
The Occupational Certificate: Body Massage Therapist (SAQA 121673) is an NQF Level 4 qualification comprising 55 credits, designed to prepare learners to deliver professional body massage treatments. The programme combines anatomy, the integumentary system, professionalism, and salon business principles with practical training in body massage techniques and procedures. Learners develop the skills to conduct client consultations, prepare for and perform appropriate body massage treatments, maintain professional hygiene and safety standards, and provide effective client care and aftercare within a beauty therapy environment.