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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.

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NHS Placement

Excel as a therapist with a unique NHS course placement to provide reflexology and /or 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!

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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.

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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.

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Accepted by all professional membership associations

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

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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.

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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.

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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 Complementary 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, foot reflexology, hand reflexology, a repertoire of massage techniques, advanced techniques, counselling skills, external clients, muscle locations, skeletal system components, 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.

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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.

Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology

Clinical Reflexology

Swedish Massage Therapy

Three Modules

This course consists of studying the three modules related to the Practitioner Diploma in Clinical Reflexology and the Practitioner Diploma in Swedish Massage Therapy. Successful completion of the three modules entitles you to hold not only the Practitioner Diploma in Clinical Reflexology and the Practitioner Diploma in Swedish Massage Therapy but also the Diploma in Complementary Therapies. You will receive 3 certificates, with the CTS and the universities logo following successful completion of he course.

Duration

Studied Over 2 Years

This course can be studied over two years part time by studying two modules in year one and one module in year two. The Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology module has to be studied in year one.  You can choose which therapy module you would like to study in year one.

In year one and at your choice, you would either follow the dates of the clinical reflexology or Swedish massage therapy course. Please see the Reflexology and Swedish Massage Therapy page for further information about module content and for the course dates.

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Assessments

Students

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

Grant Available For students

resident in Scotland: 

The Complementary Therapy School has been approved by the Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). This entitles eligible students to receive the part time fee grant. The non-repayable grant is awarded to students studying a higher education course and 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 fees include tuition fees, reflexology training DVD, reflexology hand and foot chart, handouts, Swedish massage DVD, if required support 5 days per week and assessment fees.

With the Part Time Fee Grant

If you receive the part time fee grant (Scottish residents)

It will cost £1675 if paying in full or £1740 if paying by instalments.

Without the grant

If you are not eligible for the grant.

It will cost £2880 if paying in full or £2945 if paying in instalments.

The deposit is £250 if paying by instalments.

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Additional Costs

3 x books, Lafuma or treatment couch, dream cream, grapeseed oil and couch roll, Optional student membership of a complementary therapy association. 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 within our London venue.