MTTC – Mat Teacher Training Course
in Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Scandinavia
The MTTC provides a thorough education in the Mat Work and its infinite applications. In addition to being the foundation upon which all the Pilates work is based, it is also the perfect springboard to the CTTC.
It is affordable, easy to integrate into many different settings and introduces people to the foundation of Pilates. There is no part of the Pilates system that exemplifies the principles of the method, particularly flow, quite as well as the Mat work. Students study a very wide repertoire of Mat Work exercises and the integration of small apparatus into the Mat program.
Upon completion of the course, you will be qualified to:
- Work according to the principles of Pilates and introduce these tenets to clients and students
- Assess posture and posture types, as well as detect postural deviations
- Solve problems and provide effective exercise solutions to many physical conditions
- Compile comprehensive and safe Pilates Mat work programs tailored to individual and group needs
- Adapt a class to different settings and environments
- Integrate small apparatus into a Mat class to achieve optimum results
- Use the BASI® Block System to successfully administer Mat work classes
- Analyze and understand the Pilates exercises based on anatomical and biomechanical principles
- Demonstrate at a high level the vast repertoire of classic Pilates exercises as well as a wide range of original BASI® exercises
- Modify exercises according to the needs and goals of the individual
- Establish a sound foundation to embark on the CTTC
Course Details
The Mat Work Teachers Training Course is taught by members of the BASI® Pilates faculty in Host studios around the world. Courses are ongoing in multiple locations throughout the year. The course structure is modular, approximately 100 hours of study, practice, observation and apprentice teaching.
Due to sickness and other important reasons, a student may catch up on course modules missed, at any course location in Germany, Austria, Switzerland or Scandinavia, depending on availability.
All courses, no matter where they are held in our licence area, not only uphold the educational standards of BASI® Pilates, but also in some instances exceed these to comply with the requirements of the Pilates associations in the various licence areas, an important factor in deciding where you are going to start your Pilates education.
Course Contents & Requirements
Six modules, including lectures, exercise analysis and practice, and discussion.
– At the beginning of the course, MTTC students receive the current BASI® Study Guide and a movement analysis Work Book covering the Pilates mat work and use of Auxiliary equipment.
Required after each module. Many host locations organize workshops (or informal study sessions) with the course instructor or assistant instructor to review and discuss material
Mat Work classes are essential and are offered at student rates at most Host locations. In addition most Host locations offer “open studio time,” during which students can practice on their own or in groups.
15 hours (20 hours for Austria) at the Host location or a studio approved by BASI® Pilates Germany/Austria Switzerland. (These are the recommended number of hours; they may be adjusted based upon the past experience of the student.
30 hours (40 hours for Austria) at the Host location or a studio approved by BASI® Pilates Germany/Austria/Switzerland. (These are the recommended number of hours; they may be adjusted based upon the past experience of the student.
Your BASI® Pilates certificate will be issued when all BASI® requirements have been met. These include satisfactory attendance of all modules, passing scores on all required exams, submission and completion of all observation, practical and teacher training hours.
A membership at the German Pilates Associaation (Deutscher Pilates Verband e.V.) and a recognition of the Pilates mat education through the „Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention (ZPP)“ requires an education of a minimum of 60 hours in-studio lectures within 8 days (duration max. 7,5 h plus 1,5 h break) and 15 hours of observation. The MTTC course can be supplemented by our Mat Intensive course plus the extra day „Einweisung in das Kurskonzept“ (see also MTTC plus).
Further information under:
Mobile: + 49 – (0) 160 -678 555 3
office@basipilates.net
Tuition
It is our goal to make the BASI® education financially possible for everyone. Cost-effective and convenient payment plans are available. The tuition includes the lectures, examination fee and study material.
The course tuition can vary due to exchange ratess and local economies. For the accurate course price please open the websitee of the specific country or e mail us under office@basipilates.net
Course dates for Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Scandinavia
MTTC – Mat Teacher Training Course
New Courses
St. Gallen - Waitinglist!
| Module 1-2 | 06. - 07. June 2026 |
| Module 3-4 | 04. - 05. July 2026 |
| Module 5-6 | 22. - 23. August 2026 |
| Exam | 08. November 2026 |
Course start:
saturdays 11:00/ sundays 09:00
Course end:
saturdays 16:45/ sundays 14:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Bewegungswelt GmbH
Gallusstrasse 32a
9000 St. Gallen
Course language is German and English
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Munich) - Waitinglist!
| Module 1-2 | 01. - 02. August 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 08. - 09. August 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 15. - 16. August 26 |
| Exam | 28. - 29. November 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:30 / sundays: 9:30
Course end:
saturdays: 17:15 / sundays: 16:15
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Fürstenfeldbruck
Hauptstr. 24
82256 Fuerstenfeldbruck
Practice, observation and teaching practice hours can also be fulfilled at our BASI Pilates Studio in Munich-Pasing!
Course language is German/English
Düsseldorf
| Module 1-3 | 04. - 06. September 26 |
| Module 4-6 | 09. - 11. October 26 |
| Exam | 30. January 27 |
Course start:
fridays: 12:00 / saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 9:00
Course end:
fridays: 18:45 / saturdays: 16:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Pilates Essenza
Konkordiastraße 94,
40219 Düsseldorf
Cologne
| Module 1-3 | 11. - 13. September 26 |
| Module 4-6 | 09. - 11. October 26 |
| Exam | 31. January 27 |
Course start:
fridays: 12:30 / saturdays: 10:15 / sundays: 09:00
Course end:
fridays: 19:15/ saturdays: 17:00 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
MY Pilates Cologne
Scheidtweiler Straße 71 (Hinterhof)
50 933 Köln
Stuttgart
| Module 1-3 | 11. - 13. September 26 |
| Module 4-6 | 16. - 18. October 26 |
| Exam | t.b.a. |
Course start:
fridays: 12:00 / saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 9:00
End:
fridays: 18:45 / saturdays: 16:45 / sundays: 15:45
Dozenten:
BASI® Faculty
Ort:
BASI Pilates Stuttgart
Gerber Straße 3
70178 Stuttgart
Course language is English!
Hamburg - Waitinglist!
| Module 1-2 | 26. - 27. September 2026 |
| Module 3-4 | 14. - 15. November 2026 |
| Module 5-6 | 12. - 13. December 2026 |
| Exam | 23. May 2027 |
Course start:
saturdays: 11:00 / sundays: 09:00
End:
saturdays: 17:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Plan P Pilates
Mansteinstr. 3
20253 Hamburg
Course language is German/English
Stockholm
| Module 1-2 | 26. – 27. September 2026 |
| Module 3-4 | 24. – 25. October 2026 |
| Module 5-6 | 21. – 22. November 2026 |
| Examen | tba |
Course Start:
saturday: 12:00 /sunday: 09:00
End:
saturday: 17:45 /sunday: 14:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Pilates Flow STHLM
Torsgatan 33
1131 Stockholm
Course language is English
Lugano
| Module 1-3 | 09. - 11. October 2026 |
| Module 4-6 | 04. - 06. December 2026 |
| Exam | tba |
Course start:
fridays 13:00 / saturdays: 10:00/ sundays: 09:00
End:
fridays: 18:45 /saturdays: 15:45/ sundays: 14:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Academy Lugano
Via Vanoni 3
6900 Lugano
Switzerland
Course language is bilingually Italian/English
Turku
| Module 1-3 | 23. - 25. October 2026 |
| Module 4-6 | 20. - 22. November 2026 |
| Exam | 28. February 2027 |
Course start:
fridays: 10:30 / saturdays: 12:00 / sundays: 10:00
Course end:
fridays: 16:15 / saturdays: 17:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Academy Turku
Eerikinkatu 17,
20100 Turku
Zurich - Group EN
| Module 1-2 | 24. - 25. October 2026 |
| Module 3-4 | 28. - 29. November 2026 |
| Module 5-6 | 30. - 31. January 2027 |
| Exam | 18. - 19. September 2027 |
Course start:
saturdays 11:00/ sundays 11:00
End:
saturdays 16:45 / sundays 16:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Studio Zürich
Pilates Studio in Selnau
Freigutstrasse 40
8001 Zürich
Course languate is English
Zurich - Group DE
| Module 1-2 | 21. - 22. November 2026 |
| Module 3-4 | 16. - 17. January 2027 |
| Module 5-6 | 06. - 07. March 2027 |
| Exam | 18. - 19. September 2027 |
Course start:
saturdays 11:00/ sundays 11:00
End:
saturdays 16:45 / sundays 16:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Studio Zürich
Pilates Studio in Selnau
Freigutstrasse 40
8001 Zürich
Course languate is German.
New Courses! Here you can sign up to register your interest in our upcoming courses:
Salzburg starting in fall 2026: Mat Teacher Training Course
Berlin starting in spring 2027: Mat Teacher Training Course
Copenhagen starting in spring 2027: Mat Teacher Training Course
Vienna starting in spring 2027: Mat Teacher Training Course
Current courses
Zürich - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 30. – 31. May 2026 |
| Module 3-4 | 20. – 21. June 2026 |
| Module 5-6 | 29. – 30. August 2026 |
| Exam | tba |
Course Start:
saturdays 11:30 / sundays 11:00
Course End:
saturdays 17:00 / sundays 16:30
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Studio Zürich
Pilates Studio in Selnau
Freigutstrasse 40
8001 Zürich
Course language is English
Freiburg - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 9. - 10. May 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 13. - 14. June 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 11. - 12. July 26 |
| Exam | 23. January 2027 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 09:00
Course end:
saturdays: 16:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Dynamic Arts
Kartäuserstr. 13,
79102 Freiburg
Course language is German/English
Morges - fully booked!
| Modul 1-2 | 25. - 26. April 2026 |
| Modul 3-4 | 30. - 31. May 2026 |
| Modul 5-6 | 20. - 21. June 2025 |
| Exam | 16. October 2026 |
This course will be offered in English
Course start:
saturdays 10:30/ sundays 09:00
End:
saturdays 16:00 / sundays 14:30
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Module 1-6:
Nouvelle Ecole De Danse De Morges A. Et H. Bretholz
Rue de la Gare 15
1110 Morges
Hoststudio:
The Pilates Club
Avenue de Plan 12b
1110 Morges
Fürstenfeldbruck (Munich) - fully booked!
| Module 1-3 | 24. - 26. April 26 |
| Module 4-6 | 22. - 24. May 26 |
| Exam | 28. - 29. November 26 |
Course start:
fridays 12:00/ saturdays: 10:30 / sundays: 9:30
Course end:
fridays: 18:45/ saturdays: 17:15 / sundays: 16:15
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Fürstenfeldbruck
Hauptstr. 24
82256 Fuerstenfeldbruck
Practice, observation and teaching practice hours can also be fulfilled at our BASI Pilates Studio in Munich-Pasing!
Course language is German/English
Copenhagen - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 11. - 12. April 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 16. - 17. May 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 13. - 14. June 26 |
| Exam | 24. - 25. October 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:15 /sundays: 09:00
Course end:
saturdays: 16:00 /sundays: 14:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Copenhagen Pilates Studio ApS
Peder Skrams Gade 5, st.
DK-1054 København
Cologne - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 14. - 15. March 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 25. - 26. April 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 30. - 31. May 26 |
| Exam | 6. September 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 09:00
Course end:
saturdays: 16:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
MY Pilates Cologne
Scheidtweiler Straße 71 (Hinterhof)
50 933 Köln
Course language is German/ English
Berlin - Group EN - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 14. - 15. March 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 18. - 19. April 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 30. - 31. May 26 |
| Exam | 06. September 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 12:00 / sundays: 09:00
Course end:
saturdays: 18:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Studio A Pilates
Berliner Straße 120
10713 Berlin
Course language is English
Fürstenfeldbruck (Munich) - fully booked!
| Module 1-3 | 20. - 22. February 26 |
| Module 4-6 | 01. - 03. May 26 |
| Exam | 18. - 19. July 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:30 / sundays: 9:30
Course end:
saturdays: 17:15 / sundays: 16:15
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Fürstenfeldbruck
Hauptstr. 24
82256 Fuerstenfeldbruck
Practice, observation and teaching practice hours can also be fulfilled at our BASI Pilates Studio in Munich-Pasing!
Course language is German/English
Vienna - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 14. - 15. February 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 14. - 15. March 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 11. - 12. April 26 |
| Exam | 17. – 18. October 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 9:00
Course end:
saturdays: 16:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Pilates Atelier
Untere Augartenstraße 26
1020 Wien
Düsseldorf
| Module 1-3 | 06. – 08. February 26 |
| Module 4-6 | 17. – 19. April 26 |
| Exam | 05. July 26 |
Course start:
fridays: 12:00 / saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 9:00
Course end:
fridays: 18:45 / saturdays: 16:45 / sundays: 15:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
Pilates Essenza
Konkordiastraße 94,
40219 Düsseldorf
Lugano
| Module 1-3 | 30. January - 01. February 2026 |
| Module 4-6 | 13. - 15. March 2026 |
| Exam | 20. September 2026 |
Course start:
fridays 13:00 / saturdays: 10:00/ sundays: 09:00
End:
fridays: 18:45 /saturdays: 15:45/ sundays: 14:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Academy Lugano
Via Vanoni 3
6900 Lugano
Switzerland
Course language is bilingually Italian/English
Fürstenfeldbruck (Munich) - fully booked!
| Module 1-2 | 24. - 25. January 26 |
| Module 3-4 | 28. February - 1. March 26 |
| Module 5-6 | 21. - 22. March 26 |
| Exam | 18. - 19. July 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:30 / sundays: 9:30
Course end:
saturdays: 17:15 / sundays: 16:15
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BASI Pilates Fürstenfeldbruck
Hauptstr. 24
82256 Fuerstenfeldbruck
Practice, observation and teaching practice hours can also be fulfilled at our BASI Pilates Studio in Munich-Pasing!
Course language is German/English
Salzburg - SEAD
| Module 1-2 | 29. - 30. November 25 |
| Module 3-4 | 06. - 07. December 25 |
| Module 5-6 | 17. - 18. January 26 |
| Exam | 07. June 26 |
Course start:
saturdays: 10:00 / sundays: 9:00
Course end:
saturdays: 15:45 / sundays: 14:45
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance GmbH
Schallmooser Hauptstraße 48a
5020 Salzburg
Language: English
Zurich - Group EN
| Module 1-2 | 25. - 26. October 25 |
| Module 3-4 | 13. - 14. December 25 |
| Module 5-6 | 31. Jan. - 01. Feb. 26 |
| Exam | 19. - 20. September 26 |
This course will be offered in English
Course start:
saturdays 12:30/ sundays 10:00
End:
saturdays 18:00/ sundays 15:30
Faculty:
BASI® Faculty
Location:
BODY LINE & Pilates
Pilates Studio in Selnau
Freigutstrasse 40
8001 Zürich
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