Professionals & Salons
Join as a professional.
Hairdressers, barbers, beauty therapists and salon owners: membership gives you a voice, rights and a network.
Why join
- You open up your creativity and raise your professional qualification.
- You are no longer on your own against the informal sector.
- You train and recruit better; you buy smart and you earn more.
- You keep learning — and you shine on the international stage.
Membership fee
Salon with fewer than 3 chairs
130 TND / year
Salon with 3 chairs or more
250 TND / year
Payable before 31 January each year.
Your rights
Five categories of concrete rights, open to you as soon as your membership is confirmed.
Representation
Support in dealings with the tax administration, the CNSS and the Labour Inspectorate; representation in negotiations on the sector's collective agreement.
Economic
Group rates negotiated on products, furniture, professional liability insurance and accounting; the “CAT Member Salon” label; priority recruitment of the best students.
Training & information
Free or member-rate training — WHO hygiene, technique, management, digital; monthly newsletter; attendance and voting at the General Assembly, with one vote per member.
Social & cultural
Recruitment matching through the CAT jobs platform; priority access to “event hairdressing” tenders; national and international competitions and the national team; CAT cultural events.
International exposure
National competitions at reduced rates, with 50% of costs covered for three finalists per category; CMC World and WorldSkills international competitions, with application, visa and sponsors handled; national festivities — Carthage, Heritage Days; international events — Cosmoprof Bologna, Beauty World Dubai — as part of the official delegation; promotion to the ONTT and the Ministry of Tourism.
Your obligations
Membership is a commitment. Five categories of obligation protect the value of the label.
Legal & ethical
Be fully compliant — trade licence, commercial register, CNSS; observe the CAT Code of Ethics on hygiene, client care and non-discrimination; display prices and qualifications.
Financial
Pay the membership fee before 31 January, together with any exceptional contributions voted at the General Assembly.
Solidarity
Never disparage a fellow member; take part in at least three collective actions a year; accept CAT and municipal hygiene inspections; offer work placements and hire the best students from member schools.
Image
Use the CAT label only while your fee is up to date; respect the confidentiality of internal information; compete with excellence; run a free master class on returning from a delegation; wear the official CAT uniform.
Promoting Tunisia
Authorise CAT and the ONTT to use your image and your work to promote the destination and the profession.
Sanctions
Breaches are handled according to a scale known to all.
| Breach | Sanction |
|---|---|
| Fee 3 months overdue | Reminder and suspension of economic and training rights |
| Fee 6 months overdue | Removal from the register after 15 days' formal notice |
| Undeclared salon (CNSS / trade licence) | Immediate removal and withdrawal of the label |
| Serious breach of hygiene rules | Written warning, then removal if repeated |
| Disparaging a fellow member | Summons before the Mediation Committee, then a formal reprimand |
A CAT member = a declared, trained, supportive salon. Together against the informal sector.