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Apply for Full Membership - Free Subscription period: Unlimited * Full Member (€100 p.a.) - payment after approval of your application.
Who can apply: Practicing professionals.
Membership benefits:
- Full access to member meetings,
- Online resources,
- Full voting rights,
- Recognition by Irish Life Health insurance.
* Documents required for Full Membership uploaded at the time of application:
-Proof of qualification (e.g. cert),
-Overseas and unknown to us qualifications will need module descriptors, assessment procedures and Specific Learning Outcomes (SLO's), sourced from the college,
-Overseas qualifications require a NARIC statement to demonstrate alignment with the QQI, Irish education framework.

Apply for Student Membership - Free Subscription period: 1 year, on: March 15th No automatically recurring payments * Student Member (€10 p.a.) payment required upon approval of your application.
Membership benefits:
- Online resources.
* Documents required for Student Membership uploaded at the time of application:
- Letter from college confirming attendance.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Which Awarding bodies are recognised and which courses qualify for membership ?

This applies to all levels of IMTA memberships

Awarding Bodies such as QQI / NFQ & iTEC, CIBTAC, CIDESCO, City & Guilds and VTCT will need to have their specific full qualification aligned to the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) / Quality and Qualification Ireland (QQI) at appropriate levels, as well as their Qualification QAN number, For Example;
100 of contact classroom hours of Hands on Massage Therapy. 100 hours of Anatomy and Physiology - 50/50 blended learning. 100 hours of clinic room and case studies - 50/50 blended learning. Total 300 hours.
https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/
http://www.qqi.ie/
https://www.qualifax.ie/
> iCT3D8 - VTCT (ITEC) Level 3 Diploma in Holistic Massage 603/4097/6
> iSP3D32 - VTCT (ITEC) Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage 603/4501/9
Academic BSc’s attained in Ireland must be in related areas to Body Massage Therapy, proven by Transcripts are required.
QQI validated courses must also be in related areas to Body Massage Therapies proven by Transcripts from the relevant college.
Please review websites below:
https://www.qqi.ie/sites/default/files/media/file-uploads/Qualifications%20can%20Cross%20Boundries%202019.pdf
https://www.qqi.ie/sites/default/files/2023-08/Qualifications%20Can%20Cross%20Boundaries-Aug-2023_0.pdf
http//www.qqi.ie/
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/
https://www.qualifax.ie/
https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/
http://www.ccea.org.uk/
http://www.scqf.org.uk/
http://www.cqfw.net/
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/

2. What if my course/ qualification is not listed?

Graduates from unknown training courses (National or International) must meet the IMTA minimum standards and provide supporting documents sourced from the college (Modula descriptors and SLO’s). Additional documents needed from international courses may be requested. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide all relevant documentation. Course must be aligned, mapped or on the NFQ/ QQI academic framework.

If the Qualification is obtained outside of Ireland a Comparability Statement from NARIC (minimum Level 5 Ireland) is needed showing where the course aligns to the Irish NFQ / QQI

3. What if the course I did was not in Ireland?

If the Qualification is obtained outside of Ireland a Comparability Statement

from NARIC (minimum Level 5 Ireland) is needed showing where the course aligns to the

Irish NFQ / QQI

4. I am already a member of another professional association, does that automatically mean I can become a member?

NO.

5. I did a correspondence course online without any Hands on experience, does this qualify me to become a member?

NO. Qualifications gained as a result of correspondence / online courses will not be deemed as adequate for IMTA membership approval.

6. Continuous Professional Development requirements.

2023 -2024. 100 Points Required

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Welcome to the

Irish Massage Therapists Association

Choose Your Membership

Qualifications gained as a result of correspondence / online courses will not be deemed as adequate for IMTA membership approval.

FULL MEMBERSHIP

Application open for IMTA membership

For qualified professionals:

Massage therapists

Manual therapists

Bodyworkers

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Application open for IMTA membership

For those who are currently studying towards a qualification in massage and would like to gain the support and recognition of a professional organisation.

Student Membership Benefits:

START YOUR APPLICATION

Select membership level

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Which Awarding bodies are recognised and which courses qualify for membership ?

2. What if my course/ qualification is not listed?

3. What if the course I did was not in Ireland?

If the Qualification is obtained outside of Ireland a Comparability Statement

from NARIC (minimum Level 5 Ireland) is needed showing where the course aligns to the

4. I am already a member of another professional association, does that automatically mean I can become a member?

5. I did a correspondence course online without any Hands on experience, does this qualify me to become a member?

6. Continuous Professional Development requirements.

DO YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION?

JOIN THE IMTA NETWORK AND BECOME A TRUSTED PROFESSIONAL

FULL
MEMBERSHIP

STUDENT
MEMBERSHIP