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University Credit Rated Qualifications

Qualify with the UK’s only private training provider that has been granted the status of being able to offer University Approved Clinical Reflexology and Swedish Massage credit rated qualifications.

The CTS partners with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Anyone can accredit a course but only a higher education authority (university) can credit rate qualifications. The courses undergo a rigorous and thorough process of quality assurance, which is overseen by UWS.

We have many graduates that have used the credits from our qualifications for further study.

For example, due to studying our qualification, graduates have jumped directly into the third year of the integrative healthcare degree and also gained accelerated entry into other qualifications such as acupuncture degrees.

Number 2

NHS Placement

Excel as a therapist with a unique NHS course placement to provide Swedish massage treatments in University College Hospital (UCLH) in central London. This is the first time the hospital has entered into a formal agreement with a therapy training school. Our London and Guildford students can choose to have the NHS placement. During the placement, you will be mentored by a qualified therapist and leave with a reference from a member of the hospital staff. Places in Scotland coming soon!

Number 3

Study with a multi award winning tutor

Melanie has won numerous awards and teaches on all of the Clinical Reflexology and Swedish Massage Therapy courses. She has a unique form of skills and imparts her wealth of information to the students. Melanie has been a qualified massage therapist for 28 years, qualified reflexology practitioner for 26 years, been on TV and national radio, worked in the health and fitness industry for 31 years and studied biomedical sciences at university with the intention of becoming a GP. From her biomedical sciences study, Melanie can teach you how some medications act in the body. This enables you to understand your clients more effectively and tailor a treatment more suited to the client’s needs. Prior to being a complementary therapist, Melanie was a manager of a gym, which at the time, was the largest Health Club in the UK. The members included multi gold winning athletes and celebrities. Melanie’s role included training the fitness staff and members. Melanie’s passion and devotion is complementary therapies.

Number 4

Scottish Goverment Grant

Have access to the SAAS Part Time Fee Grant via the Scottish Government for tuition fees.

This demonstrates that our qualifications are fully recognised.

Number 5

Accepted by all professional membership associations

Directly join the leading professional membership associations as a full member post qualification. Such as, the Complementary Therapists Association and the Federation of Holistic Therapists. Register with the CNHC, the UK’s voluntary regulator.

Number 6

Stand out as a therapist with the highest level qualifications in the UK

We are the UK’s only private training provider that offers a clinical reflexology or Swedish massage therapy qualification fully at level SCQF level 8 (Scotland) or European Qualifications Framework Level 5 (England, Wales and Europe). All of our university modules are at level 8/5. Due to our unique university approval, our qualifications are recognised both nationally and internationally. Our busy, successful graduates are providing treatments all over the UK and internationally too.

Number 7

We did not increase our prices for many years 

We are driven by passion and we want to share these wonderful therapies with as many people as we can. The CTS has raised several thousand pounds for charities over the years.

Number 8

Build upon a career in Complementary Therapies

This qualification is attractive to anyone wishing to pursue or build upon a career in complementary therapies with an integrated healthcare approach in mind. As a professional Swedish Massage Therapist, you will be fully equipped to provide high quality treatments with a focus on health. Due to Melanie’s unique blend of complementary and conventional medical university study, we are best placed to offer the course from an integrative healthcare approach. Gaining the additional distinction by holding the UK’s only one of it’s kind university approved qualifications, reassures clients and potential employers such as the NHS of your vast training.

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Qualification includes 

Identifying an individual client’s needs and tailoring the treatment accordingly, muscle locations, skeletal components, advanced techniques, counselling skills, external clients, lifestyle, setting up your own therapy clinic, mindfulness, in depth anatomy, physiology and pathology by looking at the healthy body and the progression to disease development.

Number 10

We offer exceptional and lifetime support 

Throughout the course, free of charge, additional support with Melanie is offered 5 days per week. Lifetime support is offered throughout the duration of your career. We are friendly, very experienced and are more than happy to support you within the wonderful world of complementary therapies.

Module 1 

Swedish Massage Therapy

This course serves to equip the student with comprehensive practical skills. You will be guided through standard and advanced Swedish massage techniques. Proficiency in various techniques and tailoring the treatment to benefit individual clients will be developed. External clients will be invited into the school to simulate a work-related environment. Counselling skills will be explored to enable you to conduct active listening, manage difficult situations and deal with emotions. Setting up your own business, legal/tax requirements, advertising and marketing your business will be covered in great detail. Complementary medical scientific research will be explored and you will consider the different types of research and the terminology used in scientific research.

Module 2 

Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology

We will explore the physiological systems and pathologies by looking at the healthy body and the progression to disease development. Definitions, causes, triggers, signs and symptoms of various pathologies and a biomedical approach to the pathologies will be explored. Lifestyle aspects will be examined and how poor lifestyle choices can impede health. The effects of stress on the body will be explored.

Assessments

Students

Students are assessed in the form of continuous assessment with no final theory exam. There will be practical assessments at the end of the course. Students complete case studies during the course. Case studies are an invaluable tool to assist you in becoming a professional massage therapist.

There are no formal academic entry requirements.
Students will be assessed on an individual basis to work within
a caring profession.

Bridging Course

Students can study a bridging course when they hold a suitable, recognised qualification in anatomy and physiology or in another therapeutic discipline. The therapy qualification must include anatomy and physiology at a suitable content and be at an appropriate level. Please contact us to discuss suitability.

Illness

In the unfortunate event that students fall ill during the course, we can offer a flexible learning plan whereby you can come back on to the course the next year and at no extra charge. Missed days for whatever reason can be made up at another one of our venues.

The fees include tuition fees, Swedish massage training DVD, charts, handouts, support 5 days per week if required and assessment fees.

Part Time Fee Grant for students resident in Scotland

The Complementary Therapy School has been approved by the Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) – a Scottish Government organisation. This entitles eligible students to receive the part time fee grant. 

The non-repayable grant is awarded to students studying a higher education course. 

This is worked out by how many credits you are studying. The main criteria for the grant: you have to be resident in Scotland and have a personal income of £25,000 or less. They do not take into account partner’s income.

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The Complementary Therapy School Clinical Reflexology graduates graduates or for holders of a suitable level and credits anatomy and physiology qualification:

With the Part Time Fee Grant

£638 if paying in full with the application or £668 if paying by Instalments.

Without the grant

£1040 if paying in full with the application or £1070 if paying by Instalments.

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Students not applicable to the above i.e. for those that do not hold an anatomy and physiology qualification:

With the part time fee grant 

£1037 if paying in full with your application or £1097 if paying by Instalments.

Without the grant

£1840 if paying in full with the application or £1900 if paying by Instalments.

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Additional Costs

2 x books, massage table, oil, optional student membership of the CTHA or the Federation of Holistic Therapists. If you want to become a successful practitioner, with the highest quality tuition, the most respected qualification and with the most professional up-to-date training in the UK, then this is the course for you.

Treatment couches are available for use on the training days in our London venue.