CPPS cosmetology
COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN THE COSMETICS FIELD
OBJECTIVES
The aim is to train specialists in the design, production, and regulation of health products, including cosmetics and dermo-pharmaceuticals, and to promote their rapid employability through academic and work-study training using active teaching methods.
The advantages of the CPPS Cosmetology course
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
A team of highly committed faculty members who are specialists in the field: lectures, flipped classroom, tutorials, practicals
Sponsorship for M1/M2 students
Project-Based Learning (PBL): collaboration with a cosmetics manufacturer (M1) and on current topics (M2)
An apprenticeship program with a schedule that maximizes time spent in the workplace
constant interactions with the cosmetics industry
Presentations by more than 30 manufacturers at the seminar: raw materials, regulations, marketing, packaging: Seppic, JRS, Lubrizol, Gattefossé, Lipoid, Cosmed, Oddo Conseils, Inside Cosmetics, Pierre Fabre, LaRoche Posay, Expensciences, Cosmebio, Carbios, etc.
Company visits: Naos, Avene, SHP, L’Occitane, etc.
Participation in the Cosmetic 360 trade show (Paris) and the JEST Cosmed day (Montpellier)
Access to the SFC (Société Francaise de Cosmétologie) network and the Cosmed network. Subscription to trade magazine: CosmeticMag
Professional integration
Apprenticeships are a very effective way to get your first job.
Alumni Day to prepare for professional integration
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH THE COURSE
- Cosmetic product design: galenic development and scale-up: emulsions (cream, cream gel, milk, nanoemulsion), foaming products, makeup, innovative formulations (lipid nanocapsules, liposomes, microparticles)
- Formulation testing: physicochemical and galenic, toxicological, bacteriological
- Sensory analysis and clinical evaluation
- European and international regulations
- Drafting of the DIP, CPNP declaration
- Marketing of cosmetic products
- Operational quality assurance and continuous improvement
SPECIFIC SKILLS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE PROGRAM
Enable professional integration into careers in the cosmetics sector (raw material suppliers, manufacturers, consultants, cosmetics companies) for positions of responsibility in the regulatory, quality, marketing, R&D, and formulation/controls sectors.
TEACHING RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Educational Space for 3D Printing in Healthcare. Learning Lab, flipped classroom, interactive seminars, company visits, project-based learning, etc.
- Numerous external professional contributors
- M1 + M2 open to apprenticeships, schedules adapted to optimize practical training
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
REGULATORY MANAGER, QUALITY ASSURANCE I FORMULATION MANAGER, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT I PROJECT MANAGER
Video: interview with a work-study student, as part of INSIDE IS ISMA
LEARNING CALENDAR: 2025/2026/2027
- One-year apprenticeship (M2), 2025-2026:
MODM-CEC DMCC CPPS MPPS MPES - Two-year apprenticeship: (M1 + M2), 2025-2027
MODM-CEC DMCC CPPS MPPS MPES