2026 Apprenticeship Program

Wanting to add Dry Needling to your Clinical Kit?

Have you noticed your hands ache after a day of soft tissue work?

Hypermobile thumbs perhaps?

Or would you like to gain a deeper understanding of how dry needling & acupuncture complement manual therapy?

All great questions. All have been asked by the 1000s of manual therapists who have previously attended our courses as part of the Clinical Dry Needling Program. Starting in 2017, after much discussion with participants, we can offer further improvements, BUT ......

 a few questions for you.....

1. Do you want to learn, consolidate and become exceptionally proficient in dry needling in 12 months?
2. Do you want to learn these skills using a diverse combination of training, including F2F, online, anatomy wet labs and multimedia 
3. Do you want to save over 20%, receive $338 in bonus value, and invest in your training at the same time?
4. Do you want direct access to ask clinical questions with the course director and senior presenter?

If you answered YES, then the Dry Needling Apprenticeship Program is for you! Read on.

 

Apprenticeship Program

By being one of the 2026 annual cohort (limited to 10 participants) accepted into the 12-month, intensive Apprenticeship Program, you will receive a 20% saving on the cost of your overall investment. This is all yours, plus our new & regular benefits below.

New & Regular Benefits

• Please note that our Level 1 Introductory Course includes,  for no extra cost, enrollment in our 2-hour Living Anatomy Wet Lab Workshop at UWA (saving $180)
• Level 1, 2 and 3 courses include access to an online video library of the practical techniques taught during each course
• You receive a comprehensive written and illustrated eManual for each course
• We still provide all needles and equipment for all courses, learn some body drawing techniques and have great fun
• All our courses are fully catered (including Vegetarian, Vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free options)
• We continue to back our courses with our 30-day, 100% No-Risk Money Back Guarantee.

Participation Compulsory Criteria

• Due to the presumed anatomy knowledge, advanced palpation skills and structure of these courses, our minimal education standard is a degree course or equivalent in an area of the medical sciences: physiotherapy, osteopathy, myotherapy, chiropractic, medicine, podiatry, or occupational therapy
• You are required to have current registration with your national professional body e.g AHPRA
• You are required to have public indemnity insurance as per your professional bodies' minimum standard
• For these reasons, graduates of human movements, exercise physiology, and nursing are ineligible to apply. AAP Education recommends you seek a course focused only on simple dry needling techniques

51 Hours Continuing Professional Development (AHPRA) = 2.5 years CPD requirement

AAP Accredited Program:

Level 1 - Introductory (24 hours)

Level 2 - Spine & Lower Quadrant (12 hours)

Level 3 - Spine & Upper Quadrant (12 hours)

Wet Lab (3 hours) 

Course Outlines

To download your copy of each course outline, Click Here.

After completion of enrollment, you gain customised website access and can return to each course page to access Pre-Reading Materials and Anatomy Quiz.

Text Recommendations

Click here for our recommendations of books to assist your study.

Q & A

Is there a discount option for this investment?

Yes, built into the Apprenticeship Program, there is a significant discount (20%). No other discounts can be applied (e.g., Rural Workforce discount)

I haven't graduated yet, can I enrol?

Yes, you are welcome to enrol; however, all Compulsory Criteria still apply. You can access the online course material (Level 1 - Introductory course) and other pre-reading materials, but you cannot attend the practical component until you have been registered with AHPRA.

What to do to be in the Apprenticeship Program?

You need to enrol in the Feb Level 1 course and the Level 2 (November) and Level 3 (February) courses. Once you have paid for each course, email us and provide your banking details. We will arrange the 20% discount to be paid within 2 working days.

Welcome again; I look forward to meeting you personally.

 

- Doug

PS. If at any point you have technical or account questions, please email us, and my team will get back to you as soon as possible.