| Recognition where you will teach | Which body accredits the program, what does that cover and can I check it on that body's own website? Do the employers and insurers where I plan to teach accept it? | ITTAP accredits programs, not individual teachers. You can verify each body on its own website: the Pilates Method Alliance, AUSactive and Pilates Aotearoa. In New Zealand, graduating from a Pilates Aotearoa-verified certification makes you eligible to apply for professional instructor registration and provides 20 CPD points. Employers and insurers set their own criteria, so confirm with them. Accreditation and recognition. |
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| Total hours and how they are made up | How many hours is it, and how many of them are lectures, practical training, teaching practice and assessment? | Mat and Reformer are 250+ hours each, the Mat + Reformer Double is 365+ hours and the Full Comprehensive is 450+ hours. A single certification combines 136+ online theory hours across 17 modules, 14 practical hours, 30+ Exercise Library hours and 70 apprenticeship hours, plus a Final Theory Examination of about 1.5 hours. The Double shares the theory once. Double: 28 practical hours and 140 apprenticeship hours in total (60 of them practice teaching). Course hours explained. |
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| Practical days and apprenticeship hours | How many practical days are there, where and who runs them? How many hours of real teaching practice must I log, and do I find the people to teach? | Hybrid: 14 practical hours per discipline, usually 2 to 3 intensive days with a local Master Trainer, with 100% attendance. Fully Online: recorded practical training. Every student logs 70 apprenticeship hours per discipline: 10 of observation, 30 of self-practice and 30 of practice teaching, which you organise yourself. |
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| Assessment method and number of attempts | What is assessed, how and by whom? How many attempts do I get, and how long until I hear back? | Per discipline: 2 written programming assessments, 2 practical teaching assessments (filmed 45 to 50 minute classes) and one online Final Theory Examination. You get three attempts at each assessment. A Master Trainer marks against assessment criteria and marking rubrics within about two weeks of submission, for Hybrid and Fully Online students alike. |
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| Who designed the course and who teaches it | Who designed the course, who teaches the practical days and who marks the assessments? | Physiotherapy-led means designed and directed by a Physiotherapist. Body Form® Education was founded by Kira-Leigh Rule, Physiotherapist. Hybrid practical days are run by a local Master Trainer, and each location page names the trainer for that city. Meet our Master Trainers. |
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| Support and feedback | What support do I get, how do I reach someone and what feedback comes with each assessment? | Hybrid: in-person coaching and an intake WhatsApp group with your Master Trainer. Fully Online: questions answered through lesson comments in your learning portal and by the education team. Every assessment comes with detailed written feedback. Fully Online is self-paced with no compulsory live classes and no scheduled one-on-one mentoring included. One-on-one mentoring is available separately. |
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| Access period | How long do I have access, can I pause it and what happens if I need longer? | 8 months from enrolment, and it cannot be paused. Many students finish between 4 and 6 months. Spread across the full 8 months, a single certification is about 7 hours a week and the Double is about 10 to 11 hours a week. One standard 3-month extension is available to every student, for 30% of standard upfront tuition. Beyond 11 months is a new enrolment or an individual approval. |
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| Price and payment plans | What is the total price in my currency, what do payment plans add and what is not included? | Fully Online: Mat or Reformer AUD $2,350, the Double AUD $3,950 and the Full Comprehensive AUD $5,950. In person in Australia: Mat or Reformer AUD $2,950 and the Double AUD $4,950. AUD prices include GST for Australian buyers. There is no GST outside Australia. Prices outside Australia are set by location in local currency. Pay in full, in 12 weekly payments or in 6 monthly payments. Plans include a financing charge, so paying in full costs less. Pricing and payment plans. |
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| Refund wording | What exactly does the refund policy say, and can I transfer my place? Can I read the full wording before I pay? | Unless required by law, course fees are non-refundable. Enrolments cannot be transferred to another person, intake or location. If a host studio cancels or reschedules a Hybrid intake, you are offered a transfer to another intake or a move to Fully Online. |
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| What the certificate says | What is the certificate called, does it name the discipline and when is it issued? | You graduate with a certificate in your discipline, for example the Certificate in Mat Pilates Teacher Training Qualification. It is the same certificate whether you study Hybrid or Fully Online. It is released once every requirement is passed and the course is paid in full. |
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| Style of Pilates taught | Does it teach the original repertoire, a contemporary approach or both? Will I be able to teach other styles? | The complete original repertoire first, then beyond it into functional and dynamic movement patterns (squat, lunge, push, pull and hinge) and teaching with props. |
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| In person or Fully Online | Can I complete it online, in person or both, and is the qualification the same either way? | Both. Hybrid has in-person intakes in 18 cities, and Fully Online is available from anywhere. The curriculum, assessments and qualification are the same. Hybrid vs Fully Online. |
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