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We are the professional body which represents Pilates Teachers who are committed to the creation of a distinct occupation – “Pilates Teacher” and to the preservation and teaching of the Pilates Method.
Our goal is to protect the public by creating and maintaining a Register of Pilates Teachers who have appropriate qualifications, skills and experience to deliver the Pilates method to a wide range of the population.
Membership of the Association is only available when a Pilates teacher can provide evidence of qualifications (based on strict criteria) and expertise in the Pilates Method. We work to a strict code of ethics and conduct.
If your Pilates Teacher is listed with us you will have a teacher with a sound education in the Pilates method, who is committed to their continuing professional development.
Using a Pilates teacher who is a member of the association provides assurance and confidence to the public, employers and health care professionals that the Teacher they use is a Pilates Teacher and a specialist.
All Pilates Teacher Association members and associates will have received training through schools which have a comprehensive training available and their course tutors are all comprehensively trained Pilates Teachers with a minimum of 5 years Pilates teaching experience. Teacher Training will have been over many months, sometimes years and all members will have had considerable amounts of time spent in apprentice hours. For classification of teachers please click here.
All Teachers abide by the code of ethical conduct principles which are:
There is no formal regulation requirement for Pilates. The Pilates method is subject to voluntary regulation with associations around the world.
The PTA are a membership body for any teacher anywhere in the world who is committed to the preservation of the Pilates method and professional development of Comprehensive Pilates Teaching.
In establishing our Association we have explored the guidance from the Professional Standards Authority and the Accredited Voluntary Registers scheme, an organisation that formally regulates Health Professionals like Doctors and provide a voluntary register for complementary health care.
Many complementary health practitioners are members of voluntary regulatory bodies Accredited professions like Alexander Technique, example belong to the Complementary and Natural Health Council (CNHC)
The fitness industry in the UK is also subject to voluntary registration and many teachers are not bound by any code of conduct. CIMSPA has been delegated the authority by the UK Government and recognised as the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector.
In Europe there is The European Health and Fitness Association performs the same role for countries within the European Union.
The PTA is actively working on behalf of our members with representatives from each of these bodies to ensure that the voices of Comprehensive Pilates Teachers from comprehensive schools are involved in the setting of standards of education for Pilates and developing the occupation “Comprehensive Pilates Teacher”.
While the Pilates method is an ideal workout for healthy individuals it also has a benefit for many musculo-skeletal complaints and post Physiotherapy exercise, meaning referrals to Pilates Teachers are common, part of the work of the PTA is working with the to raise the profile of the Comprehensive Pilates teacher with UK Government Departments (West minster and devolved governments), protecting the public and defining the standards of Education required to become a Pilates Teacher.