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What are the benefits of TouchPro Certification?
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What is the difference between the Certificate of Attendance I receive at the seminar and TouchPro Certification?
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I've heard that your certification is good for only a year. Is that true?
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Would it be possible to complete the 100 documented massages over a longer period than just four months?
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If I let my certification lapse, can I later get recertified?
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Does TouchPro have a continuing education requirement for maintaining certification.
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What are the benefits of TouchPro Certification?
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Credibility—Only TouchPro Certified Practitioners can display
the TouchPro name and logo identifying them as specialists in chair massage.
"TouchPro" means quality and integrity.
Jobs—TouchPro Certified Practitioners get preferential selection
from a growing number of Chair Massage businesses, such as On-Site Bodyworks,
the national pioneer in Chair Massage at conventions and trade shows. Dozens
of local and regional companies looking for reliable chair massage practitioners
check our website first.
Networking—Chair Massage often means working with other
practitioners. When you network with other Certified TouchPro Practitioners
you are assured of a consistent, high-quality service and professional approach
to the job.
Support—All TouchPro Trainers and Practitioners are part
of the same community and eager to support each other's success. If you need
help, just ask, and there will always be someone to help guide you through the
problem. Join our email support group
for free.
Information—Practitioners are able to enter exclusive password
protected areas on the website that give them access to our complete archives
of newsletter information and articles along with other support resources.
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What is the difference between the Certificate of Attendance I receive at the seminar and TouchPro Certification?
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Everyone who completes the Technique or the Marketing seminars receives a Certificate
of Attendance at the end of class. This is to verify those hours for any
continuing education requirements you may have, including requirements for the
National Certification Board of Therapeutic
Massage and Bodywork.
TouchPro Certification, on the other hand, is a private credential issued
by TouchPro Institute. It is a so-called "brand name" certification, similar
to Trager®, Feldenkrais®, Rolfing®, Polarity® and many others in our industry.
TouchPro Certification indicates that a practitioner has had specialty training
in chair massage and rises to a high standard of excellence. Certified Practitioners
have the right to use the TouchPro name and logo in their marketing.
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I've heard that your certification is good for only a year. Is that true?
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To keep their TouchPro certification credential current, practitioners must
pay an annual $45 fee. This permits certified practitioners to use the TouchPro
name and logo, to be listed in the TouchPro Registry, to have access to the
special Practitioner's Resource area on the web site, and to qualify for TouchPro
product and service discounts.
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Would it be possible to complete the 100 documented massages over a longer period than just four months?
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The four month criteria is a guideline of what we think is the best time frame from moving the intensive amount of information you learn in the seminar from your short-term memory to long-term memory. If you do not practice immediately after the seminar and regularly in the following weeks, you will lose much of what you learn. However, that being said, as long as you can pass the tutorial for certification, you can take as long as you need.
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If I let my certification lapse, can I later get recertified?
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To become recertified you must either retake and pass another tutorial with a TouchPro Trainer ($75) or retake the Technique Seminars ($230).
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Does TouchPro have a continuing education requirement for maintaining certification.
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At the present time, TouchPro USA/Canada does not. However, as we grow and create local trainers, we will be developing annual CE requirements similar to those currently required by TouchPro UK .
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