New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage

Gaining this qualification will provide the health sector and massage therapy industry with people who can provide wellness and relaxation massage therapy services.

This qualification is taught face to face on our Invercargill campus. 

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Invercargill
Campus
Invercargill
Qualification
Diploma
Level
5
Credits
120
Duration

One year full-time

Part-time: Available

Dates
TBC
Fees
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Tuition Fees

Zero tuition fees

Direct Material Costs

$1,289.00 (incl. GST)

International Fees

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Course Outline

Gaining this qualification will provide the health sector industry and massage therapy profession with people who can provide wellness and relaxation massage services. 

  • Graduates will be able to work within the Massage New Zealand Scope of Practice Wellness and Relaxation Massage
  • Graduates will communicate with and refer to remedial massage therapists, allied health professionals, wellness and medical professional for those specialist services
  • Graduates will be able to work independently or as part of a multidisciplinary setting. 

This course is taught using a mix of online classes for the theoretical papers, and face-to-face classes on the Invercargill campus for the practical components.

The New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage (Level 5) is the entry level qualification required to start your career in the massage industry or to progress to a higher qualification.

You will develop a base knowledge and develop professional skills required. This qualification is well regarded by employers in the Massage Industry.

You will learn:

  • Human functioning and be to apply the relevant knowledge to wellness and relaxation massage therapy practise.
  • How to apply and evaluate the effectiveness of wellness and relaxation massage therapy for individual client needs.
  • How to select and apply a range of professional, self-management, communication and client service skills to meet client and industry needs.
  • To work within the scope of practice for a Level 5 Wellness and Relaxation Massage Therapist.
Course Content

The aim of this programme is to enable graduates to provide wellness and relaxation massage services in a broad range of wellness and relaxation massage settings, or to progress to further study in the NZ Diploma in Remedial Massage (Level 6). 

Course content:

  • REHB5601 Massage Theory to Practice (15 credits)
  • REHB5602 Wellness Dimensions and Client-Centred Care (15 credits)
  • REHB5603 Musculoskeletal Surface Anatomy (15 credits)
  • REHB5604 Human Anatomy and Physiology (15 credits)
  • REHB5605 Sports Massage  (15 credits)
  • REHB5606 Te Hihiri (15 credits)
  • REHB5607 The Professional Practitioner (15 credits)
  • REHB5608 Relaxation and Wellness Massage Clinical Practice (15 credits)
Career Opportunities

Graduates of this diploma will be qualified to enter the Massage Industry as wellness and relaxation massage therapists in a broad range of wellness and relaxation massage settings.

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Graduates can work as wellness and relaxation massage therapists in a variety of settings: 

  • Home-based massage therapy or mobile clinics
  • Community-based massage therapy clinics
  • Multi-disciplinary clinics
  • Sports settings (non-injury work)
  • Spa-based massage therapy clinics
Application Criteria

NCEA Level 2 with 10 literacy and 10 numeracy credits; or a relevant qualification at NZQF Level 3, or a recognised equivalent; and a health declaration and police check. International applicants are required to have an IELTS Academic score of 5.5 with no individual band score lower than 5 from one test taken in the preceding two years. 

Qualification Pathways

Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

  • Implement professional and ethical standards through effective client relationship skills.
  • Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology to meet client needs.
  • Apply knowledge of massage and other methods to develop client-specific session plans.
  • Perform massage and other methods to meet client-specific session plans.
  • Apply a range of self-management and client service knowledge and skills.

Graduates of this qualification are able to continue their studies in:

  • New Zealand Diploma in Remedial Massage (Level 6) or
  • Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage (Year 2)
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