The Alliance of Professional Tattooists (APT) provides comprehensive online training to promote safe tattooing practices. Invest in your professional growth and join a community committed to elevating health and safety standards in tattooing.
Our Bloodborne Pathogens Refresher 2-Hour Course: Available on-demand at tattoosafety.org or click the button below.
PDTT (Preventing Disease Transmission in Tattooing): A full-length, 5-hour course, covering bloodborne pathogens and more, taught live via Zoom, offered quarterly.
Exclusive Member Webinars: Monthly webinars featuring expert insights, available exclusively to members through our Circle Community.
Calendar of Events: Join us for engaging webinars, Q&As, and community events designed to educate, empower, and connect professional tattooers. Stay up to date and never miss a chance to learn, grow, and get involved!
The Preventing Disease Transmission in Tattooing (PDTT) course is a comprehensive bloodborne pathogen course for professional tattoo artists and apprentices. We also invite Health Department employees to take it free of charge. It provides in-depth training on infection control, microbiology, disease prevention, sterilization, and disinfection, tailored to the tattoo industry. Participants gain essential knowledge to ensure client and artist safety, addressing concerns like bloodborne pathogens and skin infections, while meeting health and safety standards.
Course covers Prevention of Disease Transmission in Tattooing, Microbiology & Disease, Sterilization & Disinfection, and BBP, with 2 hours dedicated to BBP and Communicable Diseases. This course is not Valid in Florida (see PDTT schedule here for approved FL course).
Upcoming Webinar:
Beyond Reconstruction: The Role of Tattooing in Breast Cancer Care
Ever wonder what our webinars are like? Now's your chance to check one out! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're opening this one up to all!
See trauma tattooing through the eyes of someone who's been on both sides of that needle, good and bad, with Breast Cancer & Scar Tattoo subject matter expert Stacie-Rae to get ready for your best clients this breast cancer month!
*Covering: Tattooing Scars, Scar Coverups and Areola Design
October 14th
5PM PT / 8PM ET
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84285612402?pwd=tTa2333GVxXym5Ra7Y7oMteU6w3JLK.1
Passcode: 834385
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Living Legends Live Q&A with Paul Booth
Making masterpieces out of nightmares.
The legendary Paul Booth has been turning fears into fine art for almost four decades now.
Join us for this CAN'T MISS exclusive Q&A with Paul Booth, a pioneer who built a world where art, darkness, and emotion collide. Explore the artistry, the process, and the philosophy behind one of tattooing’s most hauntingly influential figures.
October 20th
pm PT / 8pm ET
APT Members Only – link in our Circle Community
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Monthly Q&A with
The Tattoo Tax Guys
Ever dreamt of picking an accountant’s brain without getting slapped with a bill? Now’s your chance.
Meet Stephen & Jason Friedman, better known as The Tattoo Tax Guys, your go-to accounting pros who actually understand the tattoo and piercing world. No khakis. No confusing jargon.
Just real talk, real answers, and real help.
They’re hosting a FREE monthly Q&A for APT members the first Monday of every month at 9AM PT / Noon ET in the APT Circle Community.
Whether you're wondering about write-offs, bookkeeping, or just how not to piss off the IRS—
bring your questions and join us!
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