Requirements*

1. Diploma from The School for The Work
2. Attendance at an additional School for The Work as staff or repeater
3. Participation in approved BKI events - 25 days
4. Working with your Mentor - 40 hours
• Private exchanges with, feedback and support from, your assigned mentor
• Monthly teleconferences with mentors and ITW candidates in your Certification Group
5. One-for-One - 160 hours
• Candidates give and receive feedback on facilitations from their mentor assigned partner
• Partners help each other identify motives
• Discussion of recorded sessions for self-evaluation
6. Teleclasses - 70 hours
7. BKI Do The Work Helpline Facilitation- 130 hours
• Prerequisites required to begin this phase
8. Certification Evaluation Workshop* - 7 days
• Individual work with Byron Katie
• One-on-one facilitation practicum
• Receipt of positive evaluation from mentors and training staff
• Final evaluation by Byron Katie
• Individual Certification is granted upon Byron Katie's recommendation
*Workshop designed for participants who have completed Sections A-G.

Other requirements

Every Certified Facilitator is required to mentor candidates for the first year after becoming certified. Thereafter, Certified Facilitators are required to mentor candidates for one six- month period every two years. A $100 annual Certification renewal fee is also required.

*Please note that Certification Requirements listed on this page are subject to change during the course of a candidate’s enrollment in the Certification Program. Any changes made to Certification Requirements apply to all candidates enrolled in the program.