WELCOME TO OPEN DAY 2023
Choosing, changing, considering a career is one of life’s big moments.
We want to help you discover what exactly a career in beauty can be and what it’s like to be become part of the Frenchies Sisterhood, so for the first time we are opening our campuses for you to take a look behind the scenes!
With tours of our incredible facilities, career talks, exclusive access to alumni beauty business owners, presentations by industry luminaries, mingling with current French students and Educators, as well as demonstrations and look and learn beauty tutorials, our Open Day will leave no question unanswered and no guest uninspired!
We’ll also have our expert student advisors on hand for all the practical study questions like application and finance help should you be ready to take the next steps towards your dream career.
Tour our incredible Facilities!
No detail has been overlooked in our quest to create cutting-edge educational facilities unparalleled in the industry. Open Day 2023 will allow you to tour our world-leading beauty facilities and see how being a student of The French means you will be immersed in a real-world beauty salon environment from day one.
With no areas off-limits you’ll get a backstage pass to experience our classrooms, student areas, and see our technologies and devices in action!
Meet Beauty Bosses, hear from Industry Luminaries & learn where in the world a beauty career can take you!
You’ll be treated to intimate beauty demonstrations and look and learn tutorials by our French Educators covering areas like makeup, facials and wellness.
You will be inspired by real beauty career success stories with live Q+A’s with some of our graduate beauty bosses and alumni working in industry. They will share their insider tips and exactly how they secured their dream beauty career!
You will also have the opportunity to learn incredible insights from beauty industry trail blazers in our Luminaries theatre which will feature virtual seminars with a collective of the industry’s best and brightest.
Meet current students and get a taste of life as a Frenchie!
At The French our home is your home! Life at The French is so much more than just homework and classrooms! We create a positive and engaging campus culture for our Frenchies, one that helps to nurture their talents and build their confidence. Open Day 2023 will showcase our incredible student experience and inclusive sisterhood.
You can chat with a current student and get first hand advice and insider knowledge on their very own French experience. You will hear about the ways you can get involved in life on campus through programs like FrenchiesCare and Student Ambassadorships.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
The Official Open Day Program
Our classroom doors will be open and showcasing a variety of beauty modalities. You can observe, ask questions and see what it means to deliver beauty treatments.
The industry’s latest treatments, technologies and devices will be on display in our ‘Future of Beauty’ room giving you insights into some of the speciality areas that you can learn at The French.
While the world of beauty is a $500 billion dollar global industry with incredible opportunities and exciting pathways, it’s also an industry that has continued to thrive in times of economic uncertainty – often referred to as the “Lipstick Index”.
Our ‘Beauty is Big Business’ Seminar will feature Alumni speakers who are having success in industry. We will share insider knowledge on beauty careers and business including information on:
- Earning power
- Global employment pathways and industry connections
- Emergence of new beauty markets
Hear it straight from a current Frenchies mouth! Our current students are hosting afternoon tea in the student lounge. This is your chance to sit down, have a cup of tea and learn about their personal experiences of life as a beauty student.
Learn incredible insights from beauty industry trail blazers in our Luminaries Theatre which will feature virtual seminars with a collective of the industry’s best and brightest.
Our student Ambassadors will be fundraising at Open Day as part of their efforts to raise funds for our charity partners. Enjoy a homemade cake from their bake sale and give back to those in need.
“The Frenchie manifesto, mission and purpose is to fulfil our dreams and passion with humility and grace…”
The Official Open Day Program
How to make the most out of Open Day!
PERSONALISE AND PLAN YOUR OPEN DAY ITINERARY
Open Day is designed for you to discover beauty carers, experience beauty training and student life in action, explore our facilities and connect with French Educators and students.
To make the most out of this unique opportunity our advice is to immerse yourself into each session, attend the seminars, watch the look and learn beauty demonstrations and ask those burning questions! Bring your important person or people who might want to learn about beauty careers with you!
We will be releasing the official schedule and timetable for each campus shortly so stay tuned for the details of talks, demonstrations and activities so you can plan the perfect trip itinerary.
The beauty industry is an ever-growing employment sector with a wide range of career opportunities that cross over into fashion, media, the creative arts, tourism, retail, education, health, rehabilitation therapies, product development and so much more. Technology innovations and changing consumer demands open up a whole suite of new and exciting career pathways for which a diploma at The French is the ultimate starting point.
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HOW TO FIND US
Gold Coast Campus
Just a short walk from Robina Train Station and Robina Town Centre, our campus is easily accessible by public transport.
There is limited free parking around campus and we suggest arriving approximately 15 minutes prior to your arrival to find a space nearby. Please be careful of all yellow lines and signs to avoid parking illegally.
Brisbane Campus
📍LEVEL 12, 300 ADELAIDE STREET, BRISBANE CITY 4000
We are located right in the Brisbane CBD on Adelaide Street. As it is in the city the easiest way to reach us is via public transport. We do offer two hours complimentary parking at Cornerstone parking located at 313 Adelaide Street Brisbane. You’ll see further information and directions below.
Our entrance is 300 Adelaide Street and we are located on level 12. On the street front will see ‘Adelaide Social’ as well as an art gallery. Head through the large glass doors and take the elevator to level 12.
Adelaide Campus
We are conveniently located right in the heart of Adelaide’s bustling CBD, on Rundle Mall. The cosmopolitan area is a creative hub for fashion, retail, beauty, arts and entertainment. As it is in the city the easiest way to reach us is via public transport.
You can find us inside the Rundle Mall Plaza building, right above the H&M fashion store. Take the elevator or escalator up from the food court and you will see the sings toward our brand new campus.
Find the perfect course for you from our range of nationally accredited diploma, certificate and short courses.
Our friendly team of Student Advisors (many of whom are former Frenchies) are just an email, live chat, or phone call away.
Our luxurious, salon-inspired facilities are described as Harvard-meets-Chanel. Find an Australian campus near you!
In the spirit of reconciliation, The French Beauty Academy acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country on which our Campuses stand today. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land, their Elders past, present and emerging, and to their connections to land, sea and community. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
Read The Uluru Statement here.
