Active IQ Level 3 Technical Specialist in Sports Massage Therapy (Diploma)

This qualification has been approved by IfATE, Ofqual and DfE to be recognised as an Additional Specialist Technical Qualification. This qualification builds on the outcomes within an occupational standard and enables an individual to specialise in an occupation having achieved the specialist qualification in addition to their attainment of outcomes set out in the standard.

This qualification is available for first delivery from 1st August 2025.

The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to provide sports massage treatments to clients.

This qualification includes the essential knowledge and skills that are needed to meet the minimum requirements for deployment.

This additional specialist qualification supports practitioners to work with clients who have dysfunctional tissue but do not have acute/post-acute injuries or underlying pathological conditions.

• There are no specific entry requirements.
• Performing sports massage is a physical activity, therefore a degree of physical fitness is necessary.
• There is an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication pitched at level 3.

Learners must complete the five mandatory units.

• Knowledge assessment.
• Case study.
• Observation and questioning.

£120 Registration / Certification, eLearning (if available) & eManual fee

This qualification provides progression onto:

• Active IQ Level 4 Certificate in Sports Massage Therapy.
• Active IQ Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Personal Training (Diploma).
• Apprenticeship in Personal Training.