The Professional Certificate in Dermal Therapy will give you comprehensive training in advanced dermal techniques essential for professional practice, enabling you to specialise your career in dermal therapy with a focus on practical skills and therapeutic interventions. This course was created in recognition of the need for specialised health science training that enables students to quickly enter the sector as professionals.
Made from two units of our Bachelor of Applied Health Science (Clinical Aesthetics), the Professional Certificate in Dermal Therapy is an unaccredited course that will give you practical experience using a variety of advanced dermal technologies, including plasma pens, IPL, and laser, on real clients with real skin concerns.
Course Overview
Course
Duration:
Up to 26 weeks
Course
Delivery:
Blended delivery with online learning and practical clinic training
Price:
$5,600
Payment
Options:
Zip Money Payment Plans Available
Accreditation:
This course is unaccredited
The Australasian College of Health and Wellness is the country’s leading education provider in Applied Health Science and Clinical Aesthetics, ensuring our graduates are experts in the field of dermal therapy.
You can earn your Professional Certificate in Dermal Therapy in as little as 6 months. Our flexible study experience enables you to continue working while developing your professional skill set, giving you a vital advantage to succeed in industry.
Studying at ACHW will set you apart from your peers. Our courses are recognised as the most advanced and comprehensive available, increasing your employment options and giving you the confidence of knowing you are an expert in your field.
ACHW’s faculty is made up of qualified and respected experts in Health, Wellness, Science, Education, Aesthetics, Business Administration, and Digital Marketing. This ensures that our students gain a truly comprehensive learning experience.
The Professional Certificate in Dermal Therapy consists of two units that are derived from the Bachelor of Applied Health Science (Clinical Aesthetics):
This subject provides an opportunity for students to participate in a clinical learning environment that seeks to provide both theoretical understanding and practical application of chemical peeling and microdermabrasion. Students will develop critical thinking from evidence-based knowledge in reviewing patient history and presentation and formulation of appropriate chemical peeling and/or microdermabrasion treatments for predictable outcomes in clinical practice. Additionally, students will be exposed to the safe operating process in the use of laser equipment.
This subject provides an ongoing opportunity for students to participate in a clinical learning environment that seeks to provide both theoretical understanding and practical application of the light therapies used in a clinical aesthetic practice. Students will learn the appropriate and safe use of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), while studying the physical theory behind the use of lasers.
In the practical clinics of the Undergraduate Certificate in Dermal Interventions, you will gain hands-on experience with the following treatments, technologies, and modalities:
Microdermabrasion is a non-invasive skin resurfacing treatment that uses a minimally abrasive instrument to exfoliate the outermost layer of skin cells, improving skin texture and appearance.
Hydrodermabrasion is a similar treatment to microdermabrasion, but it uses water and oxygen to gently exfoliate and hydrate the skin, leaving it softer and smoother.
Laser/IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) hair reduction uses targeted light energy to damage hair follicles, reducing or preventing hair growth in the treated area.
Skin needling, also known as microneedling, involves using a device with tiny needles to create small punctures in the skin, stimulating collagen production and improving skin texture and tone.
Laser tattoo removal uses high-intensity light energy to break up the ink particles in a tattoo, allowing the body to naturally remove them over time.
Laser/IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) for pigmentation and vascular removal uses targeted light energy to break down excess pigmentation or blood vessels in the skin, reducing the appearance of conditions such as sun damage, rosacea, and spider veins.
Plasma pen technology uses ionized gas to create a small electrical arc that tightens and lifts skin, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, while also used to remove some benign lesions.
As an unaccredited course, there are no formal academic requirements to apply and enrol in the Professional Certificate in Dermal Therapy.
To ensure you are able to successfully complete this course, we do require our applicants to:
Completing the Professional Certificate in Clinical Skincare will provide you with relevant skills to work in such areas as:
As the two units that make up the Professional Certificate in Dermal Therapy are from our higher education degrees, you will be able to receive advanced standing for them if you choose to pursue further study with ACHW after completion.
This will enable you to earn highly valued tertiary qualification without any unnecessary tuition fees for learning you have already successfully acquired.
These two units can provide advanced standing for the:
This is a great introductory course if you are wanting to get into the skincare industry as it provides practical hands-on experience with real clients. It is also an effective refresher course for industry professionals looking to ensure their skills are up-to-date.
The Professional Certificate can be completed in 6 months.
No, you do not need a beauty qualification or industry experience. There are no academic entry requirements.
For each unit there is a one-hour weekly lecture to listen to and additional readings, with additional activities such as quizzes, discussions, assignments, and online exams. Each unit has 3-4 assessment tasks with due dates throughout the semester required to be completed.
It is recommended to spend a few hours each week per unit to listen to the lecture and review all the reading, then additional time for self-study and preparation and completion of assessment tasks.
The certificate teaches the most popular treatments currently performed in industry and will help get a job in a skin and laser clinic or beauty clinic, work in skin care retail, or as a junior therapist or clinic receptionist. There is currently a high demand of jobs in skin and laser franchise clinics.
CAP102 has two 3-day practical blocks and CAP201 has a 5-day practical block. There are 11 practical days in total. Clinics are held in NSW, VIC, and QLD. Dates released for each state at the commencement of the semester and are based around student numbers.
It is essential for you to attend the clinics. If you cannot attend the dates offered, you will need to defer until the next semester.
Some of the practical treatments you will learn are:
A laptop or computer with internet access and a working webcam.
Lectures are recorded and therefore not needed to attend live. However, most units have interactive sessions every few weeks that are live with the facilitator to go over any areas students would like more help with. These are scheduled at the commencement of the semester and are recorded if you are not able to attend.
You must complete all assessment tasks and get an overall mark of 50% for the units to pass.
Once you have completed the Professional Certificate in Clinical Skincare, we recommend progressing to either the Associate Degree in Applied Health Science (Dermal Therapy) or the Bachelor in Applied Health Science (Clinical Aesthetics). You will be able to receive credit for the units you have already completed.