Just some of the reasons why we are the UK's number one provider of sports therapies training provider
Our Tutors
All of our tutors have a wealth of experience working at all levels in sport. Some of our tutors are ex professional athletes, who have first hand knowledge and experience of sports injuries. All of our tutors run successful practices, and this experience and skill is passed on to our students.
Our courses
We have developed our courses not only to meet and exceed the national standard, but to ensure your start in this industry is the very best it can be. Our most popular course is the Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Sports Therapy, often copied, but never matched. This course is unique to us, there may be courses that seem similar, but none run the same course or content, guaranteed! There may be courses that seem to have longer durations, but included could be endless theory, and very little practical, or classes of up to 30 students(!!) and short teaching days. All of our level 4 & 5 courses include a very comprehensive 'learn at your own pace' home study pack, which means that when you attend your practical training days, that is just what they are.....practical! Our level 4 & 5 courses have been externally assessed as having between 400 and 550 hours of study time. This may seem a lot, but then, we never pretend our courses are easy! We also have set training days, we dont wait until we have enough students to run a weekend module.....you chose the dates and format you wish to attend, and we run them, whether it be for 2 or 12, you get your training, no matter what! We also run a wide range of post grad courses, online courses and workshops, for all levels.....oh and almost forgot....we dont pad out our training courses to meet minimum contact hours.....we fill our courses with useful and necessary information.
Our Training Venue
We do not rent rooms in hotels, conference centres or colleges. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have our own fully equipped training centre, complete with busy on-site clinic, where you can get real work experience. No more carrying your own massage tables to stuffy hotels! We are based in Manchester City Centre, which is accessible from everywhere, not just the UK, but the world! see our international testimonials at the top of the page)
Our Credibility
We have been approached by all the major industry professional associations to have them accredit or validate our courses....they have come to us, we have not gone to them. We have chosen our accreditations wisely, and have been accredited and validated by some of the UK's leading professional associations. Our qualifications are not only recognised by most employers, they are also recognised by the lead body in Massage; GCMT, the lead body in Sports Therapy; SRTC, but also by the UK regulator; CNHC. Some of our team have board and advisory roles at both lead body and regulator, ensuring that our courses continually exceed the national standard.
Our International Recognition
Many schools claim that their qualifications are 'internationally recognised', and then it turns out, that actually, they arent. We never claim that, because standards vary so much, not only from country to country, but from state to state. All we can say is that we have students/graduates from all 4 corners of the globe (see our testimonials page), that either come to us to train, or use our qualification to emigrate. They are able to join the Professional Associations, and obtain insurance, so that speaks for itself. As an example, we are the only UK school registered with the National Health Practitioners of Canada, www.nhpcanada.org If you are looking to use any qualification abroad, you should always check with the state licensing authority, or professional association.
Our Contacts
Through our work at industry level, we have made many good contacts, giving our students and graduates opportunities that are exclusive to us. Our management team spend many hours, working voluntarily, attending industry meetings, and building contacts, to ensure that our graduates have the very best start in this field. Through our Professional Association, Sports Therapy Organisation, we have placed some of our graduates in very high profile jobs, and gained valuable work for others. We have links with many sporting organisations, to help our students with work experience, and our graduates with work.
Our commitment to you
If you are looking for a training provider that will hold your hand and spoon feed you at every step of your training course, then you are looking at the wrong company. If you are looking for a training provider that will give you the best skills, challenge and push you to be the very best therapist, then look no further. We dont run 'easy' training courses. that wouldnt be fair to those spending lots of hard earned money with us. We run intensive, challenging, brain draining courses, which also happen to be fun, exciting and thoroughly enjoyable! Our commitment doesnt stop when you complete your training. We are committed to this industry, and to our graduates, and enjoy nothing better than keeping in touch, and finding out how well our friends are doing, in this great profession!
Lastly, dont take our word for it, if you are interested in booking onto a course, why not visit us and sit in on a training session, ask our students how they feel, or book a treatment in our clinic, so that you can experience an 'Active' treatment given by one of our graduates working as part of our therapy team.
