What Do You Need to Start a Career in Interior Design?
Are you wanting to become a professional interior designer capable of handling any and all assignments?
The requirements are simple:
- An interest in interior design
- A natural sense of creativity or flair
- A willingness to learn and develop new skills
If you already have these qualities, this online interior design course from the British College of Interior Design provides the structured training, knowledge, and support needed to build a successful path in interior design and develop the skills required for the industry.
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Get creative with colour, learning top tips from working interior design professionals
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Learn how to arrange rooms to maximise space. Our interior design course can show you how.
What Career Opportunities Are Available in Interior Design?
A career in interior design is built on learning how to apply the right skills, not on being naturally “gifted”. Every successful designer starts as a beginner, and progress comes from understanding how to work within the industry.
Who hires interior designers and freelance designers?
A growing number of private clients, businesses, builders, architects, and real estate professionals rely on freelance interior designers for residential, commercial, and retail projects across homes, offices, and renovation work. Ask our Graduates.
What jobs can you do after an interior design course?
Interior design skills open doors to a wide range of opportunities, including project management, property styling for pre-sale, colour consultancy, kitchen and bathroom design, exhibition design, and retail or showroom work. Ask our Graduates.
What will you learn about the interior design industry beyond design?
This online interior design course covers both creative and business skills, including how to develop ideas, market your services, and understand how designers are paid for their work, giving a full view of how the industry operates.
What’s more, you’ll be learning about the industry from the inside, receiving hundreds of tips and little insights from some of today’s most successful designers and decorators.
Like yourself, every one of these professionals was once a complete beginner.
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Hilary T
I hadn’t expected to be developing my own business in interior design, but that’s where I am. My business will trade as ‘Tactile Interiors’, which will be my life once our house is finished and fully furnished.
Salome D
Since completing the course, I have participated in designing the Addis Ababa International Airport VIP terminal, Ethiopian Airlines business class and other lounges, office spaces for insurance companies, real estate offices and a 5 star hotel with a luxurious spa.
Ana L
This course equipped me with the best and most effective tools for working in the field of interior decoration. [It] has allowed me to achieve a level of learning, confidence and maturity that marked the turning point in my design career.
Richard W
The course has given me all the tools I needed to do succeed, from teaching me how to meet a brief to keeping track of the costings for a project. It covers professional practice for interior designers and I feel well equipped for the future.
Sara D
I have completed two multi-occupancy interior design projects, and I am now working on my third residential project.
