VTCT vs. ITEC

[dennis Amper]

Anyone knnow the difference between the ITEC and the VTCT level 3 Sports massage course? What good is sports massage training that's only good for uninjured clients?

 

[xoxonatii]

hello David,
the main difference is the establishment in which they are delivered, the delivering tutor and how they are assessed, then the REAL difference is in how they are VERIFIED and EXTERNALLY ASSESSED by ITEC and VTCT.
The unit content SHOULD be the GCMT massage core curricula prerequisite qualification PLUS pre. post and inter event massage, no negotiation. As they are all level 3, the A&P should be the same.

Some establishments include STR, STM, M.E.Ts in Sports massage courses, however they are remedial techniques.

sports massage is delivered on uninjured clients, as preparation for, maintainence for, and recovery from sporting actiivty. It is also used as a preventative approach to avoid injury, ensuring all tissue is adequately prepared for SPORT
for injured clients that need a REMEDY to their perceived or presenting condition, they would require REMEDIAL massage, different thing altogether, additional skillset, additional A&P, complex scenario assessments, higher academic skills according to Bloom's taxonomy and educational theorists as it requires analysis skills, not simply application skills.
LEVEL 1 courses are knowledge based
2 knowledge plus understanding
3 plus application
4 plus analysis
5 plus synthesis
6 plus critical analysis and relflective practise

The problem occurs when the relevant sector skills councils, ie SfH and SA,state things like , NOT FOR USE ON INJURED TISSUE. or ACTIVITY MASSAGE

hope that helps
regards
BGFL