Standards
Providing Orientation Through Global Frameworks
Global standards as a basis
Standards form the foundation of any sustainable quality assurance. They create orientation, comparability, and trust across national and cultural boundaries.
CIFA develops international standards and frameworks that serve as a reference for education, certification and institutional recognition in the cosmetic and aesthetic professions.
CIFA's role in standards management
CIFA does not act as a regulatory authority, but as an independent, international reference institution.
CIFA standards are designed as guidance systems that respect existing national regulations while also enabling international comparability.
Central standard areas
CIFA's work focuses on the following core areas:
Educational standards
Definition of basic requirements for training structures, content and qualification levels.
Quality standards
Frameworks to ensure professional processes, institutional integrity and sustainable quality.
Ethical Guidelines
Principles for responsible, transparent and respectful professional conduct.
Principles of Recognition
Criteria for the evaluation, certification and institutional recognition of organizations and institutions .
Independence and neutrality
All CIFA standards and principles are developed independently, transparently and without commercial interests.
This independence is a key prerequisite for credibility, international acceptance, and long-term effectiveness.
Importance for institutions & partners
CIFA standards provide institutions, organizations and partners with a reliable basis for orientation, further development and international classification.
They support dialogue between different education systems, markets, and cultural contexts.
Standards create trust.
Trust creates quality
Confédération Internationale de la Formation et
de l'Esthétique (CIFA)
International non-profit organization · Switzerland