Jossie, that’s my favorite video so far. I’m going to try your method … super fun and FAST too! I know I can’t go that fast … my old hands don’t move like that any more!
Thanks Sea, congratulations to keep a critical spirit.
I’m not sure if you really need a course taught by trainers who contaminate you with their “brilliant” theories.
If I got to master the progressive technique as you do, I would not change of style. You advance in one hour with your method as I do with mine, so why you would have to change?
Jossie I think my partner has source of accreditation in mind, Of good repute actually I think we were discussing that today. Unfortunately I will always be considered a bit of a rogue until I do some accreditation and I’d like to take part in some of the professional organizations so it’s something I must do . I don’t know how many working years I have left in me, we shall see, I’m an old girl you know 
I’m also enjoying watching new resources for this field develop , and of course, challenging some old notions that are just plain silly.
Seana
I think I know what you mean, but for clarification: Accreditation is for an institution or, say, an electrology school. Certification is for the individual practitioner. AEA had an accreditation program for schools (I was on the committee), and AEA also has certification: the CPE certification.
You’re right I was struggling for words. How does one describe licensing for a country that has none?
Seana
Seana, you’re probably better off. The best of all worlds would be your own Canadian association to offer certification … but, not to make it a gigantic (expensive) Mount Everest … just something REAL.
The only “good thing” about a (State) license is that it can be withdrawn if the provider is a crook: cheating people or doing creepy things (rare, but it happens).
Ideologically I feel that “certification by peers” works best: something like the ANBOS in Holland. Peers with, perhaps, the inclusion of one “ombudsman” … another professional, not in the field … to keep it fair.
For example, I think the NRA should be leading the cause of “gun safety,” not simply opposing everything. They can keep the government out of this, and offer-up programs themselves to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and “crazies.” I’m a gun-owner and would join the NRA if (and when) they recognize what roll they should be playing in this political debate.
Example of STUPID State licensing rules.
In California, an esthetician is not allowed to “puncture the skin.” Therefore, she’s doing an illegal act when she removes a blackhead or pimple: the backbone of the profession. The State has now allowed estheticians to do “permanent make-up” (with stupid dancing around the issue). So they can tattoo, but not extract a pimple.
See how INSANE getting the State (lawyers) involved can become?
hahah, well the "certification " process is murky at best. It’s a discussion that is currently ongoing. It’s expensive for me personally for reasons I cant explain. I’m expected to stay home taking care of an autistic child not engage on a new career and buy expensive courses and equipment for it.
Longer term I will look at a CPE but I’m doing something shorter term with Phyllis it looks like and some practical with the CPE I work with. That alone is a few thousand dollars in addition to probably another $8000 in equipment that will be needed this year alone. It’s alot to come up with for someone who has no other income .
We dont have “Licensing rules” because there is no licensing. What we DO have is health board inspections the results of which are posted online and they attempt to inspect all electrolysis establishments at least once a year, but this only happens when they KNOW about them, usually as a result of a complaint and only if your particular municipality has such. The establishment I work for has never been inspected , and never had a complaint. The city is looking at establishing licensing however in an effort to “inspect” all the establishments they dont know about. They havent done this yet however. Regardless I spent weeks going over each of our sterilization in infection control routines and in some cases doing things differently to ensure we are in compliance anyway
The Number of canadian electrologists is actually pretty small in fact the NAtional Association, is at a “skeleton crew” from some reports to me. Most provinces have no licensing and no laws to enforce. This makes obtaining a “License” an impossibility because they dont exist. One can obtain a “Certification” from a school, but there is no accreditation for electrolysis schools in Canada ( which is where I suppose I had that term in mind). So you get what your pay for, or not.