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Grant Funding for Massage Therapists - Application Guidelines
Working in private practice is just one model that we can use as massage therapists, yet it is the dominant one for most of us. That is, we advertise our services and private individuals pay us for massage. It can be a fruitful way to work but it can be hard yards to get off the ground, especially in times of economic difficulty. It also makes massage a luxury service - we have to charge a certain amount to cover costs, which often cuts out people on low incomes who are in need of what we offer.
Grant funding is another path we can take to serve different communities and still receive payment for delivering our valuable services. This guidance sheet gives you an overview of how to apply for grant funding and what organisations can help you access it.
Members can view the guidelines here.
CPD Guidelines Changes
We are changing our CPD policy to include 4 hours of supervision as a mandatory part of CPD.
All members will have an email in their inbox to give them the full details about what’s required of them. Nothing changes for you right now, but from your next renewal period we’ll ask you to complete at least 4 hours of supervision with a tutor or a peer in an individual or group setting.
Members who would like to view the new CPD policy can do so by logging into the members area of the website and going to resources/practitioner resources/CPD Guidelines
A big thank you to those of you who joined us at our 2025 conference in Bristol!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the MTI Conference in Bristol last Saturday!
It was such a joy to come together as a community, share knowledge, and celebrate the power of touch. We’re especially grateful to our brilliant workshop leaders:
- Dr. Sarah Bryan
- Earle Abrahamson
- Craig Foden
- Katie Warburton
- Sarah Hoare
- Jenny Hampton
- Tim Bartlett
- Philippa Allenby
Although Heidi Armstrong was sadly missed, we’re deeply thankful to Leora Sharp and Darien Pritchard for stepping in and delivering an excellent Hands Free Massage workshop.
Don’t forget - members in the facebook group can watch the live stream of our keynote and Q&A panel here.
We look forward to hosting more in person events soon!
Congratulations to Jade Mclean-Inglis on winning the Julie Linton Award for Outstanding Achievement
At this years conference, MTI were delighted to present the first annual Julie Linton Award for Outstanding Achievement to Jade Mclean-Inglis
Jade showed resilience in meeting a personal challenge. She is dyslexic and found that learning the APP through online lessons didn’t suit her learning style. She came up with a plan to digest the content in a way that worked for her, meaning a lot of self-study. She had great success with this approach, gaining 80% in her APP exam. The Board recognised the level of self-responsibility and determination Jade showed and felt that overcoming a learning challenge would have resonated strongly with Julie and what she valued in massage training.?
The board would also like to congratulate runner up, Jennie Walbank. Jennie showed a great level of care towards her fellow students, being willing to be there for them and support them, without sacrificing her own learning. The Board said: “Your commitment to helping your fellow students is inspiring. That is something that meant a lot to Julie and we know she would have appreciated hearing your story.”
Applications will open again in April 2026. You can read more about the award here.
Membership survey response - read here
In Autumn last year we carried out a member survey to find out how you feel about being an MTI member. We got a 10% response rate, carried out 2 in-depth follow up calls, and got lots of great feedback.
Read our full response and actions here.
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