Training and Courses during Covid-19
Posted on10 May 2020
While lock-down is in place and we all have to remain at home, we are not able to run any hands-on courses. As soon as... Read More
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Orchid Massage Academy
Exceptional training for massage and holistic therapists.
Why be a GOOD therapist, when you could be EXCEPTIONAL?
Why be a GOOD therapist, when you could be EXCEPTIONAL?
Covid-19 Update
“Take Your Expertise Online”
Personalised help to take your therapies and expertise online
You’re ready to “future-proof” your therapy business, take your expertise online and start earning again…but you just don’t know how to go about it…
AND while therapists are not allowed to work, we have discounts on all our “Take Your Expertise Online” offers
Massage & Reflexology Courses in Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
Welcome to Orchid Massage Academy!
Are you a qualified massage therapist or reflexologist, looking for a new, exciting course to add to your repertoire? Maybe you’d like to refresh and update your current skills? Or would you like to learn more in-depth, advanced techniques to improve your existing treatments?
Whatever you’d like to learn, we can help you. We provide
- CPD COURSES for qualified therapists
- REFRESHER SESSIONS
- INTRODUCTION DAYS
- THERAPIST MENTORING
- ONLINE COURSES for professional therapists.
Orchid Massage Academy is dedicated to helping you become an (even more) amazing therapist. We believe that the world needs more great therapists, so we have made it our mission to provide the best quality courses, the most outstanding tutors and the most supportive and friendly learning environment, to enable you to become the best therapist you can possibly be.
We have training centres in Rochdale, Greater Manchester and Wallasey, Merseyside.
Our courses will help you excel in your chosen therapy and get ahead of the competition. All courses are insurable (although do check with your insurer, before booking).
We have an excellent reputation for offering personalised training courses, specifically developed for adult learners. We have a large portfolio of courses, including:
Introduction /Taster Courses
Introductory Courses and Taster Days for newcomers to massage and reflexology.
Private Tuition
One-to-one mentoring and private refresher sessions, to really fine-tune your treatments
Professional Workshops
Develop your skills and knowledge with our CPD courses for existing therapists.
We offer professional CPD courses recognised for insurance by most insurers – such as AOR, FHT, and Balens ltd.
We also offer a selection of online courses, training and mentoring:
- Massage Mastery – Take your massage to the next level – our signature massage online programme.
- Take Your Expertise Online – 4 week online programme to give you the understanding and information you need to start an online business using your therapy skills.
- Get Online – Strategy Coaching – individual mastermind sessions, providing you with ideas, structure, strategy and a personalised game plan to get your online services up and running.
- Red Flags and how to recognise them (coming soon)
Our aim is to be flexible, offering all our massage and holistic therapy courses in weekday and weekend modes. Our tutors are highly qualified and experienced in working with a range of learners and we can promise:
- Fully insurable courses: Our CPD workshops are all fully insurable, enabling you to start working professionally immediately after qualifying.
- Expert tutors: All our tutors are hand-picked for their passion, experience and expertise. They all have at least 10 years experience in the industry and all have a teaching qualification.
- Very small classes: Our aim is to produce amazing therapists – and to do this we need small classes. We never have more than 6 people in a class, so everyone gets the attention and support they need.
- On-going support: All students will be sent high quality learning materials to refer to throughout the course and all have access to continuous support from your tutor and the school principal by phone or email. Our private Facebook group allows you to communicate with and get support from other students and graduates.
Highest quality teaching and assessing: Our academy is regularly inspected by VTCT to ensure our standards remain high and we are providing the highest quality learning environment.
Flexible Payments: We provide a payment plan for many of our courses, enabling you to pay in two monthly instalments
Quality provision and value for money: there are no hidden charges.
Discounts for multiple course bookings
Our high quality, professional training courses have been developed for all qualified massage therapists and reflexologists.
Accredited Professional Courses
We offer a range of Massage and Holistic Therapy Diplomas, approved and accredited by the VTCT. 
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