Course Title: Develop massage practice

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5357 Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Title: Develop massage practice

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 40

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Important Information:

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EMPL7096C	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2016, Term2 2016
EMPL7096C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term1 2019, Term2 2019, Term1 2020, Term2 2021
EMPL7096C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2022

Course Contact: Laura Yeomans

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289

Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish the foundations of massage practice, evaluate what makes a sustainable practice and then to develop an approach to own practice.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTMSG001 Develop massage practice
Elements:	1. Establish foundations of massage practice 2. Represent the massage framework 3. Determine requirements for sustainable massage practice 4. Develop approach to own practice

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Elements of Competency.

Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

Assessment task 1 - Quiz

Assessment Task 2 - Personal reflection