Press Release
February 22, 2012
COMTA Partners with MaxKnowledge to Enhance the Educational Effectiveness of Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Institutions and Programs
Washington, D.C., February 22, 2012 - The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) announced a partnership with MaxKnowledge to enhance the performance, quality and effectiveness of career colleges and schools offering programs in the fields of massage therapy and bodywork. The partnership will enhance the accreditation process through the implementation of requisite online training designed to guide massage and aesthetics programs seeking initial and continued accreditation.
As a part of the partnership, the COMTA Online Training Center (OTC) was unveiled offering a range of professional development and continuing education opportunities for career college personnel. Powered by MaxKnowledge, the OTC offers over 100 online training courses and a wide variety of free resources, including self-paced tutorials, higher education lessons, live webinars and social learning through "The Lounge." "COMTA is pleased to partner with MaxKnowledge to provide on-demand training courses for career schools and programs," said Kate I. (Henrioulle) Zulaski, Executive Director of COMTA.
The COMTA Online Training Center is fully live at:
http://www.comtatraining.org
"We are excited to partner with COMTA to help them improve the quality of education for students seeking training in the fields of massage therapy and bodywork," said Dr. Amir Moghadam, President and CEO of MaxKnowledge. "The COMTA Online Training Center will make professional development training more easily accessible which will ultimately help to enhance student outcomes."
About MaxKnowledge
MaxKnowledge is the chosen employee training provider for over 1,000 career colleges and universities representing both traditional and online institutions. With a decade of experience and over 100 online courses, MaxKnowledge has become the leading provider of professional development and continuing education opportunities for career college personnel. Over 20 educational associations have partnered with MaxKnowledge to provide online training services to their member schools.
The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), MaxKnowledge's strategic partnership with the Imagine America Foundation, provides turnkey employee development solutions with a proven return on investment as independently reported by the ROI Institute®. MaxKnowledge is also the proud creator of The Lounge, an online learning community of over 30,000 career college professionals. For more information about MaxKnowledge, visit www.maxknowledge.com.
About COMTA
The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) accredits both educational institutions and programs offering instruction in massage therapy and bodywork or esthetics and skin care. The organization was formed to establish and maintain the quality and integrity of the profession and is governed by a Commission of elected volunteers. COMTA was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a specialized accrediting agency in 2002, an acknowledgement of its expertise in ensuring quality education and allowing programs to access federal student aid funds. For more information about COMTA, visit http://www.comta.org.
