Our Courses: Diploma in Sports Massage

SSPM is the only institution in Scotland that boasts educational validity (SQA) and approval of the Professional Lead Bodies in Sports Massage (SMA & ISRM) for its Diploma in Sports Massage. These credentials are important to indicate the competence of the practitioner and instil confidence that s/he can appropriately treat an individual involved in sporting activity.

Achieving this qualification will allow you to work competently with athletes of all levels - recreational, club or elite - to help speed the recovery rate from training and/or competition, enhance general performance, identify potential injury at a sub-clinical level and treat minor musculo-skeletal injuries.

In order to apply for our Diploma in Sports Massage you must have achieved a qualification in Therapeutic/Swedish Massage that incorporates Anatomy & Physiology at a suitable level.

Ideally, the entrance qualification is the School’s Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Massage, however, the School is more than willing to consider qualifications gained by other organisations, and is particularly keen to help individuals gain the level required to become members of the Sports Massage Association (SMA).

The course is specifically designed to offer:

• Full membership’ to both the SMA and the ISRM
  
• Part-time attendance – home study elements coupled with non-residential tutorials that take place on a Saturday and Sunday once per month
  
• Fully qualified and experience lecturing staff who offer expert student support
  A full set of theoretical course materials and all equipment and consumables for the tutorial weekends
  
• An educationally valid qualification alongside our own Diploma, as our courses are approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority – this means they have parity and currency wherever you wish to work in the UK.

| Course Overview | Course Content | Dates & Fees | Courses Home |