered at the RNCP as RNCP39291, taught in alternance as a continuation of the CAP. Source
CAP Métiers de la coiffure
Hairdressing diploma registered under RNCP 39266; IFCER Académie runs a ten-month route for adults who already hold a level 3 diploma. Source
School-registered RNCP titles and school certificates
Some private schools hold RNCP titles in their own name (ITM Paris: Maquilleur professionnel, level 4, RNCP 41323) while others issue plain school certificates that are not State diplomas. Source

Languages and licensing

Teaching languages. Courses are taught in French; none of the providers researched publishes courses in another teaching language.

Licensing and regulation. Permanent make-up (dermopigmentation) is framed by decree no. 2008-149 of 19 February 2008 and requires a hygiene and sanitation training that providers must declare to the ARS; the other beauty trades are taught through diplomas and certificates. This summary reflects provider statements, not an authority page, and has not been checked against the legal text. Source

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 23 October 2026. 5 sources consulted.