Many graduates build successful careers without offering health fund rebates. Health fund provider numbers are not compulsory to work as a Remedial Massage Therapist.

However, If your priority is to obtain a health fund provider numbers and meet current association and health fund guidelines, an on-campus student clinic attendance is compulsory. Speak to our Career Advisors regarding which study option would suit you best in achieving this goal.

Completing a nationally recognised qualification (or training) means that your qualification and credentials are recognised all across Australia by other registered training organisations and employers.

All accredited courses must adhere to the standards set by the Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA).  According to ASQA, accreditation is formal confirmation that the course:

• Is nationally recognised
• Meets an established industry, enterprise, educational, legislative or community need
• Provides appropriate competency outcomes and satisfactory basis for assessment
• Meets national quality assurance requirements
• Is assigned appropriately to the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) where it leads to a qualification.

To achieve this qualification within the given timeframe, students are required to commit to a minimum of 15-20 hours of study per week.

Students enrolling into a Trainsmart Australia course can receive recognition for previous studies completed at a Certificate and Diploma level. Students can be awarded a credit transfer if:

• The student already holds a unit (or units) for the they’re enrolling into,
• The student holds an old unit which is deemed equivalent to the new unit they’re enrolling into

Receiving credit transfers will reduce the overall cost of your qualification as well as the duration to complete your remaining units.

University qualifications are not backwards transferrable, which means no credit transfers can be awarded. However, you can still apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL).

If you are unable to provide a copy of an Australian Year 12 Certificate or Certificate IV qualification or higher, you may be required to complete an Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) & Digital Literacy test to gain entry into your course of interest. This test is offered online, free of charge, after you have submitted your application.

All of our courses are Centrelink approved through AUSTUDY.

LearnLab sessions are scheduled, and live attendance is encouraged for interaction and skill transfer. The Time table will be sent to you after enrolment. Recordings and resources will be available for later review. Trainer support is available outside of LearnLab sessions.

The maximum course duration to complete any qualification is 24 months.

However, to be considered for an extension beyond the scheduled delivery, you must have completed a minimum of 50% of your total units. For example, if a student was enrolled in the Diploma of Mental Health and wanted an extension of 3 months, the student must have completed a minimum 10 of the 20 units, to be considered for the extension.

TrainSmart will work closely with you and assist you in finding a suitable host clinic within 30 minutes to 1 hour of your location. If you live in a very remote area, you may need to consider traveling to a larger city for your clinic placement.

As soon as the delivery of the theory has commenced, you MUST start the assessments. For the assessments to be graded, we recommend that you submit all the assessments for that unit.