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Our training program will help you start a new career in abacus and mental arithmetic education
From the most basic to the most advanced — our comprehensive training curriculum will give you everything you need to know to become a teacher.
Complete our training program to become a certified instructor. The four-year progression takes students from foundational bead technique all the way to expert-level computation and examination readiness.
Four years of comprehensive training
First Year · Basic
Levels 10 – 7
Foundation skills in abacus operation, number recognition, and single-digit addition and subtraction. Students build the core bead-movement vocabulary they carry through every subsequent level.
Second Year · Junior
Levels 6 – 5
Intermediate techniques including multi-digit addition and subtraction with carries and borrows, introduction to multiplication, and the first mental arithmetic exercises performed without the physical abacus.
Third Year · Senior
Levels 4 – 3
Advanced multiplication and division alongside accelerated mental arithmetic. Students develop the ability to visualise the abacus entirely in their minds to solve problems at speed.
Fourth Year · Advanced
Levels 2 – 1 and Advanced
Expert-level computation combining all four operations at examination speed. Completion qualifies students to sit the PAMA Instructor Certification assessments.
Training syllabus
Browse the complete session-by-session curriculum for all four years — from Levels 10–7 through to Advanced certification preparation.
View the full syllabusExplore the programme
- Teacher training seminarThe four-stage training programme in Taipei — what it covers, who delivers it, and how to register.
- Implementation rulesLevel eligibility, fees, and certification — attend in Taiwan or invite the Secretariat to your country.
- Instructor certificationCertificates, the Professional Trainer track, exam samples, and how to verify a certificate.