Interior Design & Decoration Correspondence Course
Interior Design is an exciting and rewarding career, it is more than just having good taste and an eye for design. At the Australian Institute of Interior Design (AIID) we teach you more than just design. We teach you every step in the process from developing a style, creating floor plans, colour schemes, perspective room drawings, designing with space, dealing with builders, architects and tradesmen, creating lighting effects, sourcing & selecting materials and furniture, interior decoration and styling, working to briefs, working with clients, business & marketing skills, and more.
The Interior Design and Decoration Correspondence Course has been carefully structured using a systematic approach to learning. Through a series of 10 tutorials, we will provide you with a wealth of relevant knowledge, and will encourage you through exercises and assignments to research and explore concepts to develop essential design skills.
You will be shown techniques for finding inspiration, developing design ideas, formulating schemes, specifying and documenting your work, and communicating your design concepts using various presentation techniques.
The course is made up of a series of comprehensive tutorials each including interactive activities to prompt further consideration and ensure effective understanding. Furthermore, each tutorial will require the completion and submission of an Assignment relevant to the content of subjects covered.

Topic Areas Covered:
The following topic areas are covered within the Interior Design and Decoration distance course:
- Designer Resources
- Elements & Principles of Design
- Colour Theory
- Psychology of Colour
- Natural & Artifical Lighting
- Exploring Design
- Drawing a Floor Plan
- Space Planning
- Interpreting a Client Brief
- The Design Process
- Developing an interior design scheme
- Documenting the interior design scheme
- Design presentation techniques
Accreditation:
This course is nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework and covers the following units of competency from the Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration.
- BSBDES301A: Explore the use of colour
- LMFID4008A: Assess interior light and recommend light fittings
- BSBDES305A: Source and apply information on the history and theory of design
- LMFID3002A: Source and specify decorator products
- LMFID4003A: Prepare a materials board for client presentation
Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for the above units of competency.
What You Will Recieve:
We have developed the course so that it is suitable for visual learners - as most creative students learn best through visual learning methods. This course has been developed to be more than just a collection of written manuals and assignments.
A personal tutor will be assigned to you for the course. The tutor will be responsible for marking your assignments and reviewing your progress Students will receive feedback on their course work and advice on how to improve their skills. Generally when you return your assignments the next tutorial will be sent within 10 days.
Students who enrol in this course will receive a Resene Total Colour System Kit for free, including:
- Resene Paint colour selector
- Colour Wheel
- Resene Colour Choices Book
- Paint Effects
Students will also receive an equipment pack including:
- Watercolour Pencils
- Paint Brushes
- Set of Gouche Paints
- Architects drawing template
- Scale Ruler
- A4 Bank Pad
On Completion of the Course:
Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded a certificate of achievement for completing the course and a written reference for inclusion in your CV.
Study at your own Pace!
The course has been designed so that students may complete the course in their own time, at a pace suitable for them. You may take up to two years to complete the course or finish in as little as 6 months. this gives students the flexibility to study when it is convenient for them, without having to adjust their lives around attending classes.
For more information about this course, please phone us on (07) 55 938 335.
Price:
- Discounted Upfront Payment: $1,755.00
- Payment Plan: $400.00 + 24 weekly payments of $64.5833. Total = $1,950.00.
* Extra postage charges apply for postage outside of Australia. Please contact us by email to find out the postage costs to your country.
Please note: as this is a self paced course students will not be eligible for Centerlink payments for studying.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment:
Click here to read the terms and conditions of enrolment.How do I Enrol?
You can start anytime, so enrol now to get started! Please allow at least two weeks for receipt of your first tutorial for postage within Australia.
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