Where Advanced
Beauty Education
Meets Clinical Depth
Nationally accredited training in electrolysis, skin needling, diathermy and advanced skin treatments — delivered by Australia's leading specialist beauty educator and ABIC Senior Advisor, Kelly Dermody.
Graduate Stories
What Our Graduates Say
Every student who has enrolled at Dermaskin Academy has successfully completed their qualification.
"I had been a beauty therapist for eleven years and always assumed electrolysis was out of reach — too technical, too niche. Kelly completely changed that. Within four months of qualifying I had a full electrolysis diary and had to start a waitlist. The income from this one service has transformed my business."
"As a nurse I was nervous about moving into the beauty education world. Kelly's Stream 3 pathway built on everything I already knew — anatomy, infection control, patient care — rather than ignoring it. The small class size meant I got real hands-on time. I now offer electrolysis for gender-affirming care and the demand is extraordinary."
"I had zero beauty qualifications when I enquired. I expected to be turned away. Instead Kelly took the time to walk me through the full pathway and what each step would involve. I graduated fourteen months later and opened my own electrolysis practice. Having a maximum of six students in our practical sessions meant I actually felt confident before I treated my first real client."
"I had clients coming to me with PCOS and asking about permanent hair removal. Laser wasn't the answer for them. I completed SHBBHRS013 through Dermaskin Academy and it was the most clinically rigorous training I have done in twenty years of practice. Kelly doesn't cut corners. The depth of knowledge she teaches is something you simply cannot find in a two-day workshop."
Our Courses
Specialist training for beauty therapists, healthcare professionals and new industry entrants. Every course is nationally accredited, ASQA-recognised and delivered by Kelly Dermody — ABIC Endorsed Educator.
Electrolysis — Permanent Hair Reduction Using Electrical Currents
SHBBHRS013 · Nationally Accredited · ASQA RecognisedThe only TGA-recognised permanently effective hair removal method. Works on all hair colours and all skin types — including blonde, grey, white and red hair that laser cannot treat. Three entry streams designed around your existing qualifications.
Skin Needling
SHBBSKT010 · Pre-req: SHBBINF002Advanced skin needling for skin rejuvenation, scar revision and texture refinement. A skin penetration procedure requiring nationally accredited qualification — the only certificate that satisfies insurer and regulator requirements in Australia.
Diathermy — Advanced Blemish Removal
SHBBSKS007 · Skin penetration procedureUse electrical current to permanently treat vascular concerns — dilated capillaries, milia, skin tags and sebaceous hyperplasia. A regulated skin penetration procedure, nationally accredited and recognised by insurers across all states.
We Offer All Nationally Accredited Units in Advanced Beauty
From infection control to microdermabrasion, facial therapy to eyelash extensions — every unit we deliver is nationally accredited, ASQA-recognised and taught by an experienced specialist educator.
Meet the Founder
Kelly Dermody
Educator. Clinician. Industry Leader.
With over three decades of clinical and educational experience, Kelly Dermody has built Dermaskin Academy into Australia's most respected specialist beauty education provider. She is not just an educator who has treated clients — she is a clinician who has spent 30 years at the treatment table before stepping into the classroom.
A Nationally Accredited Trainer and Assessor for over 20 years, Kelly has shaped the careers of hundreds of beauty therapists, nurses and healthcare professionals across Australia. She is an ABIC Endorsed Educator and serves as Senior Advisor on both the ABIC Electrology Committee and the ABIC Education Committee — directly influencing the standards that govern advanced beauty education nationally.
Her expertise has been sought by industry leaders, healthcare professionals and celebrities globally, with features in Vogue and Vanity Fair. As founder of both IVY Skin Clinics and Mine Minerals Skincare and Makeup Sydney, Kelly has built a career that spans clinical practice, product development and education. But it is the success of her graduates that she is most proud of.
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Not Just a Course. A Career.
There are other training providers. Here is why Dermaskin graduates leave differently.
Written and delivered by the specialist — not a generalist
Every course at Dermaskin is written and delivered by Kelly Dermody personally, alongside the nationally recognised training package standards. Not outsourced, not delegated. You learn from 30+ years of clinical practice — not from a manual.
Maximum 6 students. Always.
Our face-to-face practical blocks are capped at 6 students. Not 12, not 20. Six. That means direct trainer attention on every insertion, every setting, every client interaction.
100% completion rate — every single student
Every student who has enrolled in an accredited course at Dermaskin Academy has successfully completed their qualification. That is not a marketing claim. It is our record.
Qualifications that hold up under scrutiny
Our courses are nationally accredited through an ASQA-registered RTO. Your Statement of Attainment is recognised by insurers, council inspectors and regulators in every Australian state and territory.
Lifetime support — we don't disappear when you graduate
Lifetime access to Kelly's support, live Q&A sessions, clinical updates and a professional graduate community. Your education does not stop on the last day of your practical — ever.
Study anywhere. Train at a Dermaskin location near you.
Complete your theory online at your own pace from anywhere in Australia. Then attend your face-to-face practical at a Dermaskin Academy training location — with venues available across Australia to suit you.
Dermaskin Academy is an ABIC Endorsed Educator — the highest independent recognition in Australian beauty education.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Talk to Dermaskin First.
Every student's situation is different. Before you enrol, Kelly is happy to have a genuine conversation about which pathway makes sense for you — your qualifications, your goals and your schedule. No sales pitch. Just honest advice from someone who has been in this industry for over 30 years.
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