OUTPUT LEVEL

Professional Qualification

 TRAINING DURATION

406 hours

AREAS OF ACTIVITY

Fine chemicals (cosmetics, perfumes), food and agricultural products (flavors)

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT IN DISTILLATION AND EXTRACTION

Recognized worldwide as the perfume capital, the city of Grasse is home to unique expertise in fragrance creation, food flavors, and cosmetics. To meet the growing needs of companies in the sector, Grasse Campus offers the training program for Technical Assistants in Perfumery and Aromatics, a professional certification tailored to the expectations of local and international manufacturers.


This training program prepares students for careers as
perfumer and fragrance developer, which are identified as high-demand and strategic by human resources professionals in the sector. It enables future technicians to become key players in production facilities, R&D laboratories, and quality control departments.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

As an expert in operating industrial equipment, the distillation and extraction assistant transforms raw materials (plants, gums, flowers, etc.) into natural extracts that can be used in perfumery and the food industry.

He ensures production quality by strictly adhering to technical procedures, safety standards, and regulations.

His role is essential to ensuring the traceability of operations and maintaining excellence in manufacturing processes.

SKILLS DEVELOPED
  • Starting, stopping, and restarting one or more machines, devices, or systems
  • Verification of the quantitative and qualitative compliance of raw materials, semi-finished and/or finished products, packaging, and equipment
  • Monitoring and control, process self-checking (through sampling and visual inspection)
  • System Safety Tests
  • Manual or automated adjustments when changing production runs, operating speeds, formats, recipes, or tools
  • First-level maintenance of facilities, within the scope of authorizations
  • Maintenance of the Facility and Workstation
  • Filling out activity and production reports (quality, volume, operational incidents, etc.)
  • Conducting inspections and measurements related to equipment
  • Securing and Making Facilities Available
  • Receiving and relaying instructions, both written and oral

This comprehensive activity framework will be tailored to the specific situations encountered in the fragrance and cosmetics industries.

TEACHING METHODS AND ASSESSMENTS

The program emphasizes a practical, career-oriented approach

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS


Placement Tests: Written tests in mathematics, French, general knowledge, chemistry, and logic.


Interview Our academic advisor will then meet with you for an interview, during which you will have the opportunity to discuss your career plans and demonstrate your motivation.

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