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Dry Needling Short Course

Our 6-week course gives you 112 hours of extensive Dry Needling training.

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Advanced Dry Needling | On-Campus Short Course

Trigger Point Dry Needling Course

Our Trigger Point Dry Needling course is based on Dommerholt’s evidence-informed, clinical approach, delivering comprehensive and practical training for qualified health and massage professionals. This intensive 6-week course includes two on-campus training days per week at our Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast campuses.

You will receive two units of competency (VU23639 & VU23634) from our 22656VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy. Upon successful completion, students will receive a certificate for the completed units of competency, supporting professional recognition and insurance requirements.

Course Structure & Practical Training

This is an advanced-level dry needling course with extensive hands-on training. Students are required to demonstrate clinical competency by performing treatments in our supervised Student Clinic, ensuring confidence, safety, and real-world application of skills.

The course meets the requirements of relevant Industry Associations and Insurance Providers, making it suitable for practitioners seeking to expand their scope of practice.

What You Will Learn

In alignment with the Australian Society of Acupuncture Physiotherapists’ Guidelines for Safe Acupuncture and Dry Needling Practice, this course teaches the safe and effective application of dry needling techniques to assist clients in returning to optimal function.

You will learn to:

Perform trigger point dry needling safely and effectively
Apply infection control policies and procedures
Demonstrate safe clinical practice in a supervised environment
Use non-injection needling techniques to stimulate specific soft tissues for therapeutic effect

Dry needling is an increasingly popular treatment option used by medical and allied health professionals, offering effective outcomes with reduced physical strain on the practitioner compared to manual techniques alone.

Course Inclusions

The course fee includes all essential training materials, including:

Dry needling needles
Kidney dish
Sharps disposal bin for safe practice and training

At A Glance

Course Eligibility

Course Fees

Start Dates

At A Glance

Course Summary
Outcome	Unit of Competency from the 22316VIC Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
Qualification Type	Statement of Attainment
Study Time	2 days on-campus for 6 weeks
Payment Options	Payment Plan: $1,750.00 ($550 Deposit + 6 x $200.00/wk) Self-finance: $1,500.00
Pre-Requisite Study	HLT52015 Diploma of Remedial Massage
Assessments	Competency based

Course Eligibility

Dry Needling is a physically invasive procedure involving skin penetration. Training for and the use of dry needling is limited to a small number of professionals, most of whom are members of the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) and subject to the National Law. Dry Needling involves a variety of clinical techniques practised in a range of clinical settings by various health professionals all of whom must adhere to the Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare.

As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Q Academy must ensure that dry needling students have completed all pre-requisite Units of Competency outlined in the [22316VIC] Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy Training Package and have been approved by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

We also require English language literacy levels to a minimum IELTS Level 6 in writing and reading as well as sound knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, sufficient to at least pass our Certificate IV level anatomy tests.

The following professionals have Dry Needling within their scope of professional practice and are eligible to complete the Q Academy’s Dry Needling subject from the Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy:

Remedial Massage Therapist
Myotherapist
Musculoskeletal Therapist
Osteopath
Medical Practitioner
Physiotherapist
Chiropractor

The Dry Needling Unit of Competency is part of the Training Package for these professions.

If you are in a profession which is not listed above but believe that you are eligible, please contact your professional association to identify if Dry Needling is within your professional scope of practice.

Unfortunately, Dry Needling is out of scope for Personal Trainers and Exercise Physiologists (ESSA).

Course Fees

Course Fees
The VU21879 Dry Needling Subject costs $1,500. Students can self-finance the course fee upfront. Alternatively, a payment plan of 6 weekly instalments may be available to you.