Advanced Diploma of Interior Design - MSF60122
Australian Pacific College
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 01331F
This qualification reflects the role of interior designers who develop creative and technical solutions for built interior environments. Interior design at this level covers the planning and detailing of complex residential, commercial and institutional design projects with an emphasis on space creation, space planning and the factors that affect peoples\u2019 responses to living and working environments. Designers may be self-employed or employed in businesses as design consultants, design project administrators and design managers. Work involves the use of systematic and coordinated methodologies, including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process, and knowledge of the principles of interior design and building technologies. Contexts are diverse and often unpredictable. Accountability and responsibility for self and others in achieving outcomes is involved. There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, depending on the jurisdiction, licensing or regulatory requirements may apply to the use of some units in this qualification. Local regulations should be checked for details. Work may require access to construction sites and require construction induction training and certification covered by the unit CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry. Local regulations should also be checked for requirements.
Subjects
- Design residential interiors
- Apply 3D digital visualisation techniques to represent interior designs
- Coordinate business operational plans
- Create 3D digital models
- Evaluate design project outcomes
- Manage design realisation
- Research global design trends
- Develop decoration proposals for complex sites
- Design digital simulations
- Research and integrate embedded technologies in interior designs
- Produce digital presentations for commercial projects
- Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures
- Develop event decoration proposals
- Develop strategies for more sustainable use of resources
- Design workplace interiors
- Create 3D digital animations
- Prepare quotation and contract documentation for design projects
- Explore and apply creative design methodology to interior space
- Develop and extend design skills and practice
- Select and monitor contractors
- Research and recommend artwork
- Develop residential interior design project documentation
- Design residential interior lighting
- Design for all ages and abilities
- Develop and refine illustrative work
- Articulate, present and debate ideas
- Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
- Research and meet ethical and compliance requirements
- Research and recommend furniture and accessories
- Design for retail interiors
- Design commercial interior lighting
- Research interior decoration and design influences
- Create 3D digital environments
- Design for large scale commercial or institutional interiors
- Resolve complex spatial design problems through modelling
- Undertake project work
- Design colour schemes for interior and exterior spaces
- Collaborate in professional creative projects
- Produce digital models and documentation for interior design projects
- Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
- Research and recommend colour applications and finishes
- Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practice
- Prepare materials and finishes boards for client presentation
- Evaluate site structure and services for interior design briefs
- Create visual design components
- Design interiors for hospitality environments
- Design for conservation and restoration projects
- Produce and prepare photo images
- Decorate interiors for restoration projects
- Design soft furnishing solutions for interior spaces
- Source and apply design industry knowledge
- Develop commercial interior design project documentation
- Research and apply techniques in spatial design
- Generate design solutions
- Provide interior styling service
- Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability
- Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
- Originate and develop concepts
- Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Brisbane | No |
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| Gold Coast | No |
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| Melbourne | No |
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| Sydney- Hickson Road | No |
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