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New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage

Massage Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated

Subject area

Massage Therapy

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

All training and supervised clinical practice are carried out in accordance with relevant legislation (Local Government body requirements including:
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015,
Privacy Act 2020,
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993,
Medicines Act 1981,
Health & Disability Commissioner Act 1994,
Human Rights Act 1993.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to 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 professionals for those specialist services.
Graduates will be capable of working independently.

What graduates earn

Graduates who studied Rehabilitation Therapies at this level can earn:

$40,000

Median earnings one year after study

$45,000

Median earnings two years after study

$46,000

Median earnings five years after study

Status one year after study

Employment rate two years after study

50%

Employment rate two years after study

Data as at November 2022

Contact details

Main Campus Office

Email: education@massagenewzealand.org.nz

Please contact the provider for details of where this qualification is offered.

Sources

NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.

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