Professional Practices
Application of the CIFA Certification System in Professional Practice Structures
Professional practice structures in
CIFA system
Professional Practices refers to institutional practice and service structures within the cosmetic and aesthetic professions.
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This Application Area serves to structurally classify organizations and institutions that provide professional services and bear responsibility for quality, processes and ethical conduct.
Classification within the certification
Certification of Professional Practices takes place exclusively within the framework of the CIFA Certification System.
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The focus is not on evaluating individual treatments or services, but on the institutional quality of the practice structure as a whole.
Assessment focus in Professional Practices
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Within this Application Area, the following aspects in particular are taken into account:
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organizational and structural framework conditions
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Quality assurance and process structures
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responsible business management
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Adherence to ethical principles
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sustainable institutional orientation
The evaluation is carried out systematically and transparently based on defined criteria.
Demarcation from other areas of application
Professional Practices differ clearly from other Application Areas:
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Educational institutions focus on education and training structures.
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Industry & Enterprises focuses on economic and industrial organizations
This clear distinction ensures a proper and comparable application of the certification system.
International connectivity
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The Application Area Professional Practices is designed to take into account different national, cultural and regulatory frameworks.
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The aim is to enable international comparability without circumventing national peculiarities or legal requirements.
Relationship to Standards and Governance
The certification of Professional Practices is directly related to:
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the CIFA standards
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the governance principles of CIFA
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the organization's ethical guidelines
These frameworks form the basis for a consistent and credible classification.
Professional practice requires structure.
Structure creates trust.
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Confédération Internationale de la Formation et
de l'Esthétique (CIFA)
International non-profit organization · Switzerland