In exceptional circumstances, an applicant may present a request for an exception or an alternative, to a particular requirement of this policy. If applying for an exception to any requirement please include your rationale. This will be considered first by the TAB to which you make your application and then presented with a recommendation to the other TABs for consideration. Agreement by all TABs is required for an exception to a particular requirement to be granted.

Introduction to the process

1. This process should be planned by the Candidate, in conjunction with the guidance committee (if there is one, or with the relevant TAB) well in advance of submitting the final application.
2. This process aims to capture the richness and quality of the Candidate's professional practice and teaching through a variety of experiences.
3. Candidates are encouraged to draw on all their relevant experience, skills and knowledge. Fields in which one acquires experience, skills and knowledge may include: private practice, advanced training, study groups, Academies, as well as Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs and other professional arenas.
4. Candidate’s knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes will be assessed in relation to the professional tasks described in the Competency Profile. Between the Guidance Committee’s submission of observed competencies and the Candidate’s written activities all competencies must be addressed. Specific items from the Trainer Competency Profile that must be observed by the Guidance Committee and addressed in their report are the following:
   1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5
   3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
   5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7
   7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
   All other listed competencies will be assessed from the Candidate’s written activities. Even so, Guidance Committee members should include in their report an assessment of all competencies on the Trainer Competency Profile with which they are familiar, as we seek the most complete picture possible. Each written activity specifies which particular competencies the candidate’s response must address. Please notice that some competencies are addressed in more than one written activity. Different written activities elicit different aspects of the competencies, so the candidate must be sure to write to the competencies that are referred to in each written activity.
5. It is understood that the competencies describe the essential skills, knowledge, and attitudes for the successful applicant to commence their career as a Feldenkrais Trainer. The expectation is that further maturation of these skills and knowledge wil occur throughout their professional career.

The process of Trainer Certification includes:

1. Written Activities (Essential)
   • Each written activity addresses particular competencies. These are referenced by numbers at the end of each activity, and need to be included in the response. Video and audio presentation can be substituted or supplemented.
   • The Candidate may address other competencies in his/her response to each activity.
   • Responses should clearly describe the Candidate's thinking and practice.
2. Teaching Practice Assessments (Essential)
   The Candidate's actual teaching practice will be assessed by:
   • The Candidate's Guidance Committee, where there is one; all reports from the trainers you have worked with in the last three years are required for the alternate way.
     Revised and internationally approved 11/04
   • Feedback from the Feldenkrais Trainer community. The Candidate's application, including written activities, will be circulated to all Feldenkrais Trainers and they will be asked to provide feedback on the Candidate's application.
3. Portfolio Materials
   Candidates may choose to submit:
   
   • Relevant published writings (optional)
   • Relevant video and audio recordings
4. Where there is no guidance committee (or on request of a TAB) the candidate may be required to submit a video of:
   • an hour of teaching in training programs, or
   • advanced training, or
   • working with a group of trainees or practitioners, or
   • a video of teaching an FI lesson (with written or audio voice-over commentary)
5. Comment from the Professional Community
   The Feldenkrais professional community will be informed of all trainer applications and will have the opportunity to comment.
6. Ethics
   The TABs will also consider any ethics complaints that have been lodged in relation to the Candidate.