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Certification Levels

All Tellington TTouch courses / workshops are taught by certified practitioners who have been certified by Tellington TTouch® International. The different level of practitioner are explained below

Tellington TTouch Practitioner (P)

Qualification Criteria:

Successful completion of required coursework for a total of 60 credits.

Submission of 5 approved case studies.

Achievement of passing score on written and practical skills assessment.

Permitted Practice:

Certified to work with individuals.

May give short (one hour) lectures or demonstrations to groups.

Tellington TTouch Practitioner 1 (P1)

Practitioners are eligible to be tested for Practitioner 1 after earning an additional 12 credits of specific coursework related to teaching Tellington TTouch workshops. This curriculum will also prepare the Practitioner for the Practitioner 1 test. Some Practitioners will be ready for testing at this time, others may want to continue to study before testing. Upon applying for testing the Practitioner will be tested by an instructor. Testing may be in-person, online, with video or a combination of these and will include a written test as well as an assessment of skills required for teaching workshops.

Qualification Criteria:

Successful completion of required coursework for a total of 72 credits.

Completion of a class presentation to demonstrate teaching skills observed by an instructor

Submission and approval of a plan for conducting a one day workshop.

Achievement of passing score on written and practical skills assessment.

Permitted Practice:

Certified to work with individual clients.

Give lectures/demonstrations or weekly classes.

Teach one day hands-on workshops to groups.

Tellington TTouch Practitioner 2 (P2)

Qualification Criteria:

Have been listed in the Guild as a Practitioner 1 for at least one year immediately prior to upgrading

Have taught at least 10 one-day or 20 half-day/evening hands-on workshops (or the equivalent) and turned in feedback forms from participants and organisers from at least five of the workshops.

Submitted, for discussion with an instructor, an outline of the agenda for a hypothetical two-day hands-on workshop.

Permitted Practice:

Certified to work with individual clients.

Give lectures/demonstrations or weekly classes.

Teach one or two day hands-on workshops to groups

Tellington TTouch Senior Practitioner 3 (P3)

Qualification Criteria:

Been an active TTouch Practitioner for at least 8 years immediately prior to upgrading.

Taught a minimum of 16 workshops/webinars/modules (or equivalent)

Assisted at a minimum of 10 trainings.

Guild member for a minimum of 4 years before application and remain a Guild member

Demonstrates exceptional teaching and interpersonal skills

Submitted feedback forms from 5 workshops taught in the past three years prior to upgrading.

Demonstrates excellent handling and technical skills with a wide variety of dogs.

Permitted Practice:

Qualified to function as senior assistants at trainings.

Develop and teach webinars for the TTouch Online Learning Program.

Teach workshops (up to 3 days) to provide TTouch CEU credits according to curriculum guidelines

Tellington TTouch Instructor (I)

Instructors are selected based on experience, technical and practical skills, teaching ability, and other contributions to (and needs of) Tellington TTouch International.