LOreal India Launches Largest Beauty Skilling Centre

By: Women Entrepreneurs Review Team | Monday, 8 June 2026

As part of its initiative to improve the skilling environment in India, L’Oreal India has launched its biggest Beauty Skilling Centre in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The inauguration of L’Oréal Beauty & Wellness Training Lab was held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Kaushal Vikas Kendra, Mumbai by Mr. Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry.

The program works under the theme of “Beauty for a Better Life” and aims at uplifting the status of women belonging to underprivileged sections of society through skill development programs. It aims at strengthening women-led livelihoods and industry-aligned skilling.

The program’s objective is to impart training and ensure job opportunities to 20,000 girls within a period of five years. With a total area of 4,267 square feet, this center has the capacity of skilling 3,000 people annually in hairdressing, make-up and beautician skills.

 “India stands at the forefront of the future of beauty, powered by immense talent, creativity and aspiration. Through this skilling centre, we hope to  expand access to high-quality professional education, equip underserved women with industry-relevant  skills, and help nurture the next generation of beauty professionals and entrepreneurs who will shape the  growth of India’s beauty economy.”, Jacques Lebel, Managing Director, L’Oréal India, added.

Key Highlights:

• L’Oréal India launches largest Beauty Skilling Centre with CII
• 25x SROI, 90,500 jobs highlight L’Oréal India impact report
• Skilling 3.3M, empowering women via Beauty for a Better Life

Based on the Asterès Impact Model (MIA) analysis, L’Oréal India creates an impressive job multiplication effect, whereby each job created contributes to creating 39.5 indirect jobs in other sectors such as logistics, packaging, raw materials, and retail, amounting to more than 90,500 jobs.

The study also underscores the company’s impressive manufacturing capabilities, as 95% of the company’s products sold in India are manufactured in state-of-the-art plants located in Chakan and Baddi, which aligns well with the Make in India initiative.

As key players within the global logistics chain of L’Oréal, the Indian operations export their products to as many as 25 foreign countries. At the same time, L’Oréal continues to be a major player within India’s salon industry, assisting in the development of the INR 2,000 crore (+€230 million) professional hairdressing industry via 54,000 salons.

The L’Oréal Group has been instrumental in developing skills among 3.3 million people and facilitating the empowerment of 42,000 women via its initiative. The remarkable achievement is that today nearly 60% of the best stylists in India are women.

L’Oréal India embarks on furthering its focus towards the priorities of ‘Skill India’ and ‘Make in India’.

According to a report done by PwC Impact (2025), L'Oréal’s training system has shown its ability to generate an outstanding Social Return on Investment (SROI) of 25x. The people served have recorded an increase in household income by 44%. Furthermore, L'Oréal has been able to affect over one million people in India, focusing on women education and social empowerment.

As per Aseem Kaushik, Non-Executive Chairman, L’Oréal India, upskilling continues to be critical to the vision of making an impactful and sustainable difference. Aseem observed that the beauty industry in India is witnessing tremendous growth, leading to a high demand for skilled professionals in beauty services, retail, and entrepreneurship.

Further, he shared that the newly launched Beauty Skilling Centre showcases L’Oréal’s effort towards empowering women by helping them develop necessary skills for their successful future.