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Qualification Title New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage (Level 5)
Qualification Type Diploma
Level 5
Credits 120
Subject Area
  • Health » Rehabilitation Therapies » Massage Therapy
Strategic Purpose Statement
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.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:

- Implement professional and ethical standards through effective client relationship skills to offer inclusive, culturally responsive, person-centred, safe practice.
- Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology (human functioning) relevant to wellness and relaxation massage to meet client needs.
- Apply knowledge of wellness and relaxation massage and other methods within breadth of practice to develop and manage client specific session plans.
- Perform wellness and relaxation massage and other methods within the breadth of practice to meet client specific session plans.
- Apply a range of self-management and client service knowledge and skills to meet wellness and relaxation massage client and industry requirements.
Education pathways
This qualification leads to the New Zealand Diploma in Remedial Massage (Level 6) [Ref: 2741]
Employment pathways
Graduates of this qualification will be able to work as wellness and relaxation massage therapists in a broad range of wellness and relaxation massage settings, including:
- Home-based massage therapy or mobile clinics
- Community based massage therapy clinics
- Multi-disciplinary clinics
- Sports settings (non-injury work)
- Spa based massage therapy clinicsTo find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
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.
Education Organisation 14 Organisations can assist in gaining this qualification
Developed By Massage Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 2740
Status Current
Created 2015-08-10 14:09:49.0
Next Review 2027-04-04 00:00:00.0
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