Body Form® Education and STOTT PILATES:
Teacher Training Compared

STOTT PILATES teacher training is delivered through Academy Partners, and scheduling is determined by each Academy Partner. Merrithew’s locator page states that training is available “at more than 200 academy partners in over 100 countries”, and its instructor training page describes the program as “trusted in over 135+ countries”. In Australia, the Merrithew locator listed Academy Partners at Rhodes, Burwood and Macquarie Park (NSW), Underwood (QLD) and Ballajura, Perth (WA) on 14 Nov 2026. Check Merrithew’s partner finder for current locations and dates.

Merrithew’s course finder has a Delivery method filter with In-Person and Online. On 14 Nov 2026 it listed Intensive Mat-Plus 2nd Edition with online delivery at some Academy Partners, in countries including Canada, the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Thailand. Merrithew describes observation hours as completed “in live sessions with clients or via Merrithew Connect” and practice teaching as “to clients, fellow students or via video sessions”. The Fully Online option at Body Form® Education is open to students in any country and covers Mat, Reformer, Mat + Reformer, Studio Equipment + Clinical Pilates, Barre and the Full Comprehensive, with the same curriculum and qualification as Hybrid. See the Fully Online details.

Course prices are set by each Academy Partner, and Merrithew states that exam fees “vary by region and location”. Contact the Academy Partner you are considering for current prices, deposits and payment terms.

Body Form® Education prices depend on how you study. Fully Online, paid in full in AUD: Mat $2,350, Reformer $2,350, Mat + Reformer $3,950 (Save AUD $750), Barre $1,950, Studio Equipment Course $2,950 and Full Comprehensive Clinical Pilates Teacher Training $5,950. In person, each city sets its own price in local currency. Australia is Mat or Reformer $2,950 each and Mat + Reformer $4,950, New Zealand is NZ$2,650 and NZ$4,500, and every other country is listed on the pricing page. AUD prices include GST for Australian buyers, and no GST applies outside Australia. Payment plans run over 12 weekly or 6 monthly payments and include a financing charge. Unless required by law, fees are non-refundable and enrolments cannot be transferred. Prices as published 14 Nov 2026.

In-person intakes run in 18 cities: Australia, New Zealand, Bali, Singapore and the Philippines in Asia Pacific, the United States and Canada in North America, South Africa in Africa, and Austria, Sweden and Slovakia in Europe. Perth, Oakura and Queenstown are still to announce dates, and each has a waitlist. Students in any other country can begin with Fully Online and study from home. See Locations and Dates.

Yes. Body Form® Education teacher training is accredited through ITTAP and the Pilates Method Alliance, and the accreditation statement sets out the AUSactive mapping in Australia and the Pilates Aotearoa verification in New Zealand. Requirements for employment, insurance and registration vary by country, so check them where you plan to teach.

Merrithew publishes Intensive Mat-Plus at 95 hours, Intensive Reformer at 125 hours and Comprehensive Matwork & Reformer at 310 hours. Body Form® Education publishes 250+ hours per discipline, 365+ hours for Mat + Reformer and 450+ hours for the Full Comprehensive. Each provider counts hours in its own way, and the Body Form® Education figure includes online theory, practical hours, Exercise Library hours and 70 apprentice hours.