ABT Certified Teachers, once they have passed qualification exams to become certified in ABT’s National Training Curriculum, are eligible to present their students for ABT Student Examinations. ABT Student Examinations are the perfect culmination of training each year because they assess each student’s skill level and artistic presentation, while demonstrating progress and building confidence. Both students and teachers benefit from the examination experience: students receive a personalized rubric and a certificate of achievement while presenting teachers receive personal feedback and the opportunity to become an ABT Affiliate Teacher.
All ABT Certified Teachers may present their students for examination. ABT Affiliate Teachers are required to present a minimum of 12 students once every two years to maintain their Affiliate Teacher status. For Primary Levels and Levels 1 & 2, 90% of each teacher’s students presented must pass; at Levels 3 & 4, 80% of the students must pass; and for Levels 5, 6 & 7, 75% of the students must pass.
ABT Certified teachers should start by requesting exams at least 4 months in advance by filling out the Exam Request Form and submitting a $100 deposit which will be applied towards the final invoice.
Contact exams@abt.org for the 2023 Exam Guidelines and for more information. This is the link to the 2023 Exam Request Form: https://www.tfaforms.com/5032562.