Your Step-by-Step Guide to
Becoming a Certified Pilates Instructor
Corpus Pilates™ Instructor Training combines entry requirements, structured course education, apprentice hours, and assessment. The route you follow depends on your previous training and the pathway you choose.
Students need a minimum of 30 Pilates Mat classes and 10 Apparatus classes, together with the required Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology education.
Students should register for FAK before beginning Mat training. The course may be completed before, during or after Mat training, but must be completed before the Mat Course Statement of Completion is awarded.
Students with an accepted previous qualification in anatomy, kinesiology or a comparable field are fully exempt from the FAK requirement.
Choose the pathway that best matches your previous education and teaching goals:
- Corpus Pilates™ Mat Comprehensive Instructor Training
- Corpus Pilates™ Studio Comprehensive (Mat & Apparatus) Instructor Training
- Corpus Pilates™ Apparatus Instructor Training
The Apparatus pathway is intended for students who have already completed appropriate Pilates Mat instructor training.
Training is organised into two stages:
- Level 1: Foundation & Beginner
- Combined Levels 2 & 3: Intermediate & Advanced
Alongside the taught courses, students complete apprentice hours through personal practice, observation, and teaching practice.
Students complete the coursework, apprentice hours, portfolio assignments, and theory and practical assessments required for their chosen pathway.
After each successfully completed course, students receive a Certificate of Completion. The final diploma awarded depends on the pathway and full training requirements completed.