About the Apprenticeship Program
The apprentice program with NSIP is a continuation of the mentorship program designed to support those interested in certification as an Intimacy Director or Intimacy Coordinator. This program is for people who have already passed their Mentorship training to work professionally in the industry.
The Apprenticeship Program is the next level of official training for prospective intimacy coordinators and directors. It takes the tools learned in the Mentorship Program and allows people to apply them through set experience. While mentees shadow working intimacy directors and coordinators, apprentices may take the lead on projects while a mentor supervises them. The applied practicum allows the apprentice to have access to assistance and expertise. Apprentices are provided with a training plan, goals, and requirements to fulfill through Training Modules and one-on-one discussions with their mentors. The mentor will mostly be in an observatory/support role with apprentice leading.
Certification is not guaranteed; the NSIP committee will determine certification with regular feedback from the mentor. The Apprenticeship process is a minimum four-month commitment with a reassessment after one year. Every individual is different; therefore, the length of the apprenticeship period will vary depending on apprentice needs.
Benefits of Apprenticeship
- Access to an online community of apprentices and professionals across Canada
- Mentorship for an apprentice’s specific projects
- Opportunities to
- Shadow/assist workshops
- Lead workshops, scene choreography, or projects
- Individual training as per their set goals
Apprenticeship Program Details
- The Apprenticeship Program is curated to each apprentice’s needs on top of industry standards; further training on movement, body language, contractual negotiations, paperwork, practices and protocols and additional courses that may be required. These requirements are to be logged in a place accessible to mentor and apprentice (and to other relevant teachers, upon consent from apprentice) for the purpose of tracking and assisting in development.
- Apprentices must have completed relevant Training Modules (started through the Mentorship Program) and demonstrate an aptitude for the topics covered.
- Apprentices must have assisted two different instructors in intimacy workshops.
- Completion of cultural training where appropriate.
- Apprentices split their contract with their mentor, a minimum of 30% of the daily rate onset (can be negotiated higher).
- Apprentices must demonstrate an aptitude for choreographing a specific list of scenes catered to their learning needs (i.e., manual stimulation, scenes involving three or more people, historical settings requiring dramaturgy, etc.).
- The Apprenticeship Evaluation will determine whether or not an apprentice is ready to become a fully certified NSIP intimacy coordinator or director and what further training may be needed.
Fees
- $500.00 CAD Apprenticeship Evaluation fee
- $15.00 CAD per month or $180.00 CAD per year for the Apprenticeship Program