What is included in the Interior Design & Decoration Professionals Course?

Interior Design & Decoration (Professionals) — Course Overview For enrolled students

Welcome to your course!

This article covers everything you need to know to get started — your lessons, assessments, mentor, and how to get support.

Your Lessons

Your course includes all 6 Essentials lessons, plus 2 additional lessons:

Design Fundamentals
Spatial Planning
Lighting
Colour
Materiality
Furniture & Styling
Design for the Future: Sustainability Leadership for Interior Designers
Making Your Mark: Business Fundamentals for Interior Designers

What You'll Cover

Everything in the Essentials course, plus:

Sustainable Design: Incorporate environmentally responsible strategies into your projects — eco-friendly materials, energy efficiency, and waste reduction
Business Skills: Branding, marketing, client management, and financial planning for running an interior design or decoration business

Your Assessments

Knowledge Checks: A short quiz at the end of each lesson
Activity — Draw a Floor Plan: Create a bubble diagram and floor plan (you can use SketchUp if you have access)
Final Project — Concept Presentation: A concept presentation for a real or hypothetical design project, covering the full process from initial briefing to client feedback

Your Exclusive Discounts

As a Professionals student you have access to:

IDA Membership: 50% off membership at the Interior Design Association of Australia
Resene Paint: Colour Specifier Kit

Your Mentor

Jenna Cottis — Project Lead at Gray Puksand, Brisbane. Jenna has worked on projects including Cromwell Property Group Workspace, the Sunshine Plaza extension, and the TC Beirne Building refurbishment. She specialises in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.

You can connect with Jenna by:

Posting on the discussion board
Messaging your mentor directly
Submitting activities and assignments for feedback
Attending live workshops and course events
Booking a 1:1 video chat session

What You Need

A laptop or PC with internet connection
General computer skills
Optional: SketchUp (free trial available)

Course Details

80 hours including workshops | 1–2 hours per week recommended
12 months access (extensions available at a fee)
Digital Badge & Certificate on completion