Audiovisual
Photo editing
Three months to make images shine: retouching, colour correction, composites and magazine-quality finishing.
State diploma · AQPPre-registration open
Free pre-registration, with no commitment. Fees can be paid in instalments.
- Duration
- 3 months
- Two intakes a year
- Entry level
- BEPC or CAP
- Required on entry
- Qualification
- AQP
- Awarded by the State
- Next intake
- 12 October 2026
- Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
The job, day to day
A great photo often comes to life after the shoot. The photo editing specialist corrects exposure and colour, retouches skin and details, cuts out subjects, creates composites and prepares images for print or social media. Photographers, studios, agencies and shops rely on these skills to give their images a professional finish.
The course teaches you to use professional editing software, from processing raw files to fine adjustments. You learn exposure and colour correction, portrait retouching, cut-outs and photo composites, then preparing files for their purpose: print, posters, websites or social media.
Every session ends with an image processed from start to finish. In three months, you build a portfolio and can offer your services to photographers, studios and businesses.
What you will be able to do
Correct exposure and colour
Accurate, balanced results, image after image.
Retouch a portrait
Skin, eyes and details, without overdoing it.
Cut out and create composites
Change a background and combine several images.
Process raw files
Get the best out of every shot.
Prepare images for their purpose
Print, posters, web or social media.
Where this course can lead
Retoucher for photographers and studios
Editing portrait and event shoots.
Communications agencies
Preparing images for campaigns and posters.
Freelance retoucher
Online services for a wide range of clients.
A State-recognised qualification
The AQP is a State qualification, awarded under the authority of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. It officially certifies your professional skills.
- Qualification
- AQP
- Authority
- MINEFOP
- Completed in
- 3 months
Two intakes a year
- Next intake
12 October 2026
Confirmed date
Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
No closing date. You can still join up to fourteen days after classes begin.
- Following intake
January 2027
Exact day to be confirmed by the centre
Provisional date, pre-registration open
Pre-registering already reserves your place.
Free pre-registration Reserve your place for 12 October 2026
Pre-registration is free and carries no commitment. The registrar will call you back to confirm your place.
- Free
- No commitment
- Nothing to pay online
What happens next
- You start here, then complete your file in a few minutes.
- The registrar calls you back to confirm your place.
- You pay the fees at the registrar's office in Fouda, in instalments if you wish.
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