About This Course
Elevate Your Mindfulness Teaching Practice with MBI:TAC Certification.
Are you ready to achieve global recognition for your expertise in mindfulness facilitation? This comprehensive course offers assessment and certification of competency in mindfulness teaching, recognised by the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA) through the internationally acclaimed Mindfulness-based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TAC) developed at Bangor University.
Start your journey to mastering mindfulness facilitation today and position yourself as a leader in this transformative field.
Who is this course for?
This course is for mindfulness practitioners who:
- Seek professional certification to advance their teaching career.
- Aspire to integrate mindfulness facilitation into diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.
- Are committed to ongoing professional development and reflective practice.
Why Certify as Competency Assessed?
- Rigorous Certification: Gain certification that meets the highest global standards in mindfulness teaching. The MBI:TAC has informed international research and practice standards and has been translated into numerous languages for diverse cultural contexts.
- Self-Paced Learning: Begin with a flexible, self-paced course on professional ethics and good practice in mindfulness facilitation, laying the foundation for reflective and ethical teaching.
- Practical Skill Assessment: Demonstrate your teaching skills by submitting recorded mindfulness sessions for assessment using the MBI:TAC. Detailed feedback ensures that you not only meet competency standards but also continue to grow as a facilitator.
How long does this course take to complete?
Self-paced.
Please note that the certification process can take up to 6 months. Contact the course lead to discuss further.
Assessments
Assessments will include:
- Submission of videos of teaching practice
Tutor
Dr Sophie Sansom
Sophie is co-director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. As a senior lecturer Sophie teaches on the master's program and is passionate about social and environmental initiatives having recently co-developed the Inner Change Works (ICW) programme. Founder of SiTT (Support for Integrity in Teaching and Training) Sophie has established frameworks for community development and professional standards in the field. Having collaboratively developed a pioneering approach for the recognition of new MBP curricula Sophie chairs the International Panel of Acknowledgement (IPA) hosted by the European Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (EAMBA). Leading on the scholarship and development of the Mindfulness-based Interventions -Teaching Assessment Criteria Sophie’s academic work explores ways of supporting pedagogical innovation and accessibility while upholding quality and integrity; a key focus in her role as Chair of the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA).
Course Content
What will you study on this course?
The MBI:TAC is globally recognized as the highest standard of competency certification attainable in the field of mindfulness.
Comptency certification offers:
- A structured assessment of practical teaching skills, with recognition of competence in teaching mindfulness, based on the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA) Good Practice Guidelines.
- Continued engagement in a developmental process that integrates and builds on the personal, theoretical and skills-based learning gathered in previous experience and training, and previous professional development.
- Detailed feedback and assessment of competence in teaching mindfulness within personal professional context.
- Training in attending to professional and ethical issues that can arise during teaching mindfulness courses in personal professional context.
Course Cost
£865 (price valid for 2024/25 academic year).
Entry Requirements
The Competency Assessment: Mindfulness facilitation is open to mindfulness teachers and facilitators that have completed a training pathway recognised by the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches.