Art training institutions do not need to apply for school licenses, but they need to register with the industrial and commercial departments for the record. In the Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on the Promotion of Private Education in People's Republic of China (PRC) (Revised Draft) promulgated by the Ministry of Justice and its explanation, it is mentioned that private training and education institutions that are conducive to quality improvement and personality development, as well as private training and education institutions that carry out cultural education and adult non-academic continuing education, can directly apply for legal person registration.

Art training institutions shall, after obtaining the license certificate or audit opinion, register with the local county-level competent department (for profit or non-profit) before carrying out the corresponding art training service activities.

This means that art training institutions do not need to apply for school licenses, but they need to obtain license certificates or audit opinions, which are equally binding.