Certificate IV Massage Therapy Practice, HLT40307
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Therapeutic Massage
Many of today's health problems can benefit from massage therapy because the manipulation of soft tissues affects so many of our bodily systems. Massage therapy treatments have a therapeutic affect and improve health by acting directly on the muscular, nervous, circulatory and lymphatic (immune) systems among many other extensive benefits. Massage therapy is also effective in the control of chronic or acute pain, in stress reduction, and in creating a sense of relaxation and well-being.
The Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice is a nationally recognised course under the Health Training Package (HLT07) and provides graduates with the minimum qualification and skills set required for work in the massage industry.On successful completion our graduates are automatically eligible to join the Australian Traditional Medicine Society as accredited Level One Massage Therapists. This provides you with national professional recognition and access to professional insurance and medical rebate opportunities for your clients from approximately forty health funds.
This course integrates deep tissue therapeutic massage techniques with sciences including anatomy and physiology, pathology and symptomology and diagnosis and exercise therapy. The Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice includes clinical training providing invaluable hands-on workplace experience in a supervised setting. The clinical experience allows students to develop confidence in deep tissue therapeutic massage techniques as they learn to assess and treat their clients. The Certificate IV in Massage course may also be used as a great stepping stone along the way to future diploma courses and then onto a university degree.
Career Options
Graduates will be recognised as accredited professional massage therapists with the ability to work in a variety of situations, including:
- Group practice with other health professionals or self employed in your own clinic
- Health clubs & services
- Hospitals & aged care or palliative care facilities
- Resorts & day spa facilities
- Variety of social welfare and community settings
- Occupational titles may include:
- Massage Therapist
- Massage Therapy Practitioner
Packaging Rules
15 competency units (10 common units and 5 specialisation units) are required for award of this qualification.
Common Units
- BSBCMN204AWork effectively with others
- HLTCOM404BCommunicate effectively with clients
- HLTCOM405BAdminister a practice
- HLTCOM406BMake referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate
- HLTCOM408BUse specific health terminology to communicate effectively
- HLTFA301BApply first aid
- HLTHIR301ACommunicate and work effectively in the health industry
- HLTOHS300AContribute to OHS processes
- HLTIN301AComply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
- HLTAP401AConfirm physical health status
Specialisation Units
- HLTREM401BWork within a massage framework
- HLTREM406BProvide massage treatment
- HLTREM407BPlan massage treatment
- HLTREM408BApply massage assessment framework
- HLTREM409BPerform massage health assessment
Weekend modules and clinic sessions
Weekend course times are inclusive of Friday evenings 6pm - 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am- 5pm.
Compulsory massage clinics will be conducted every Wednesday evening for 3 hours (6pm - 9pm).
The first clinic will commence from Wednesday 28th January 2009.
A competency log book for clinical practice hours will be provided to each student at the first clinic.
Clinical Training and First Aid
Each student is required to complete 100 hours of supervised practical clinical training along with 100 log book hours recorded from outside the clinic. All students must undertake and complete the required first aid training - 'Apply First Aid - HLTFA301B. The first aid course is complimentary with the course fee and is conducted by Eagle Training Services NT NT.
Course Cost and Fee Structure
Total investment is $5440 for 12 months. A 10% discount applies to any up front full payments.A deposit of $700 is required to secure your enrollment into the Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice.
Students may pay for each module within course as they progress, paying for modules one at a time. The initial deposit of $700 is required and then a further payment of $395 per module for the duration of the course.
The above price is inclusive of the required textbook, all learning materials for weekend modules, first aid course, weekend modules and clinical practice times.
Further study
At the successful completion of Certificate lV in Massage Therapy Practice students can continue on to attain the Diploma of Remedial Massage (HLT50307).
Please note:If you are already working in this industry you may be eligible to complete your clinical hours within your workplace, subject to the approval of the course coordinator.
Recognition of Prior Learning & Credit Transfer
Aside form completing the program other pathways for course completion are available to students. We welcome students to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or Credit Transfer (CT).
A credit transfer (CT), is formal training resulting in the awarding of an Australian Qualification Framework, Statement of Attainment or Qualification issued by other Registered Training Organisations (RTO). Eagle Training Services NT recognises qualifications from other RTO's.
RPL involves the assessment of previously unrecognised skills and knowledge an individual has achieved outside the formal education and training system. All assessments for RPL are conducted and reviewed by our qualified staff. The RPL process must be undertaken prior to course commencement.
In situations where your application results in partial recognition being awarded, a challenge assessment must be undertaken. For further information and guidelines and costs associated with the RPL process please contact Eagle Training Service.
