FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
GENERAL QUESTIONS:
No. If you are a current Pilates teacher with a studio, private business, or fitness club, and are teaching clients or students, you do not need to meet specific requirements to teach. Our Pilates teacher training package has all the tools you need to teach the curriculum and issue a Certificate of Completion at the end of the program.
No, you do not need to offer CEU’s and/or structure your program to provide ongoing training after completion, but you can. Check with your state’s education board/department for more information. The National Pilates Certification Program, NCPC, does require CEU’s to maintain a Pilates certification but doing so is not a requirement for using the PEI curriculum.
PEI is dedicated to your success. In addition to providing you with all the materials you need for a professional, successful teacher training experience, we offer extensive support designed to make sure that you can stay focused on building your program and not have to design a training program from scratch.
Reach out via our contact page to schedule a time to review the platform and share how your studio can be the center of your location for professional Pilates teacher training.
Yes! We offer optional printed manuals with images, Pilates exercise details, muscle focus, objectives, and ample space for students to take notes. Our workbooks complement the online platform and enhance the learning experience for your student teachers. Check out our workbooks here.
Day to day, we are a phone meeting, Zoom call or email away if you have questions or need to talk through your plans. In some instances, our team can visit your location in-person though all costs of time and travel will be charged to the studio. Please contact us to share more about what you’re looking for.
Your best first source of students is your current clientele. It’s likely that many of your current Pilates clients are interested in becoming instructors, or would be interested if they knew it was something you offered in house. We also provide tips and tricks for how to market to other potential student teachers.
PEI’s teacher training curriculum fulfills the requirements that are necessary for your student teachers to sit for and pass the NCPC’s National Pilates Certification Exam. While your school director will issue a Certificate of Completion to student teachers, we also encourage every Pilates teacher to sit for the NCPT exam for the added bonus of a NCPT certification.
PEI is a proud sponsor of the Pilates Method Alliance and at the highest Platinum level. We support the PMAs mission as it continues to preserve the Pilates Method and all of the amazing benefits.
Once your student teacher completes your training program and receives their Certificate of Completion, they are prepared to take the NCPT exam. The PEI curriculum contains content to meet every exam requirement, including quizzes and exams for every apparatus and all supporting material.
PRICING:
Yes! All of the profits from running your teacher training program are yours. There are no student enrollment fees, and our customer support is free. The yearly renewal fee is always used to enhance the PEI Pilates teacher training program which benefits all of our many affiliates.
PEI offers several different payment options to make your purchase fit your budget. We also offer a discount if you pay in full up front.
CUSTOMIZATION:
We offer many ways to customer the Pilates teacher training platform. This includes changing the presented order of exercises in each exercise guide, adjusting banner colors to match your studio branding, and adding your studio’s logo to landing pages.
Yes, although we recommend the training include Pilates Mat and equipment. Most studios who use PEI include Pilates mat in their programming. Many PEI affiliate studios use the Pilates Mat program as a standalone offering for their student teachers to begin their school program. This allows the studio to issue a Certificate of Completion for any of the equipment or Pilates Mat training.
If you so choose, you may use the PEI platform for a combination of remote learning and in-person training. This has been more popular in the past few years with COVID, though many of our alliance members now offer their training primarily in person.
There is no minimum or maximum; the number of teachers you train is up to you. Some studios train as few as two to three student teachers per year, while others train more. Most studios will vary the size of their program over time based on experience, Pilates community interest and studio capacity. If you’re not sure what will work best for you, reach out to us and we will help you plan.
Yes, we offer different models and packages designed to meet your unique needs. Please contact us so we can set up a plan that works best for you.
MY STUDIO:
Please check your franchise agreement, as your franchise may or may not allow this.
PEI’s training program is designed for all sizes of studios. We offer smaller programs for mat- or reformer-only programs, any combination of the 7 exercise guides, and the full 450+ hours teacher training that includes every apparatus. Our customers include studios of all sizes.
Yes. The Pilates teacher training curriculum does not have to be used by Pilates-only studios. It makes a great addition to any fitness studio that offers Pilates and is interested in training new instructors.
Yes. Please contact us if you have multiple locations to learn about our unique pricing models for your business.