The online learning experience.
Committing to an online course may feel daunting; but we have designed the curriculum to make you feel fully engaged and supported the entire way through.
At a glance:
No time limits so you can go at your own speed; but support on hand to help you stay engaged.
Easy to use online platform; so you don’t waste time on a complicated system
Marked assignments designed to put your new skills to the test and get feedback on your designs.
Mentors validate and mark assignments to ensure comprehension and continue to the next phase.
Access to support and mentoring from real-world pro’s to make sure you make the most of the course.
Connected to a community of students and practitioners to share ideas and talk about the content.
Put the theory into practice on a real supported project of your choosing* (footnote subject to conditions).
You will be given a username and password and get immediate access to the course content and online community of students and mentors.
Each course will have a number of videos and related assignments you need to complete to pass to the next stage. Each assignment is marked and validated by a mentor, so that you pass to the next stage secure in the knowledge you have understood and developed the core skills and requirements.
There are key moments built into the course where, if you are struggling or don’t understand anything, you will have the opportunity to talk to a teacher.
On the Fundamentals and Master courses you will be assigned a mentor; who will give you specific advice and feedback on your projects.
Interior designers need a number of basic instruments and software packages to be able to work. We recognize that you might not be ready to invest in these however. We’ve designed all of our courses so that you can complete them at a minimum cost, with a range of free trials available to complete the course.
There are a few things you will need to be able to participate on the course:
You will need:
A computer
Drawing paper / tracing paper
Drawing pencils or drawing pens
We recommend having:
Vectorworks
Adobe Creative Cloud
Sketchup
On each course a teacher will mark and validate your assignments and give you feedback. For the longer courses, the support is more extensive with 1-2-1 mentoring and advice on specific projects.
This depends on how much time you have to dedicate to each course. We anticipate that most people can complete the Interior design foundations course in three months; with the fundamentals and master courses taking between 3 - 6 months to complete. ** based on an average of 20 hours per week.
We have done our best to minimise the need for students to buy software to complete the course. Most students will be able to complete the course using trial packages of each software. However, if you sign up to the free trial and then need to take a break from the course before you have completed the assignments, you may need to purchase.
Basic computer skills are a must for any online course. However, the platform has been chosen to be easy to use and we believe those with basic computer skills will be able to complete the course.
We cannot guarantee that you will start the course at the same time as other students, however we do encourage students to use the community pages to talk to each other and share design ideas.
At the end of each module there will be a set assignment, either with multiple choice questions with set design tasks. Each of these assignments will be marked by a teacher and sent back to you via the online platform.
For now, all of our video content is in English. So you will need basic English skills in order to be able to participate in the course. However, we are a multi-lingual company and have plans to translate our content into Spanish and French in due course.
We do not require any formal training, skills or experience to do these courses. The desire to learn and try things out is most important.
For the Fundamentals and Master courses, we do offer payment plans. If you would like to know more, please schedule a call with us and we can talk you through the options.
You can access content straight away, and will be assigned a teacher or mentor within 48 hours of signing up.
The course content will always stay live so you can go back to the course whenever you have time. For the Design Masters course, you will need to notify us so that we can put your projects on hold and re-enrol you at no extra cost when you find the time.
You will get the opportunity to practice drawing throughout the course. While it helps to be able to draw it certainly does not exclude you from successfully designing your own interiors.
As a gesture of goodwill, for any course upgrade we will reduce the subsequent package by $200.
We offer you a 72 hour grace period to change your mind on any course.