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PDP Accrual Table

PDP Accrual Tables for Core and Secondary Activities

The accrual of PDPs is an important process for any professional, particularly in an industry that is constantly developing, evolving and applying new research and ideas. PDPs are evidence of the currency of your education and provide the PAA with a basis for maintaining your currency of membership and health fund requirements.

PDPs required for membership renewal:

  • 10 points annually for Practitioner, Studio Instructor members and Group Instructor (Mat/Reformer) members

PDPs required for health fund provider eligibility:

  • 20 points annually (Practitioner Level 2 and higher)

Rules:

  1. A minimum of 50% PDPs must be accrued from Core Activities.
  2. A maximum of 15 PDPs may be awarded for any one program.
  3. There is no maximum for an individual category provided condition 1) is met
  4. Student and Associate members are not required to accrue points

Core Activities: Min. 50% PDPs from this categoryPoints awardedEvidence/requirements
PAA approved Pilates specific events/workshops, e.g.

  • PAA conference

  • SIG workshops

  • ARHG HF provider course

  • PAA Member workshop

  • PAA approved workshops

PDPs as listed on PAA websiteCertificate of completion
Formal Education, e.g.

  • Diploma of Pilates Method

  • Advanced Diploma of Pilates Method



  • 15PDP (Group Members upgrade)

  • tbc
Certificate of completion
Workshop Development
  • Develop a PAA approved Pilates workshop or course
2PDPs for each hour of final workshop durationPDP application form
Other Pilates specific conferences/events
  • Overseas conferences and structured workshops e.g. PMA Conference
individually assessedAttendance certificate, presenter bios & content outline

Secondary Activities:Points awarded (1PDP/hr unless otherwise noted)Evidence/requirements
All categories provide one point per hour unless otherwise noted.
Pilates specific Workouts
  • Pilates sessions/class with PAA L4, Trainer L2 or Principal level members

  • PAA Member Class
  • 1PDP/hr

  • 1PDP/hr
  • Evidence of attendance

  • Added automatically
Non PAA approved Pilates workshopsindividually assessed @0.5/hrpresenter bio and detailed course outline
Receive Pilates based Mentoring (Mentor PAA L3 /approved mentor):
  • PAA Mentoring Circle

  • PAA Approved Mentoring Program

  • Individual/single mentoring sessions

  • 6PDPs

  • PDPs as listed on PAA website

  • Individually assessed
  • Added automatically

  • Certificate of completion

  • Mentor bio, log book/attendance record, mentoring agreement
Deliver Pilates based mentoring (Mentor PAA L3 /approved mentor)Individually assessedMentoring agreement, attendance records, outline of content
Advanced anatomy, physiology and/or pathology courses:
  • PAA Approved

  • Other
  • PDPs as listed on PAA website

  • individually assessed
  • Certificate of completion

  • presenter biography and detailed course outline
Business Skills:
  • Cert IV TAE

  • Studio management and development courses
  • 10PDPS
  • individually assessed
  • Certificate of completion

  • presenter biography and detailed course outline
Deliver Education
  • Deliver a PAA approved workshop

  • Delivery of teacher training
  • all individually assessed
  • provide delivery dates & duration
  • provide delivery dates & hours, content outline
Contribution
  • Publish Pilates based academic research study

  • Publish Pilates industry article: PAA newsletter, industry journal

  • Feature in PAA Podcast

  • Write a book or event review for publication

  • Pilates promotion article: national magazine/ newspaper

  • Contribution to PAA projects
  • all individually assessed
  • Upload article/document/transcript
Self-directed Pilates -focused learning:
  • Watch Video

  • Listen to podcast

  • Educational reading
  • all individually assessed
  • Upload activity description and report