This is a globally accredited Mindfulness Teacher Certification Course, registered with and accredited by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). Graduates of this course will be eligible to receive a personal credential as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher - Professional Level (CMT-P). This credential will serve graduates for employment purposes and is the standard in the field.

 

This year-long program provides training, coaching, and supervision to those wishing
1. to incorporate mindfulness into their profession and to teach mindfulness with individuals, groups, communities, or organisations; and
2. to design and teach a 8 week evidence-based mindfulness course.

Successful completion of this program provides a document of completion as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher and Facilitator.

Program Goals

• To expand the availability of secular mindfulness training globally by training qualified individuals as mindfulness teachers and facilitators
• To provide participants with training and standards in teaching, designing and facilitating mindfulness programs
• To teach mindfulness skills and practices for workshops with individuals, groups, communities, organisations and others
• To support participants in embodying mindfulness and facilitating their personal understanding and practice of secular mindfulness
• To create a global community of certified and qualified mindfulness teachers and facilitators

Learning Outcomes

You will be able to:

• Lead mindfulness classes for diverse populations, which you are familiar with or desire to share, such as corporate/business settings or educational settings.
• Lead mindfulness coaching classes for individuals
• Lecture or deliver a talk for the public, a professional community or people in your field
• Demonstrate competence in teaching, designing and facilitating mindfulness-based courses and workshops
• Articulate the professional and ethical standards of adherence for a mindfulness teacher
• Articulate and demonstrate relevant teaching skills including clear instructions, creating positive group learning environment, creating safety, managing challenges and difficulties of self and participants and being flexible in curriculum delivery.
• Demonstrate good relational skills when teaching and with fellow teachers.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop customised curriculum by target audiences, organising and evaluating teaching materials for individual and group settings.
• Demonstrate competence in understanding the theoretical knowledge of Mindfulness, experiential learning, relevant qualities and attitudes of a teacher
• Demonstrate responsive and flexible pacing to cover an appropriate curriculum, as well as holding a group learning environment and managing challenges and difficulties.

Why People Choose To Attend Our Mindfulness Teacher Training?

• - accredited programme by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association
• - learn to teach research, evidence-based and secular Mindfulness
• - an intensive and comprehensive 257 hour programme
• - the programme is designed based on the mindfulness teacher competencies of the Universities of Bangor, Exeter and Oxford.
• - develop facilitation skills unique to Mindfulness for leading groups and individual coaching
• - learn to integrate mindfulness into other professional disciplines

 

1) Pathway

Pre-requisite:

• - A minimum 2 years of regular mindfulness meditation practice
• - Attended an 8 Week Mindfulness Based Course like the MBSR, MBCT etc which should include the Day of Mindfulness/Silent retreat
• - Attended a 5-day or longer mindfulness meditation retreat with a qualified instructor, or before the completion of this Course
• - Submit evidence of completion of a 8 week mindfulness course with certificate of attendance together with your application.

Phase 1: Coursework
In order to pass these modules, you would need to

• - have at least 80% attendance for each of the modules.
• - score at least 80% grade for multiple choice assessments
• - obtain a pass for Essays and Reports
• - achieve at least a competent level for Practical Demonstrations
• - complete reading and study assignments satisfactorily

Phase 2: Practicum & Supervision
You will be required to

• - attend and facilitate once a month mindfulness class (half-day) for 6 months upon completion of your coursework modules 1 to 7.
  • have at least 80% attendance for this module.
• - facilitate a 8 week Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing Enhancement (MBWE) workshop 1. for ONE GROUP of 4-8 people AND 2. for ONE INDIVIDUAL
• - achieve a competent level for Practicum Assessments
• - obtain a pass for Essays and Reports

Phases 1 and 2 (all assessments, practicum and supervision) must be completed within 12 months from the start of the course.
2) Mode of Delivery
a) Virtual Class: Modules 1 to 5 will be taught through virtual classrooms
b) Onsite Class: Modules 6 to 8 will be taught face to face (onsite)
c) Student Directed Learning: Modules 1 to 7 would have a student-directed learning component

3) Course Fee (in Singapore Dollars)*
The fee is split into two instalments. Early bird fees end on 14 February 2021. 

*Course fee includes all textbooks and reading materials. It excludes cost for practicum.

4) Class Schedule (Tentative)

5) Steps to Apply

Submit the non-refundable application fee of $50 via our EVENT page and submit the following documents via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. :

• - Application fee payment receipt
• - Updated resume
• - Certificate of Completion or a verification letter as an evidence of completion of an 8 week mindfulness class
• - a 100 to 200 word personal statement about your intentions to join this programme