Certificate IV in Massage Therapy

The total course cost is $8,500, which includes a Tuition Fee of $8,000 and a Non-Tuition Fee of $500. Course fees do not include uniform, PPE, safety shoes, laptops, or software. Students are also required to take out Overseas Health Insurance Cover (OSHC) before arriving in Australia.

Assessments for this course may include written questions, projects, presentations, reports, role plays/observations, practical demonstrations, logbooks, and real massage sessions. At the beginning of each unit, your trainer and assessor will outline the assessment tasks that must be completed.

Yes, a work placement of 80 hours is required, conducted over 4 weeks as massage clinic client consultation. All practical demonstrations and work placements will be conducted at Level 6, 460 Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000, Australia, which has access to all resources and facilities available at a typical massage clinic.

Yes, you can apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge, and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning) as per the information included in the International Student Handbook. If you are granted course credit, this will affect your course fees as well as the duration of your course, and you will be advised in writing of any changes.

This course is targeted at international students who are people already working in the massage industry wanting to upgrade their skills, people wanting to pursue a career as a massage therapist, people wanting specialised massage skills, people seeking to return to the workforce in the massage industry, and people working in industries where massage could enhance their job role (e.g. aged care workers, health service workers). Potential employment options are in a range of massage therapist job roles in the Alternative Health industry, and further education pathways may include the HLT52021 Diploma of Remedial Massage.