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Online Pilates Instructor Certification

Get certified. From anywhere.

Our fully online, self-paced certification, with real educator mentoring, a course manual, and a community that actually shows up. AUSactive accredited. Certified for life.

100%Online
80Hours, self-paced
8Months to finish
20AUSactive CECs

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100% online. 0% doing it alone.

Most online courses hand you videos and wave goodbye. Not us. You get flexibility plus real humans in your corner.

1:1 mentoringBook time with a real educator whenever you need it, not a help desk.
Live every monthMonthly workshops and Q+As with the educators who wrote the course.
A crew, not a loginA private student community that shows up for the wins and the wobbles.
Choose your cert

Pick your Pilates path

Most Flexible

Online Mat

$1,650–1,800

early bird – standard · or pay in 2–3 instalments

Full Mat certification80 hrs self-pacedCourse manual + Learning Hub1:1 educator mentoring
Best Value

Online Mat + Reformer

$2,850–3,000

early bird – standard · or pay in 2–3 instalments

Both certificationsThe full toolkitCourse manual + Learning Hub1:1 educator mentoring
Studio Favourite

Online Reformer

$1,650–1,800

early bird – standard · or pay in 2–3 instalments

Full Reformer certification80 hrs self-pacedCourse manual + Learning Hub1:1 educator mentoring

Reformer access needed, via a local studio, gym or hire.

Book with a bestie and you’ll each get $100 off · 10% student discount with a valid student ID · payment plans on all certs.

Everything you get

What’s in the course

80 Hours of ContentStructured online modules, completed at your own pace over up to 8 months.
Upstate Learning HubEvery lesson, video demo and resource in one online home.
Course ManualYour complete manual to learn from and keep.
Video DemonstrationsWatch every exercise and how to teach it.
Class-Planning + Assessment ToolsTemplates and tools so you’re ready to teach.
1:1 Mentor SessionsDirect access to an educator for real support. Book more anytime.
Monthly Workshops + Live Q+AsLive teaching and answers with your educators, every month.
Private Student CommunitySupport, wins and questions with your crew.
Assessment SupportGuided the whole way to certification.
Upstate CertificationAUSactive accredited with 20 CECs, on completion.
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Sound like you?

This is for you if

You’ve never taught before and want a career in movement
You already teach and want to level up
You love Pilates and want to share it
You need study that fits around real life

AUSactive
Accredited
20 CECs

AUSactive National Awards Program 2026, CPD Provider of the Year finalist

A qualification that counts

Fully accredited through AUSactive with 20 CECs, recognised across the fitness industry, so you’re good to go in studios, gyms or your own private classes. We’re also a 2026 AUSactive National Awards finalist for CPD Provider of the Year.

Free download

Get the course guide

Everything in one PDF: modules, hours, mentoring, pricing and what happens after you qualify.

Upskill + specialise

Workshops and short courses

Pre/Postnatal Pilates Training

Build the knowledge and skills to safely and confidently teach Pilates to pre- and postnatal clients.

Heated Mat Pilates Foundations

Take your teaching into the heat with a specialty short course for qualified instructors.

Reformer Jumpboard Foundations

Add dynamic jumpboard work to your reformer repertoire.

Your move

Ready to enrol?

Start today. Certified for life, supported the whole way.

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