🇬🇧 Training Qualifications UK
Certificate in Teaching Pilates Matwork and Reformer (Level 3)
We are an Recognized Center approved by Training Qualifications UK(TQUK) , offering a professional Pilates Teaching Certificate Course. This program provides internationally recognized qualifications and professional teaching skills for those who aspire to become certified Pilates instructors.
We are also a PMA (Pilates Method Alliance, USA) accredited institution, and the training hours from this course can be counted towards the PMA 300-hour Professional Reformer Instructor Program and eligible to take the NCPT exam.
💁 Course Overview
Pilates Matwork & Reformer — the foundation of every professional Pilates teacher — equips you with essential teaching skills in both Matwork and Reformer training.
Upon completion, participants will be prepared to advance into higher-level qualifications, including university-recognized professional Pilates teacher certificates (covering Cadillac and other apparatus training).
This course is the ideal starting point for building a career as a professional Pilates instructor, enabling you to teach confidently in fitness centers, studios, and educational institutions.
🥇 Certification Benefits
• Receive a TQUK Level 3 Teaching Certificate, verifiable on the UK official website.
• Gain professional teaching skills in both matwork and apparatus.
• Master observation, correction, and execution of Pilates exercises to improve health outcomes.
• Build a strong foundation for international teaching and rehabilitation training pathways.
📘 Learning Units
1. Foundations of Pilates: Concepts and Philosophy
2. Human Anatomy for Pilates Movement
3. Instructional Practice in Pilates Reformer Exercises
4. Instructional Practice in Pilates Matwork Exercises
5. Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Education and Training
🖊 Course Structure
• Total Hours: 32 hours over 8–10 weeks
• Class Duration: 3 hours per session
• Format: Theory + Practical Training• Theory: 12 hours (online option available)
• Reformer Training: 10 hours (Tue–Fri)
• Matwork Training: 10 hours (Wed–Fri)
📘 Assessment
• Multiple-choice and short-answer written tests
• Practical demonstration and teaching skills
Passing Criteria:
• Attendance ≥ 80%
• Completion of 10 standard matwork + 10 standard reformer exercises
• Teaching demonstration (30 minutes)
• Overall score ≥ 70%
👄 Language of Instruction
• Cantonese (with English technical terms)
👄 Language:
– Cantonese (with English professional terms).
💯 Passing Criteria:
– 80% attendance
🗂 Target Participants:
– Current non-Pilates instructors or beginners aspiring to become Pilates instructors.
🚑 Extra support:
– Supplemental classes for physical training/exam guarantee plan available.
☀️ Certification:
– Issued by Training Qualifications UK (TQUK)
– Unlimited examination retakes within 12 months; attendance certificate available if incomplete.
Top-up Certification
+30 hours: Professional Teacher Certificate jointly issued by the University of Sunderland (UoSHK)
+65 hours: Professional Pilates Teacher and Studio Management Training Certificate, a UK-CPD accredited course.
+285 hours: PMA 300 Certified Pilates Reformer Teacher Certificate.
