HLT52115 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Remedial Massage
HLT52115 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Remedial Massage
The Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SITCM) has been producing industry-ready health practitioners since 1984. For many years, we have been promoting the growth and development of Remedial Massage within our community and the Australian healthcare system by providing accredited courses of the highest standards. This page contains key…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SITCM) has been producing industry-ready health practitioners since 1984. For many years, we have been promoting the growth and development of Remedial Massage within our community and the Australian healthcare system by providing accredited courses of the highest standards.
This page contains key information about the HLT52115 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Remedial Massage, including delivery, assessment, modules and entry requirements.
Course Overview
This qualification is suitable for students who wish to work as a professional remedial massage therapist. It provides students with advance TCM remedial massage and health assessment techniques for management of musculoskeletal health conditions.
Students who complete this course may decide to undertake further studies in the area of Traditional Chinese medicine, such as the Bachelor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (BTCM)
Delivery
The course is delivered on a full-time basis over 51 weeks (4 terms). It comprises 28 weeks’ face-to-face tuition on campus (which includes classes and clinical practice), 9 weeks’ intensive block practice on campus, 4 weeks for assignment submission and 10 weeks for term break.
Classes comprise lectures and tutorials, which include discussions, case scenarios, case history analysis, demonstrations, and practical on-site clinic activities.
All practical clinic activities are undertaken at SITCM Teaching Clinic. There is no work placement arrangement for this course.
Assessment
Assessment tasks include written tasks, demonstrations, group assignments and role plays.
Students must also spend a minimum of 200 hours in SITCM’s Teaching Clinic, where they will complete a minimum of 159 client massage therapy treatments. They will be observed and assessed by clinic supervisors, to ensure that they are able to successfully integrate the knowledge and skills required for actual clinical massage activities.
REQUIREMENTS
All applicants must:
Be 18 years of age or over at the time that they commence the course for which they have applied; and
Either provide a copy of their Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (year 12 certificate) or overseas equivalent*; or
Provide a copy of an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Certificate IV or higher qualification; or
Complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) test and be assessed as competent at Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework in both reading and numeracy.
International applicants must also have an IELTS score of 6.0 or above (or equivalent) and must provide documentation to that effect.
Equivalent English language test scores include the following:
Cambridge C1 Advanced Test (previously known as Cambridge English: Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English)) score of 169 or above;
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic score of 50 or above.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a privately owned educational institution located in the city of Sydney, New South Wales. The courses offered by the college are Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine with a specialization in remedial massage and Advanced Diploma of Chinese Medicine. The course participants are also eligible to attend a practical internship in a traditional Chinese medicine hospital for a period of eight to ten weeks. These courses also act as a pathway to bachelor degrees in several Chinese and Australian universities.