Higher Diploma Course
in Sports Massage Therapy

Course Costs for Higher Diploma in Sports Therapy

If you have completed your Level 4 training with Sports Therapy UK, please go to Loyalty and Other Discounts below.

To secure your place on the Higher Diploma Course, please book online and submit your course registration fee of £355 which includes VTCT registration, course administration, and all first assessment fees. This registration fee payable is the same for either the Level 5 Sports Massage Certificate or The Higher Diploma in Sports Therapy and, assuming you apply to take your final assessment once only for either of these courses, you will not be required to pay the registration fee more than once. 

(If however, you complete the L5 Sports Massage Course including the final assessment, then return to add the 2 extra modules to gain your Higher Diploma, this will attract another registration fee).

You may submit your Level 5 application for registration and assessment at any stage during your progression through the requisite modules for your chosen award. You do not have to enrol beforehand although you may wish to confirm eligibility prior to attending our course modules. We do suggest you enrol before advancing through all of the course modules so that you have a full understanding of the assessment criteria.

All modular fees may then be paid as you apply for a place on each one and are shown below. Possible retakes will be charged at the time of sitting and all course fees are non-refundable.

You must hold a recognised current Level 4 Sports Massage qualification to enrol at Level 5 – see above.

All prices quoted include V.A.T. at the current rate

If you feel you are eligible for exemption from any modules, please email fid@sportstherapyuk.com and attach evidence of your prior learning.

Please note that course fees are non-refundable.

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Loyalty & Other Discounts

If you have already attended our Sports Massage Level 4 full courses, you will also be eligible for our Loyalty Discount of 25% off the above module fees whilst the registration and assessment fee of £355 remains fixed.

All prices quoted include V.A.T. at the current rate

If you feel you are eligible for exemption from any modules, please email fid@sportstherapyuk.com and attach evidence of your prior learning.

Please note that course fees are non-refundable. If you have any questions, email us: fid@sportstherapyuk.com or call us 01438 718755.

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Recognition and Awards

Upon successfully completing all elements of our course you will receive

the VTCT Level 5 Sports Massage Certificate and

Higher Diploma in Sports Therapy by Sports Therapy UK

reflecting a broader range of skills and interventions as a Sports Therapist.

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Course Dates

See Course Calendar for all Higher Diploma Sports Therapy and CPD Course Dates.

Course Syllabus

To attain our Higher Diploma you must complete the 7 core modules as shown below:

• Sports Injuries Upper Body
• Sports Injuries Lower Body
• Gait Analysis
• Neuro-Spinal Assessment & Treatment
• Advanced Soft Tissue Techniques
• Taping for Sport
• Injury Rehabilitation and Exercise Therapy

 
To demonstrate your abilities as a Sports Therapist you will be able to assess a range of injuries and other conditions, treat using appropriate and advanced soft tissue techniques plus joint mobilisations, analyse movement patterns and gait, help clients to recover from injury, rehabilitate and return to competitive activity, plus improve performance. In addition, you will also learn how to apply pre-competition strapping and taping, plus kinesiology-taping, thereby adding vital pitch-side knowledge and skills required to attain our Sports Therapy Higher Diploma Award.

Upon completion of all modules you will be required to compile 3 case studies on clients of your own. These may be completed as you progress through the modules and must be submitted within 3 years of your start date, being the date of your first module attended.

To book on our Higher Diploma Course (incorporating the VTCT Level 5 Sports Massage Award), please use our online Booking Form


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Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Module Exemptions

If you have already completed modules that may contribute to our Higher Diploma Sports Therapy qualification and you wish to apply for an exemption, please forward evidence to support your claim  for ‘recognised prior learning’ (RPL) and we will respond accordingly.  Please note that copy certificates or educational transcripts, plus the associated syllabus for each topic will be required. They must show the awarding body, level, title, and date.

Modules or units demonstrating knowledge and/or competency in key areas must be recognised independent educational units and not topics forming part of other modules.

Course Assessment & Award

Practical Training & Observed Assessments

You must attend all practical training hours pertaining to each module and you will be required to complete specific tasks along with submitting a total of 5 consultation forms matching criteria you will be given during the course.

Learner Evidence Record (LER)

You must complete a number of written tasks related to the Learner Evidence Record.

Case Study & Report

You will be required to assess, analyse and treat three separate clients of your own, and utilise a specified intervention within each succession of treatments whereupon you will be required to compile a comprehensive report based on your findings. You will also choose one of these case studies to compile a more extended review of your treatment to incorporate rehabilitating your client back to their pre-injury condition.

COVID Infection Prevention Theory Examination

You will also be required to sit a 30 minute on-line multiple choice exam based on 6 home study lessons for the Level 2 Award in Infection Prevention (COVID-19) course which is a co-requisite course to any VTCT qualification.

Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Module Exemptions

If you have already completed modules that may contribute to our Higher Diploma Sports Therapy qualification and you wish to apply for an exemption, please forward evidence to support your claim  for ‘recognised prior learning’ (RPL) and we will respond accordingly.  Please note that copy certificates or educational transcripts, plus the associated syllabus for each topic will be required. They must show the awarding body, level, title, and date.

Modules or units demonstrating knowledge and/or competency in key areas must be recognised independent educational units and not topics forming part of other modules.