![]() ![]() ![]() Association of Professional Piercers membership: this means that the piercer has submitted their piercing facility to peer review, as well as having satisfactorily completed a questionnaire and professional requirements to have gained membership.Peer recommendation: two (2) piercers that do not work at the same shop as the mentor should write letters of recommendation for the mentor to the apprentice before the relationship begins.Attendance of the Association of Professional Piercers conference, with a minimum of five (5) classes attended.In addition, the following suggested prerequisites are optional but encouraged. Up-to-date CPR, First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens Training.Five (5) years professional piercing experience.Both apprentice and mentor are encouraged to seek out continuing education opportunities.īefore taking on an apprentice, the mentor(s) should meet the following minimum criteria: Continuing one’s education is a necessity. While this guide reflects an appropriate minimum standard, additional apprenticeship hours (including observation and supervised piercing procedures) may be required. The strength of an apprenticeship is that it can be modified to meet the needs of the individual apprentice. ![]() Finally, these guidelines and curriculum give a realistic basis for apprenticeship timelines and skillsets. Secondarily, it is intended to promote a positive relationship between a mentor and their apprentice. The purposes of the APP Suggested Apprentice Body Piercer Guidelines and Curriculum is first to establish a curriculum that helps apprentices learn and mentors teach vital health and safety information. Body piercers learn in a variety of different manners, but none is as tried and true as a body piercing apprenticeship under the mentorship of an experienced piercer.
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