About Dermaskin Training

About Dermaskin Academy

Built on 30 Years
at the Treatment Table

Dermaskin Academy is Australia's specialist provider of nationally accredited training in electrolysis, skin needling, diathermy and advanced beauty treatments. Every course is written and delivered by Kelly Dermody — ABIC Endorsed Educator, ABIC Senior Advisor, and one of the most experienced clinical beauty educators in the country.

ABIC Endorsed Educator Nationally Accredited — ASQA Recognised 100% Student Completion Rate Maximum 6 Students
30+ Years clinical experience
100% Student completion rate
Max 6 Students per practical block
ABIC Endorsed educator
Why Dermaskin Academy

Not Just a Course. A Career.

There are other training providers. Here is what makes Dermaskin graduates leave differently.

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Written and delivered by the specialist
Every course is written and taught by Kelly Dermody personally — 30+ years of clinical practice, not a manual written by committee.
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Maximum 6 students. Always.
Our practical blocks are capped at 6 students — not 12, not 20. Direct trainer attention on every insertion, every technique, every client.
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100% completion rate
Every student who has enrolled in an accredited course at Dermaskin Academy has successfully completed their qualification. Every single one.
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Qualifications that hold up
Nationally accredited through an ASQA-registered RTO. Recognised by insurers, council inspectors and regulators in every Australian state and territory.
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Lifetime support — we never disappear
Lifetime access to course materials, ongoing trainer mentorship and the Dermaskin graduate community. Your education doesn't stop on the last day of your practical.
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Study anywhere. Train near you.
Complete theory online from anywhere in Australia, then attend your face-to-face practical at a Dermaskin location near you — with venues across the country.
Kelly Dermody — Founder, Dermaskin Academy
Kelly Dermody Founder & Lead Educator
Meet the Founder

Kelly Dermody

Educator. Clinician. Industry Leader.

Kelly Dermody has spent over three decades at the treatment table before stepping into the classroom — and that distinction matters. She is not an educator who has read about electrolysis. She is a clinician who has performed thousands of treatments, managed every contraindication, and built a career that spans clinical practice, product development and national industry leadership.

As an ABIC Endorsed Educator and Senior Advisor on both the ABIC Electrology Committee and the ABIC Education Committee, Kelly directly influences the national standards that govern advanced beauty education in Australia. When the industry sets its benchmarks, Kelly is in the room.

A Nationally Accredited Trainer and Assessor (TAE) for over 20 years, Kelly has shaped the careers of hundreds of beauty therapists, nurses and healthcare professionals across Australia. As founder of IVY Skin Clinics and Mine Minerals Skincare and Makeup Sydney, her expertise has earned global recognition — with features in Vogue and Vanity Fair — but it is the success of her graduates that she is most proud of.

At Dermaskin Academy, Kelly teaches every course herself. When you train here, you are learning directly from the person who wrote the course, has lived the clinical reality, and will still be available to you long after you qualify.

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ABIC Endorsed Educator Australia's peak beauty industry body
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Accredited Trainer & Assessor TAE qualified — 20+ years
ABIC Senior Advisor Electrology & Education Committees
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Founder — IVY Skin Clinics Sydney, Australia
Founder — Mine Minerals Skincare & Makeup, Sydney
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100% Completion Rate Every enrolled student has qualified
As featured in Vogue  ·  Vanity Fair  ·  New York City

Proudly Endorsed by ABIC — Australia's Peak Beauty Industry Body

Kelly Dermody serves as Senior Advisor on the ABIC Electrology Committee and the ABIC Education Committee — directly influencing the national standards that govern advanced beauty education in Australia. Dermaskin Academy holds ABIC Endorsed Educator status, the highest independent recognition in Australian beauty education.

ABIC Endorsed Educator
ASQA Nationally Accredited
100% Completion Rate
Emma Dermody — Co-Founder, Dermaskin Academy
Emma Dermody Co-Founder
Meet the Co-Founder

Emma Dermody

The force behind the experience.

Emma Dermody is the co-founder of Dermaskin Academy and the driving force behind everything that happens outside the treatment room. Combining a background in beauty therapy with a sharp eye for operations, marketing and student experience, Emma ensures that every student who comes through Dermaskin Academy feels supported from their very first enquiry through to long after they graduate.

While Kelly brings the clinical depth, Emma brings the infrastructure that makes it all work — from the way courses are structured and communicated, to the student journey, the enrolment process and the graduate community that keeps Dermaskin graduates connected and growing long after qualification day.

Emma's beauty therapy background means she understands the industry from a student's perspective as well as a business one. She knows what it feels like to be deciding whether to invest in a course, what questions matter, and what good support actually looks like in practice. That lived experience shapes everything she builds at Dermaskin Academy.

Beauty Therapist Operations Student Experience Marketing Enrolments Graduate Community
Ready to take the next step?

Train with the Best.
Be Supported for Life.

Kelly and Emma are both available to talk through your options before you enrol. No pressure, no sales pitch — just honest advice from people who genuinely care about your success.

Contact Us

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    0450 306 180

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    info@dermaskintraining.com

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