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Certification ProcessThe ATI Membership has established criteria to evaluate the skills of candidates seeking an ATI Teaching Certificate. This certification is available to every Alexander Technique teacher, whether a recent graduate or a teacher with years of experience. Each session with an ATI Sponsor is an opportunity to explore your abilities and to learn more. After successful completion of this process, you will receive an ATI Teaching Certificate. Each meeting with my ATI Sponsors, whose styles differed greatly, offered me a golden opportunity to step into my shoes as an AT teacher. I was encouraged to relax with confidence and be myself, while being equally challenged to be very clear in the use of myself and my speech as both a teacher and as a human being walking through life. I am grateful for the opportunity to have received so much valuable feedback from my ATI Sponsors, while being acknowledged for my strengths. The whole process has deepened my love of this work and has given me additional confidence in my abilities so that I can, must and will teach the Alexander Technique as long as I am able and as long as there is a need for this kind of human contact in this very precious and tender world in which we all reside.” – Katie Back, ATI Certified Teaching member ATI Criteria for Evaluating the Competencies of TeachersIn order to be eligible for certification by Alexander Technique International, teacher-candidates should be of good character, have a clear understanding of the Alexander Technique concepts and principles and have the basic skills to convey these concepts and principles clearly to a pupil. I. Conduct
II. Knowledge
III. Teaching Skills
Through this certification process, ATI sets standards for competence as it embraces the diversity of approaches to teacher training. ATI has identified a select group of Teaching Members, known as ATI Sponsors, whose responsibility is to determine whether or not a candidate for an ATI Teaching Certificate meets ATI’s Criteria. Candidates must be certified by three ATI Sponsors. If you know already that you want to become an ATI Certified Teacher, our ATI Certification Procedure page contains information on how to complete the Certification process. |