Training to be a teacher of the Alexander Technique takes 3 years and the constitution requires a minimum of 1600 hours of training. Tuition takes up to 16 hours per week, for four terms a year.

In South Africa there are two training courses, one in Cape Town, and one in Johannesburg. For details contact Walter Vaughan-Jones: (Tel) 021 438 9753 or Nanette Anderson: (Tel) 011 640 5210. For further details see "Teachers".

Pre-requisites for joining a training course include a substantial number of private lessons, a class visit and an interview with the Head of Training.

On completion of the training course a graduate may apply for ordinary (teaching) membership of the South African Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (SASTAT). SASTAT is an internationally recognised body, affiliated to STAT in the United Kingdom and the other official Societies around the world.