Collection: Body piercing Course
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Cartridge Piercing course
Regular price $800.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Ear Piercing with a Needle
Regular price $1,800.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Oral / Mouth Piercing course
Regular price $1,500.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Face and Body Piercing course
Regular price $1,500.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Surface and Dermal Piercing course
Regular price $1,300.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Comprehensive Body Piercing course
Regular price $6,500.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per
Becoming a Piercer in Three Steps
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STEP 1
Decide what modules you would like to start with and when you want to start.
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STEP 2
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START YOUR PIERCING CAREER
Become a Body Piercer: Unleash Your Passion!
Do you have a fascination with body piercings and a desire to build a career in this exciting field? This course is designed for those with a genuine passion and a strong commitment to becoming a professional body piercer.
We understand piercing isn't for everyone. It requires a strong stomach and unwavering dedication. But if you're ready to take the plunge, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills to succeed.
What sets us apart?
- Unmatched Expertise: Our curriculum is built on 24 years of piercing experience in a retail setting.
- Your Instructor: You'll be guided by Cass, a master piercer with over 30,000 piercings performed. Her experience, both in piercing and teaching, is unparalleled.
Course Highlights:
- Solid Foundation: Gain a comprehensive understanding of body piercings, from health and safety to skin integrity and infection control.
- Theory & Practice: Learn the essential theory, including legislation, hygiene, sterilization, and then apply your knowledge through hands-on practice with live models.
- Master Common Piercings: This course covers all the most popular piercings, including ear, oral, nostril, nipple, navel, surface, and dermal.
- Live Model Experience: Gain invaluable experience working with live models under professional supervision. This prepares you for real-life scenarios and allows you to refine your skills.
- NZ Trained: Upon successful completion, you'll receive a NZ Trained certification, a valuable credential for your piercing career.
Ready to take the first step?
This course is open to anyone over 18 with a passion for body art. Enroll today and turn your passion into a thriving career!
Course Delivery and Start
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Booking:
By appointment.
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Location:
Keen on Piercing Henderson
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Hours:
Monday - Friday from 9:30am - 4:30pm.
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Assessment:
Assessments are comprised of achieved and not achieved through practical piercings and comprehension of units
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Completion:
A Certificate of Achievement and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
Course structure
Unit One - Treatment plan
Unit One - Treatment plan
- Treatment plan
- Prepare client for service
- Piercing sites (naval, ear, nose)
- Contra-indications
- Age, intoxication, skin conditions and allergies
- Keloid scars
- Wound healing
- Stages of wound healing
- Healing times
- Factors that impact on wound healing
- Jewellery
- Recording client information
- Infection control guidelines
- Sterilisation
- Body piercing tools
- Perform body piercing
- Prepare the client
- Performing the procedure
- Skin receptors and stimuli
- Nerve conduction
- Types of receptors
- Provide after care advice
- Aftercare for specific sites
Unit Two - Piercing Procedure
Procedure
- Ear piercing services
- Prepare client services
- Prepare service area
- Equipment
- Materials and products
- Preparing yourself
- Recording client characteristics
- Where to pierce the ear
- Final client preparation steps
- Questioning skills
- Communication skills
- Communication barriers
- Special needs customers
- Cultural differences
- Effective listening skills
- What is communication?
- Nonverbal communication and body language
- Communication by phone
- Expression and choice of words
- Additional issues (multiple piercings, alcohol and stud selection)
- Contra-indications
- Cross infection
- Microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and viruses)
- Routes of infection
- Cleaning and sterilisation
- Handwashing
- Risk management
- Minimising blood to blood contact
- Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
- Preparing piercing equipment
- Perform piercing
- Adverse effects
- Disinfecting and cleaning equipment
- Sterilising
- Provide after care advice
Unit Three - Infection prevention and control policies and procedures
Topic 1 – Follow standard and additional precautions for infection prevention and control
Topic 1 – Follow standard and additional precautions for infection prevention and control
- Hand washing hygiene practices
- Implement hand care procedures
- Handwashing techniques – soap and water
- Handwashing techniques – alcohol-based formulation
- Skin irritations
- Cuts and abrasions
- Personal protection equipment (PPE)
- Respiratory hygiene and coughing/sneezing etiquette
- Preventing droplet and air borne infection
- Masks and respirators
- Environmental cleaning
- Contact infection
- Handle, transport and packaging linen
- Disposing of contaminated waste
- Health industry waste management
- Waste management plans
- Clinical waste, general waste and related waste
- Waste labelling, disposal techniques and collection
- Waste types (sharps, pharmaceutical waste etc)
- Clean and decontaminating equipment
- Prevent transmission of infection
- Decontamination processes
- Additional precautions for preventing transmission of infection
Topic 2: Identify infection hazards and assess risks
- Identify infection hazards (your own areas and other people)
- Responsibility for infection prevention and control
- Document and assess the likelihood and severity of risk
- The chain of infection
- Policies and procedures
- Risk controls
- Report on activities/tasks that put yourself and others at risk
- Measures that will minimise or control risks
Topic 3 – Follow procedures for managing risks associated with specific hazards
- Protocols for care after exposure to body fluids
- Worker safety
- Required report documentation
- Management protocols
- Appropriate signage
- Spill management
- Spill kits
- Aerosols and splatter
- Maintain clean and contaminated zones
- Confine records, materials and medicaments
- Confine contaminated instruments and equipment
Module selection
Cartridge Piercing
This hands on piercing module was born from industry specific Pharmacy training.
Covering all aspects of the piercing procedures performed using a cartridge.
COURSE CONTENT
Cartridge Piercings
Lobe piercing with a cartridge
Helix piercing with a cartridge
Nose piercing with a cartridge
COURSE OUTCOMES
This module is hands on with real people.
- Recommended Techniques
- Placement and Angles
- Healing
- After Care
- Removal
- Jewellery Changing
Ear Piercing with a Needle
The piercing course will give you a solid foundation on which to progress and build a career for yourself as a body piercer.
COURSE CONTENT
Needle Piercing - Ear Piercing with a Needle
Nose piercing with a needle
Septum piercing with a needle
Eyebrow piercing with a needle
Bridge piercing with a needle
Nipple piercing with a needle
Navel piercing with a needle
COURSE OUTCOMES
This module is hands on with real people.
- Recommended Techniques
- Placement and Angles
- Healing
- After Care
- Removal
- Jewellery Changing
Face and Body Piercing course
The piercing course will give you a solid foundation on which to progress and build a career for yourself as a body piercer.
COURSE CONTENT
Needle Piercing - Face and Body
Nose piercing with a needle
Septum piercing with a needle
Eyebrow piercing with a needle
Bridge piercing with a needle
Nipple piercing with a needle
Navel piercing with a needle
COURSE OUTCOMES
This module is hands on with real people.
- Recommended Techniques
- Placement and Angles
- Healing
- After Care
- Removal
- Jewellery Changing
Oral Piercing
The piercing course will give you a solid foundation on which to progress and build a career for yourself as a body piercer.
COURSE CONTENT
Needle Piercing - Oral
Lip piercing with a needle
Cheek piercing with a needle
Smiley piercing with a needle
Frowny piercing with a needle
Web piercing with a needle
Tongue piercing with a needle
Venom piercing with a needle
COURSE OUTCOMES
This module is hands on with real people.
- Recommended Techniques
- Placement and Angles
- Healing
- After Care
- Removal
- Jewellery Changing
Surface and Dermal Piercing course
The piercing course will give you a solid foundation on which to progress and build a career for yourself as a body piercer.
COURSE CONTENT
Needle Piercing - Surface and Dermal
Dermal piercing with a needle
Surface piercing with a needle
COURSE OUTCOMES
This module is hands on with real people.
- Recommended Techniques
- Placement and Angles
- Healing
- After Care
- Removal
- Jewellery Changing
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Cartridge Piercing course
Regular price $800.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Ear Piercing with a Needle
Regular price $1,800.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Oral / Mouth Piercing course
Regular price $1,500.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Face and Body Piercing course
Regular price $1,500.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Surface and Dermal Piercing course
Regular price $1,300.00 NZDRegular priceUnit price / per