About AMT

The Association of Massage Therapists Ltd (AMT) is a national, not-for-profit company representing qualified Massage Therapists and Massage Therapy Students. Established in 1966, AMT is the oldest Association in Australia to represent massage therapy in its own right and is the premier representative body for professional therapists.

The Association is governed by a Board of Directors, nominated by the membership. Our rules and governance structure are firmly based on the principles of participatory democracy.

Current membership is 1455.

National Competency Standards were introduced for Massage Therapy training in 2002. Our three levels of membership equate to the standards outlined in the Australian Qualifications Framework. Graduates of Certificate IV programs are admitted to AMT at General Level and are competent to perform general health maintenance treatments. Graduates of Diploma programs are admitted to AMT at Senior Level One and are competent to perform treatments involving specific remedial techniques to alleviate common musculo-skeletal presentations such as low back pain. Graduates of Advanced Diploma programs are admitted to AMT at Senior Level Two and are qualified to treat complex musculoskeletal presentations with a more extensive range of treatment protocols.

AMT fosters high standards of professionalism and is an acknowledged industry leader. The Association has actively lobbied to increase education standards and, to this end, instituted a Continuing Education program 16 years ago to ensure that practising members keep their skills and knowledge up to date.