1. I completely agree with Robert Knox. This industry is NOT made to be taught in school. Some of my apprentices I have kept for two years to ensure they are taught every single detail so as not to harm someone. the teaching process is crucial to this industry and we are trying to move forward not backwards. A school would completely destroy what we have worked for to improve the image of the industry. A teacher with multiple students wont be able to catch cross- contamination every time, where as a sponsor only has one or two people to watch will catch everything almost everytime. 

2. The Test for tattooing and body piercing needs to be updated.

3. As for the DOLI takeover: Getting a license is a lengthy process as it is now and communication is horrible. It takes nearly three months to get a license after the apprenticeship is complete... thats rediculous, so is the excuse "we have lost your paperwork"... everytime. With this being said, the switch to have DOLI as the department to oversee may not be a bad thing... if results are faster that would be nice. Dpor is understaffed, if this speeds up the process through which apprentices and sponsors only answer to I think the rest of the community would appreciate a more effecient system.