Online Study · Interior Design

Take the First Step Toward a Career in Interior Styling

Thinking about the rooms you keep rearranging in your head? You work through drawing, colour, lighting, materials and digital models. Your own portfolio comes out the other end.

From $59.22a week, zero interest
Portfolioof your own work
No Examsever
3D Modelsbuilt digitally
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaInterior design and decoration
DeliveryFully online, at your own pace
AccessUnits open any hour
AssessmentNo exams, ever
You Finish WithA portfolio of your work
PaymentsFrom $59.22 per week
Comes with
  • Hand drawing and Auto CAD both covered
  • Colour schemes for inside and out
  • Soft furnishings, lighting and materials
  • No earlier decoration course needed
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Taste Is Not Enough On Its Own

Clients pay for drawings, briefs and a plan that works.

You Leave With Proof

A portfolio beats a certificate in a first meeting.

Colour Gets Its Own Study

Schemes for interiors and exteriors, done to a brief.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Draw first, then colour, then whole rooms, then the business.

01
Drawing And Concepts
Getting ideas on paper.
Produce technical drawings
Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
Originate and develop concepts
Produce drawings to communicate ideas
02
Colour And Style
The part clients notice.
Explore the use of colour
Design colour schemes for interior and exterior spaces
Provide interior styling service
Research interior decoration and design influences
03
Whole Rooms
Designing a space that works.
Design residential interiors
Design residential interior lighting
Design soft furnishing solutions for interior spaces
Research and recommend hard materials and finishes for interiors
Research and recommend furniture and accessories
04
Briefs And Sites
Working to someone else's plan.
Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
Evaluate site structure and services for interior design briefs
Develop decoration proposals for complex sites
Generate design solutions
05
Digital And Documents
What gets handed over.
Create 3D digital models
Produce digital models and documentation for interior design projects
Develop residential interior design project documentation
06
Working For Yourself
Turning it into a trade.
Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures
Research and meet ethical and compliance requirements
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Present a body of own creative work
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Drawing, technical, hand and digital
  • Colour, schemes inside and out
  • Rooms, lighting, furnishings, materials
  • Business, briefs, compliance, ventures

As a Student

  • Pace, yours to set
  • No exams, portfolios and project work
  • Access, units open any hour
  • Output, a portfolio you keep
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things that shape this diploma.

01
Start Here, Not Lower Down

The Certificate IV in decoration is not required first.

02
Digital And Hand Skills

Auto CAD and digital models, plus drawing by hand.

03
A Trainer Who Practises

Zaid Kilani teaches alongside the student support team.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

DIPLOMA

Diploma of Interior Design

Plus a portfolio of your own work

Diploma Of Interior Design

Issued once the modules are complete.

A Portfolio

Your own work, styled the way you style.

Digital Skills

Auto CAD, 3D models and project documentation.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask For The Guide

The unit list and software needs, in writing.

Step two

Check Your Kit

A computer that runs design software.

Step three

Choose How To Pay

Upfront, in four, or weekly.

Step four

Enrol And Draw

The first unit is technical drawing.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $59.22 / week
Pay upfront, pay in four, or take the weekly plan.
Zero interest weekly plan through Payright
Over eighteen, and citizen or permanent resident
Working, or a family member at your address is
Identification and proof of income needed
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need the Certificate IV first?

Not at all. You can enrol at diploma level today.

Do I need to draw well already?

Drawing is taught from the first unit, whatever your level.

What software is used?

Auto CAD, plus digital modelling for 3D work.

Do I finish with a portfolio?

Yes. Presenting your own body of work is a unit.

Is there a placement?

None is arranged for this course. The work is online.

Are there exams?

None, ever. Projects and portfolios instead.

What about the construction safety unit?

It is not offered here. You sit it with an outside provider at your own cost.

Can I work for myself after this?

Setting up a venture is a unit. Studios also hire on portfolio.

Delivered By

About the College

Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.

Trainer Zaid Kilani works with a student support team behind him.

Portfolio outcomeAuto CAD taughtNo prior course neededOnline units, any hour
The Room, Redrawn

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