HLT42021 - Certificate IV in Massage Therapy

Are you passionate about helping others? Interested in how the body works? Looking for a new career?

This nationally recognised training in Massage Therapy is your formally accredited pathway to a rewarding profession that also provides incredible flexibility to create your own working conditions.

Guided by our highly skilled and industry current trainers, you will develop all the personal and professional skills you need to work as a qualified massage therapist across a diverse range of settings, including private practice, spa/salon, aged or palliative care and sports.

This is real world training designed to deliver real world results so you will run an in-house clinic practice from term 2 where valuable client treatment and massage practice experience is gained.

You will learn how to:

• Assess a clients massage needs
• Provide a range of therapeutic massage treatments in a wide range of settings (i.e. pregnancy, sports and seated/corporate/events massage)
• Provide reflexology for relaxation
• Undertake small business planning to run your own massage practice
• Reflect on and improve own professional practice
• Manage legal and ethical compliance
• Manage work health and safety
• Establish and manage client relationships
• Provide first aid
• Understand the human body through anatomy and physiology.
• Improve the movement, circulation, mental and emotional wellbeing of those you treat

Graduating with a Certificate IV Accreditation, in addition to approval to apply for Membership to the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), will put you at the forefront of industry benchmarks. You are not only able to provide the highest level of service and care to your patients and clients, but will also stand out from the crowd, empowered to define your employment opportunities and future success.

Feedback from our students

“I expanded on my previous beauty qualification and added many new massage skills, which immediately led to industry recognition and several job offers. Laura Kavanagh has a wealth of knowledge and a fabulous teaching style. She inspired and encouraged me throughout the course and I thoroughly recommend this hands-on experience.” Carolyn Stafford 

“Not only did the massage therapy course provide me with a brand-new career later in life, it also gave me the confidence to start my own business and study further educational information about this career path. It has been an immeasurable boost to my self-worth and has tremendously increased my ability to share my new love and passion for massage. Oh and Laura the teacher is a goddess ” – Marcus Irwin

“The course has been great and very comprehensive. I encourage anyone interested about learning in that field to enrol, even if you have busy lives! I could still attend classes, run my other business and parenting 2 teenagers.” Laia Sall Mola

This course is being offered as a subsidised course to eligible students under the Smart and Skilled program. Applications for these subsidised places are limited so a funded place cannot be guaranteed.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

Admission / Desirable Requirements

When studying with Byron Community College, we want you to succeed. Entry requirements allow us to ensure you have the pre-existing knowledge and skills required to complete your qualification. This course involves reading and undertaking a range of written assessments. A full list of admission / desirable requirements is available in the course Information Pack, please call or email the college for details.

Course Duration & Hours

• Assessments will be completed in an online format
• Rolling enrolments - First intake Monday 5th February 2024
• 3 days of face-to-face onsite learning per week, 9:00am - 4:00pm, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays from Term 2
• 1 day unstructured at home study per week, 9:00am – 4:00pm
• 60 hours of supervised clinic work, (Thursdays Term 1, Thursdays & Fridays Term 2)
• 20 hours unsupervised massage practice
• Delivery location: Mullumbimby Campus

Not sure which course is right for you? Click here to book a chat with our Student Support Coordinator to discuss your options and study pathways.

Course Fees

The fee below applies to all eligible Smart and Skilled students:

Smart and Skilled NSW Fee Free initiative - $0

To be eligible for Smart and Skilled government subsidised training, you must:

• Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or humanitarian visa holder, or a New Zealand citizen; and
• Live or work in New South Wales; and
• Be aged 15 years or older; and
• No longer be at school or equivalent; and
• Provide the College with your USI at the time of enrolment (admin staff can assist you in obtaining a USI

Most NSW residents are eligible for the above government subsidised fee!**

For more information on Smart and Skilled eligibility criteria or subsidised places, click here or call our office on 02 6684 3374.

This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.

The fee below applies to all User Pays students:

• Full fee: $5,950
• Concession: $5,650
• Early Bird: $5,450 (deposit to be received by 13 January 2023)

Payment Plan
Course fees are paid in instalments scheduled throughout the duration of the course. Fee schedules for individual courses are outlined on the enrolment paperwork available through the college administration team.

This course is Austudy Approved

Student Policies and Procedures

See Student Handbook

USI

From the 1st of January 2015, any student enrolling in an Accredited Training course will be required to obtain a USI. The USI helps to keep your training records and results together in an online account which is controlled by you. You can logon to the USI website here and follow the simple instructions online to create your USI. This then needs to be provided to the College at the time of enrolment.

Important Information

Once your enrolment is completed you will receive a confirmation email. This email will be your receipt and inform you of the dates, time and venue of your course, it will also let you know of anything you need to take to class with you. Please make sure that you give us a valid email address and mobile number as any course changes will be communicated via sms or email.

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