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Become a Certified Infant Massage Instructor

Help families bond, grow, and thrive through the nurturing power of touch.
IAIM’s globally recognised program equips you with the skills and confidence to guide parents and caregivers in infant massage.

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Why IAIM?

  • The original and most respected infant massage organisation

  • Recognised in nearly 100 countries worldwide

  • Trusted by over 100,000 certified instructors

  • Evidence-based training developed by Vimala McClure, author of Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents

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What You’ll Learn

Through our internationally recognised 15-point core curriculum, you’ll gain both knowledge and hands-on experience:

  • Infant massage techniques and reading infant cues

  • Supporting bonding, communication, and emotional wellbeing

  • Practical learning:

    • A parent–baby class during training

    • A community practicum teaching five families

 
Why Infant Massage Matters

  • Interaction: builds bonding, communication, trust, and secure attachment

  • Stimulation: supports circulatory, digestive, hormonal, and immune systems

  • Relief: eases colic, gas, constipation, teething, and cramps

  • Relaxation: improves sleep, reduces stress hormones, and supports emotional regulation

 
What You Can Do After Certification

As a Certified Infant Massage Instructor (C.I.M.I.), you can:

  • Teach parents in private, group, hospital, or community settings

  • Present infant massage education professionally

 
How Certification Works

  1. Attend live online training (3 evenings/week for 3 weeks) led by IAIM International Trainers

  2. Complete an open-book assignment and required reading

  3. Deliver a practicum by teaching five families

  4. Maintain IAIM membership and adhere to IAIM global standards

 
Upcoming Training — Starts May 11, 2026

Live Online via Zoom
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays | 6:00pm – 9:00pm (AEST)

Week 1: May 11, 13, 14
Week 2: May 18, 20, 21
Week 3: May 25, 27, 28

Payment plans available — reserve your place with a $250 deposit.

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What’s Included

  • Enrolment & Course Materials

  • Demonstration Doll

  • Instructor Marketing Kit

  • Live parent–baby teaching experience

  • One-year IAIM Membership

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Ready to Begin Your IAIM Journey?

Support families in the most meaningful way — helping babies and parents thrive through nurturing touch.​​

Knowledge based: 

IAIM Instructor training’s 15-point core curriculum focuses on parent-baby class facilitation, adaptation to child development (birth to 1 year) to promote infant secure attachment experiences. Adaptations for babies with additional needs, babies born prematurely and the growing child are also part of the curriculum.

Experience: 

You will practice “live” with parents: teaching part of a class during your training under Trainer supervision.

Confidence: 

Through a Certification process post-training, you will develop your 5-session infant massage classes with parents in your community or agency and complete an open-book exam to get qualified as Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI)* supported at all time by your trainer.

Marketing Kit: 

As part of your training, you will need to teach five families. The IAIM Marketing Instructor Kit allows you to provide the parents with educational materials for them to take home.

After training, what will you be able to do?

  • You will become an IAIM member to receive your chapter’s support.

  • As trained instructor (educator) you will work first at your certification.

  • You will be able to teach parents and families in private, group, hospital and agency settings with full IAIM recognition of your professionalism once certified.

  • In addition to teaching parents, you will be qualified to present information about infant massage in your community, conduct in-service programs, present at professional conferences and participate in research studies.

Our Trainers: 

Our Trainers have been Certified Infant Massage Instructors for many years and have undertaken an extensive
2-year training process and completed the requirements as established by the International IAIM Education Committee to become a fully qualified Trainer. Click here for more information about our trainers.

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