College of Classical Massage

QCF level 3

Body Massage is a fantastic skill to learn and offers an immensely satisfying and enjoyable career option.

Professional Massage Training is a great way to enhance or change your career and for many is often the first step to an exciting and challenging new direction in life.

We continue to have a 100% pass rate.  We run weekend and weekday courses making it a highly accessible course.

College Principal, Michael Gibbons, brings much experience of many forms of massage work, learnt over 20 years in the field.  His creative and dynamic approach will encourage you to enjoy and get the most out of your training.  This course has highly experienced and inspirational tutors.

Body Massage can also be known as Holistic or Swedish Massage.  You will also gain an ITEC Diploma in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology.

Body Massage

Classes are taught in a relaxed environment using talks, lectures, visuals and detailed practical demonstration. Students work closely with the tutor learning not only the techniques but also how to protect themselves from the strain and stress while carrying out body therapy.

You will learn the classic techniques of massage – effleurage; petrissage and the percussions including hacking, cupping, beating, pounding, tapotement.  You will also learn frictions and vibrations and deeper massage techniques using forearms and elbows.

An important part of training with the college is to trust and develop your intuition and blend massage techniques to suit each individual.

Click here for the full ITEC syllabus and sample papers.

We recommend taking the ITEC Diploma in Massage which is the UK recommended course, or you can take the ITEC Diploma in Holistic Massage.  Please speak to us for clarification.

Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology and Pathology

It is important for therapists to understand how the body functions and heals itself. This is a fascinating subject to study. You will learn about the cell, skin, skeletal, muscular, vascular, lymphatic, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, digestive, respiratory and urinary systems.

Students learn through talks and active participation. Regular homestudy is carefully designed to prepare our students for their examinations. You will also learn about professional conduct, ethics, client management, setting up a business and contraindications.

Course Requirements

• No previous experience is necessary.
• Course requirements: all equipment will be provided however students will need to purchase course text books – to be advised on application.
• A First Aid Certificate will need to be completed and the certificate presented at the end of the course.  We will confirm available course dates once the course starts.
• During the course you will need to show evidence of having received two professional massage treatments.  This can be with the College Principal, Michael Gibbons (discounts available for students) or a fully qualified massage practitioner who is a member of a professional body.
• With this course, you also have the option of doing the International Diploma in Holistic Massage.  Please contact us for further details if this is something you would like.

Course Fees:

Early bird discount: a £60 discount is offered if the total fees are paid 6 weeks before the course starts. This means the total fees will be £1800 instead of £1850, including VAT.

Payment can be made by cash, cheque (made payable to CCM Ltd), ebanking or paypal.  Please contact us for further details.

Paypal: However, if you would like to pay with paypal, we are unable to offer the discounted rate, therefore course fees will be £1860.

These fees include massage therapy tuition; anatomy and physiology tuition; professional conduct and business awareness and exam fee .  Massage course materials and complimentary refreshments also provided.