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VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Thai Massage

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Qualification Information

VTCT Product Code: AC30335 GLH: 207 Age Restriction: 16
Qualification Number: 600/4013/0 Units: 3 Registration End Date: 31st Jul 2023
Level: 3 Minimum Credits: 22

Additional Information

Documentation for this qualification last amended 1 September 2020



Who is this qualification for?



The VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Thai Massage is a qualification that has been specifically designed to provide the learner with the skills to provide Thai massage treatments safely and effectively for clients.

Entry onto this qualification can be via previous attainment of a Level 2 qualification in a relevant discipline or significant industry experience prior to undertaking this qualification. The centre will have ensured that the learner has the required knowledge, understanding and skills to enrol and successfully achieve this qualification.

Why is this qualification most suitable?


This is VTCT's only qualifications in Thai massage therapy at Level 3 qualifies learners to practice as a Thai massage therapist. This qualification allows learners to gather evidence in a realistic working environment or real working environment without the need for fee paying clients.

What does this qualification cover?


This qualification has been specifically designed for the 16-19 age groups, and will develop the knowledge skills to prepare learners for employment as a Thai massage therapist. Learners will have their massage therapy skills assessed in a real or realistic working environment.

This qualification includes all the required elements to work effectively as a Thai massage therapist including: providing Thai massage , health and safety and client care, - the full list of units is presented in the learners Record of Assessment book (ROA) (specification).

What could this qualification lead to?


Career opportunities exist in a variety of contexts as a Thai massage therapist, including:

- Working in commercial beauty salons/spas
- Working independently/self-employed/mobile/home-based settings

Whilst this qualification's primary purpose is to prepare learners for employment as a beauty therapist, learners may choose to develop their skills further by undertaking Technical Level qualifications in beauty therapy at Level 3 or 4, these include:

- VTCT Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy Massage

Progression opportunities also exist in the form of specialist VTCT vocationally related qualifications:

- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Massage Therapy
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Spa and Body Treatments
- VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Indian Head Massage
- VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Massage Using Pre- Blended Aromatherapy Oils
- VTCT Level 3 Award in Spa Treatments
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Complementary Therapies
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Body Massage
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Reflexology
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Aromatherapy
- VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Sports Massage Therapy
- VTCT Level 4 Award in Physiology for Advanced Beauty Therapy



Qualification Structure

Mandatory - from this group you'll need to cover a minimum of 3 components and earn a minimum of 22 credits.

Unit Code Unit Ref Unit Title Level Credits GLH
UV30468 T/601/4457 Client care and communication in beauty-related industries 3 3 28
UV30491 R/600/8780 Monitor and maintain health and safety practice in the salon 3 4 29
UV31203 F/503/6273 Provide Thai massage 3 15 150



*For full details of the Rules of Combination for this qualification please see the Qualification Specification/Record of Assessment book.

Documents

Record of Assessment Book


*To find specifications for individual units, click on the "Structure" tab of your chosen qualification, select the unit code in the left hand column and on the new page click on the "Download unit book" tab under the unit title.

Centres approved to run this qualification

VTCT accredits centres to offer our qualifications, but cannot advise which centres are running particular courses at any time. Please contact the centre directly to find out if they currently offering your chosen qualification.

NB: The location displayed for each centre is based upon the centre's main address. The location displayed is not necessarily the only location that the centre can deliver VTCT qualifications from. For further information on a centre's delivery capabilities please select the centre's website address.

Centre Name Telephone Website Location
Kendal College 01539 814700 Visit website Cumbria
Holistic Therapies Training Academy 01237 472109 Visit website Devon
College of Classical Massage Ltd - Yoga & Natural Health Centre 01273 758424 Visit website East Sussex - Brighton and Hove
Andover College (A Campus of Sparsholt College) 01264 360000 Visit website Hampshire
Basingstoke College of Technology 01256 354141 Visit website Hampshire
Canterbury College 01227 811111 Visit website Kent
The Lotus Academy 07944 211429 Visit website Kent
Boston College 01205 365701 Visit website Lincolnshire
Revival Academy 02083 466606 Visit website London - Barnet
Queens Academy London - Alperton 07747 603333 Visit website London - Brent
West London Beauty Academy 0208 795 3313 Visit website London - Brent
Queens Academy London - Kentish Town 020 7284 28 28 Visit website London - Camden
Queens Academy London - Kingscross 07747 603333 Visit website London - Camden
Benjawan Thai Massage 020 7281 8035 Visit website London - Haringey
Beauty Training Harrow 020 8206 2930 Visit website London - Harrow
London School of Massage - Harrow 020 7700 3777 Visit website London - Harrow
Lavender Thai Therapy 07502233555 Visit website London - Havering
London School of Massage - London 020 7700 3777 Visit website London - Islington
Fami Hair and Beauty Institute 020 8518 1688 Visit website London - Redbridge
NJ BEAUTY ACADEMY 020 3287 8914 Visit website London - Tower Hamlets
Blackburne House 0151 709 4356 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
Norris Green Liverpool Adult Learning Centre 0151 233 8539 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
The City of Liverpool College 0151 252 1515 Visit website Merseyside - Liverpool
Tonic Massage Training 07766 801939 Visit website Oxfordshire
Bath College 01225 312191 Visit website Somerset - Bath and North East Somerset
Escape Beauty Rooms and Training 01473805140 Visit website Suffolk
Om Massage School 07586642666 Visit website West Midlands - Walsall
Chichester College - Chichester Campus 01243 786321 Visit website West Sussex
Acacia Training Ltd - Batley 01924 420010 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Ixion Holdings (Contracts) Limited 01924 420010 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Kirklees College - Huddersfield Centre 01484 437000 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Pathway First Ltd t/a Pathway Group 01924 420010 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Salma's Beauty Academy 01924 420010 Visit website West Yorkshire - Kirklees
Euro Chroma Institute of Cosmetology +91 1141615040 Visit website India
Bodyframe International Beauty School +27 633660466 Visit website South Africa
Coleg Sir Gar - Graig Campus 01554 748000 Visit website Carmarthenshire
HB Training Wales Ltd 01437 765597 Visit website Pembrokeshire
NPTC Group - Brecon 0845 408 6400 Visit website Powys

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