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Advanced Diploma of the Pilates Method (10839NAT)

Advanced Diploma of the Pilates Method 10839NAT is a nationally accredited, Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 6 Qualification, the equivalent of an Associate’s Degree with a recognised health industry outcome of Pilates Practitioner. This course builds on skills and knowledge gained in the 10838NAT Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction. Pilates ITC is an AUSactive and Pilates Association Australia-approved education provider. All Courses and Pathways have CECs and PDPs compatible with international and national registration bodies. AUSactive: 20 CECs.

What's Included

  • Student Support
  • Pilates ITC Online Student T-Shirt
  • Pilates Textbooks
  • Student and Graduate Forums
  • Online Learning Platform
  • Complete 3-D Anatomy Application
  • All Assessments
  • Repertoire Manuals
  • Work Placement Teaching Practice
  • Work Placement Observation
  • AUSactive Student Membership
  • PAA Student Membership
  • Graduate Job and Networking Opportunities
  • Graduation Gift

The Post Graduate. This is the next step and the highest-level of Pilates qualification in the world! It follows on from The Diploma and explores applying the Method to work for complex conditions, at-risk clients, rehab applications and elite-level conditioning. Plus, advance your understanding of the science of human movement and challenge your personal mastery.

It’s so much more than learning the advanced-level repertoire: you will Graduate capable, skilled communicators; leaders in the industry who think critically and creatively in equal measure. Pilates Practitioners have a specialised understanding of how to responsively apply advanced knowledge of the Method for the body in front of them on any given day.

This is a high-level health and fitness qualification that’s backed by science. The Ad Dip curriculum is informed by modern health and movement science to complement and integrate with Allied Health as an intelligent, corrective fitness modality. We invest in compliance, review and quality improvement to maintain only the highest standard of movement education and professional outcomes.

Advanced Diploma Students have access to the most current teacher training applications delivered by Pilates ITC’s Pilates Practitioners (Educators) in some of the finest facilities in the country. We have the academic edge: explore the Pilates lineage and legacy, and how it interacts with contemporary movement theory, art, science and kinematics.

  • BSBSMB420 - Evaluate and develop small business operations
  • BSBSMB421 - Manage small business finances
  • CHCPRP003 - Reflect on and improve own professional practice
  • CHCPOL003 - Research and apply evidence to practice
  • CHCPRP005 - Engage with health professionals and the health system
  • HLTAAP003 - Analyse and respond to client health information
  • TAEDEL404 - Mentor in the workplace
  • NAT10839001 - Provide Pilates method exercise strategies for clients with special conditions
  • NAT10839002 - Deliver Pilates method strategies for musculoskeletal rehabilitation
  • NAT10839003 - Instruct Pre-Pilates repertoire for musculoskeletal rehabilitation
  • NAT10839004 - Instruct the late intermediate Matwork and small apparatus repertoire
  • NAT10839005 - Instruct the Pilates studio late intermediate Reformer repertoire
  • NAT10839006 - Instruct the Pilates studio late Cadillac repertoire
  • NAT10839007 - Instruct the Pilates studio late intermediate Wunda Chair and Barrels repertoire

Career Opportunities

Graduate as a "Pilates Practitioner": a title that affords excellent employment and career outcomes within the Pilates industry and Allied Health. Pilates Practitioners are recognised as high-value specialists and enjoy greater employment mobility - in Australia and overseas. The Advanced Diploma is a smart investment in career longevity and job satisfaction.

This is an end-to-end, robust qualification. You get the job-specific skills and an education on how to use it to your greatest advantage in the industry. Advanced Diploma Students have the freedom to create and nurture a Pilates, pathology or population-specialisation, while also being equipped with the business skills to bring this to market. This is reflected in an in-built "Practice Manager" outcome: one of the fastest growing career pathways in the health science and fitness industries today.

Pilates ITC Advanced Diploma Graduates have a global understanding of where they fit and can be most valuable in the Allied Health chain, making this qualification complementary to other science-based discourses and professional health industries.

You will graduate comprehensively trained at the highest level available for Pilates Instructors, globally, and ready to take your skills and knowledge anywhere in the word and in any Pilates setting.

  • Own and manage your own Pilates Studios: boutique to large scale.
  • Become a recognised specialist in your field.
  • Work alongside Allied Health and medical Practitioners.
  • Become an Educator.
  • Become a Mentor.

What You'll Learn

The Advanced Diploma curriculum honours the Pilates Method as taught by Joseph Pilates and is strategically informed by modern health and evidence-based movement science, anatomy and physiology to create a comprehensive and balanced learning experience. What you'll learn is broken down against the following:

Advanced Repertoire.

Learn how to apply Pilates repertoire for late-Intermediate through to Advanced in Matwork, Reformer and Studio (private, duet and semi-private) settings using the full complement of Pilates apparatus.

  • Pre-Pilates Repertoire. 
  • Advanced Reformer Repertoire and Programming: The Pilates International Categorisation™ (PIC) System (Studio/Reformer).
  • Advanced Matwork Repertoire and Programming: The Pilates International Categorisation™ (PIC) System.
  • Advanced Small Apparatus Repertoire and Programming: Fitball, Magic Circle (Pilates Circle), Weights and Poles, and Theraband and using the Pilates International Categorisation™ (PIC) System.
  • Advanced Studio Repertoire and Programming : Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Barrels, Reformer, Ped-a-Pul.
  • Programming for elite level conditioning objectives.
Special Conditions.

Gain skills in Pilates specific, high-level applications for a selection of low to moderate risk clients and special conditions:

  • Rehabilitation protocols and clinical Studio exercise prescription and programming for IC, Private, Duet and Semi-Private: The Pilates International Categorisation™ (PIC) System (Studio).
  • Low to moderate level musculoskeletal injuries and conditions involving the joints and soft tissue.
  • Exercise prescription for medical conditions such as: Hypertension, Diabetes, Asthma, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Specific Disability and Obesity.
  • Exercise prescription for neural conditions such as: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Alzheimer's Disease and pain.
  • Exercise prescription for mental health conditions such as: Depression, Anxiety and Stress.
  • Rehabilitative techniques for injuries such as: Fractures, Sprains, Whiplash and Falls.
  • Critical analysis of research relevant to musculoskeletal injury and rehabilitation needs.

Communications.

  • Become an advanced, well-rounded communicator.
  • Learn how to balance cueing styles with advanced repertoire.
  • Learn how to cue for advanced anatomy, physiology and biomechanics.
  • Learn about professional conduct in a management and supervisory role.
  • Learn about administration of client documentation.
  • Learn about cross referral with Allied Health Practitioners.
Business Administration.

This qualification explores health and safety considerations in an administrative capacity, including but not limited to:

  • Self-care/personal health and wellbeing.
  • Mentoring roles and staff support.
  • Managing and administering safety practices in practice.

How You’ll Learn it

Design your study mix to suit your schedule and learning style. Advanced Diploma Students are busy and booked, that's why we offer flexibility and customisation in study mode.

The self-directed learning component (Coursework) is 100% online via the LMS, and the practical learning is delivered in private, Course Delivery sessions with Senior Educators: in-Studio or online.

Practical Learning. (In-Studio and or Online)

Get into the nuts and bolts of the Coursework, learn the repertoire and hone your advanced teaching craft with private tuition under Senior Educators (Pilates Practitioners). These sessions can be conducted in the Studio, online, or a combination.

This mentor-forward, private delivery structure injects a heightened level of convenience and personal attention into these sessions, and allows Students to customise an approach specific to their needs, interests and knowledge gaps. It's highly personalised, super flexible-learning.

Online. Work through the Learning Management System (LMS) modules at your own pace. The LMS guides the learner journey using an immersive combination of written resources, video demonstrations, interactive apps, and activities. Learning tasks and written assessments are intuitively timed in the course flow to consolidate and evidence your progress in each subject area. The total average study load for the Advanced Diploma is: 10 hours per week.

Course Structure

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FLEXIBLE, PRACTICAL LEARNING.

Get hands-on with the coursework and experience the repertoire with mentorship-style, private Course Delivery in the Studio, or as supported by Educators (Pilates Practitioners) remotely, online.

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SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING.

Work through the Course at your own pace on the digital Learning Management System (LMS).

Plus, a weekly self-mastery commitment (doing Pilates) to enhance practical understanding of the coursework. This Course offers an unique opportunity to advance your personal mastery with advanced-level repertoire.

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WORK PLACEMENT.

Consolidate your advanced teaching craft with on-the-job learning within the Pilates ITC Work Placement Studio network – in-person and online.

Observation: 50 hours.

Teaching: 150 hours.

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Study Mode : in-person + online
Outcome
Advanced Diploma AQF Level 6. Nationally and internationally recognised.
In person learning starts December 31, 2030
Online
Cost: $5,950
$330
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