# Vetting a school before you pay

Lesson 3 of [Choosing a yoga teacher training](https://yogis.fyi/academy/yoga-teacher-training-specialist.md), 17 minutes.

Choosing a school is a research task. Here is the checklist that separates serious programmes from expensive weekend workshops. Verify registration. Ask for the school's RYS number and check it on Yoga Alliance's school directory. An unregistered school can still teach you yoga, but its graduates ge…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Choosing a yoga teacher training works](https://yogis.fyi/academy/yoga-teacher-training-specialist.md).

Also on the [web page](https://yogis.fyi/academy/yoga-teacher-training-specialist/vetting-a-school).