ITT Education
Integrated Teacher Training (ITT) is a comprehensive training program using the exercises developed by Joseph Pilates to understand and appreciate movement with sound biomechanics. This program is for people interested in learning an integrative approach to physical conditioning and corrective therapeutic exercise. This comprehensive program allows you to help your clients reach their potential for healthy, balanced bodies.
We offer two Pilates Certification programs: ITT Mat Trainer and ITT Comprehensive (Mat and Apparatus) Trainer. Each Certification Program has its own prerequisites, required courses and final exam. Certifications are awarded for three years and may be renewed by taking continuing education courses in Pilates-related subjects (see program descriptions below).
All the classes we offer can be taken as individual workshops.
ITT Pilates Mat Trainer
The Mat Training is a three month long program that includes a Movement Anatomy for Pilates Instructors and mat intensives. This in-depth training focuses on teaching the student to embody, learn, and apply the ITT Pilates principles with the anatomical intelligence, insightful, and intuitive verbal and tactile cueing. The goal is to provide you with a program that develops excellent teaching skills, confidence, and marketability for employment upon your certification.
Schedule
| Prerequisite: | A minimum of 15 Mat classes prior to training approved
by ITT Pilates. Must provide a letter of recommendation from a
certified Pilates instructor or a movement teacher. |
| Required Courses: | Movement Anatomy for Mat Instructors (5 hours) Essential Exercises (20 hours) Intensive Mat Class (20 hours) Additional requirements: You must complete 15 hours of Mat Teaching Practice, 15 hours of Mat Personal Practice, and 10 hours of mat observation/or taking classes. |
| Materials: | Essential Excercises ( $30) Bought from ITT Intergrated Excercises ($30) Bought from ITT Trail Guide to the Body ($54.20) -- There is required reading for the Essential Exercises class from this book. It is recommended that you purchase it as early as possible to allow time to do the readings before class. |
| Final Exam: | You must take a written and practical exam within two
weeks after you complete the Integrated Mat Intensive. The exam is 3
hours long. |
| Certification Fee: | $1075 |
ITT Comprehensive (Mat and Apparatus) Trainer
The Comprehensive Personal Apparatus Training is a nine month long program that includes an apparatus pre-training, mat, and apparatus intensives. This in-depth training focuses on teaching the student to embody, learn, and apply the ITT Pilates principles with the anatomical intelligence, insightful, and intuitive verbal and tactile cueing. The goal is to provide you with a program that develops excellent teaching skills, confidence, and marketability for employment upon your certification.
Schedule
Courses are
primarily scheduled on weekends with an addition of a Friday class for
the Comprehensive Pre-Training and course labs. The time between
courses will be used for observation, self practice and student
teaching. An additional 7-10 hours per week is necesary to integrate
the material and complete the required hours prior to the Certification
exam.
The Comprehensive Trainer certification allows you one
year to compete all course requirements, including workshops, labs, and
studio hours (observation, practice and student teaching). Please note
that Essential Exercises is a prerequisite for all ITT courses, and
Postural Analysis must be your final class after completing all the
other workshops. After you have met all the Intensive requirements, you
should set your exam for the next available test date. The entire
program and test-out must be completed within 18 months of your first
course
| Prerequisite: | Required: a minimum of 10 private sessions on the equipment prior to training. Enrollement in the Apparatus Pre-Training course. Must provide a letter of recommendation from a certified Pilates instructor or movement teacher. Recommended a minimum of 30 hours of personal practice in Pilates.Recommended a minimum of 2 years experience in movement, dance, yoga, etc. ITT Pilates Mat Certification is highly recommended. |
| Required Courses: |
Comprehensive Pre-Training (10 hours) Movement Anatomy for Mat Instructors (5 hours) Essential Exercises (20 hours) Mat Intensive (20 hours) Reformer Intensive(20 hours) Reformer Labs I & II (6 hours) Cadillac Intensive (20 hours) Cadillac Labs I & II (6 hours) Auxiliary Equipment (15 hours) Auxiliary Lab I (3 hours) Postural Analysis and Program Design (10 hours) |
| Additional Requirements: | You must complete 60 hours of Personal Observation, 75 hours of Personal Practice and 100 hours of Student Teaching Practice ( 10 hours will be assisted by an ITT Founder or Instructor). All hours must be logged and submitted to the ITT office before you take the final exam. |
| Materials: | ITT Manuals are provided at each course.Trail Guide to the Body ($54.20) -- There is required reading for the Essential Exercises class from this book. It is recommended that you purchase it as early as possible to allow time to do the readings before class. |
| Final Exam: | You must take a written and practical exam within six months after you complete all of the required courses. |
| Certification Fee: | $4675 for Comprehensive training/ $4100 with previous Mat Certification |