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Certificate IV in
Interior Decoration
The Certificate IV in Interior Decoration course explores the fundamentals of interior decoration including space planning, colour theory, design principles, materials, and finishes and styling.
You’ll learn to use the latest interior decoration tools and technology to create spaces that are inspiring, functional and meet client briefs.
To work around your lifestyle and commitments, we have designed our online interior decoration course to be flexible and adaptive to your lifestyle.
- Duration
- Intake Dates
Start Anytime!
- Location100% Online
- Price
$7,900 (includes access to Adobe Creative Cloud, SketchUp and Programa)
Payment Options:
Full Fee Upfront
Monthly Instalments
- What To Expect
- Software
- Learning environment
- Course content
- Course superpowers
- Our Educators
- How to apply
What to expect
ISCD’s Certificate IV in Interior Decoration course will give you a solid understanding of interior design foundations and interior design principles over 2 study blocks. You’ll learn the principles of colour theory, furnishing choices, how to consider space while designing, and how to construct and present your designs on professional-grade software, such as Adobe Creative Suite and SketchUp.
Design Software ToolKit
We know how important it is to access the latest interior design software, so we’ve designed this course so you get hands-on experience using these tools from the moment you begin. This software enables you to communicate innovative ideas seamlessly, so you’ll graduate knowing how to confidently pitch and present in the digital space. The Cert IV in Interior Decoration includes the software below as part of your tuition fee, so you won’t be required to purchase any additional software. You’ll be introduced to more complex design software tools as you progress through the course.
TUITION FEE INCLUDES ACCESS TO DESIGN SOFTWARE VALUED AT $1.2K
Programa: the ultimate specification, project management, and collaboration software for interior designers and architects.
Adobe Creative Cloud: a comprehensive suite of design software that empowers designers to bring ideas to life.
SketchUp: a versatile 3D modelling software designers and artists use to create detailed and realistic digital representations.
Learning Environment
The Certificate IV in Interior Decoration is taught online in our dedicated online learning platform. All classes, communities, and design challenges happen in this virtual space. We designed the course this way to mirror how today’s interior designers work.
With most client meetings being conducted in virtual spaces such as Zoom, we want you to graduate with the ability to operate your business in a virtual world, just as practising Interior Decorators do. You’ll become a master at switching seamlessly between face-to-face consultations and pitching your designs on site, to engaging presentations and tender-winning confidence in the online world.
Learning and support at ISCD will be experienced in three ways:
Guided Learning
- Visual, engaging, interactive online content
- Peer-to-peer discussions
- Qualified trainer discussion moderation
- Easy-to-navigate online learning experience
Guided Skills Development
Self-directed Learning
Online Learning Platform
All of your learning will take place in our dedicated online learning platform.
Learning Platform Features:
- Simple, intuitive course content designed to help you navigate the learning platform
- Videos & interactive activities
- Discussion boards
- Assessment advice and information
- Academic skills and study routine support
- Online librarian assistance
- Free subscription to industry-grade software
Online Learning Platform Support:
Online Learning Platform Tour
As designers, we know the importance of experiencing a space to really get a feel for it, so we invite you to look around our online learning platform to get a sense of what studying online with us looks like. Click the link below to get direct access to an online tour by one of our student enrolment advisors and see how your course is structured.
- Block 1
- Block 2
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- SketchUp
- Programa
Course Content
Block 1
Design and Colour
You will explore the theory behind colour and colour relationships, then learn how to specify colour schemes for both interior and exterior spaces. Here we teach you the basic skills of drawing and rendering, and the elements and
principles of design.
Tech: Industry standard design software (InDesign, Photoshop).
Includes accredited units:
- Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms (CUADES302)
- Explore the use of colour (CUADES301)
- Design colour schemes for interior and exterior spaces (MSFID4016)
- Research and recommend colour applications and finishes (MSFID5027)
Design Practice
Block 2
Drafting and Spatial Design
Learn the fundamentals of spatial planning for kitchens and bathrooms as you develop 2D technical drawing skills both by hand and in digital format using SketchUp. Explore various rendering techniques and understand and explore spatial design in 3D.
Tech:
SketchUp, InDesign, Photoshop.
Includes accredited units:
- Produce technical drawings (CUAACD313)
- Produce drawings to communicate ideas (CUAACD311)
- Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms (CUADES303)
- Research and apply techniques in spatial design (CUADES423)
Interior Decoration and Styling
Course Superpowers
You could work in the following roles:
- Interior stylist and decorator
- Residential stylist
- Property stylist
- Colour consultant
- Magazine stylist
- Photographer and event stylist
Confidently use interior design tech tools, including:
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- SketchUp
- Programa (Project management)
- Mobile app technology to customise colours
Achieve mastery of sought-after employability skills, such as:
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Written and oral communication
- Planning and organising
- Presentations
- Problem-solving
- Project management
- Self management
- Technology use in design
When you leave, your professional portfolio will include:
- Mood boards
- Concept boards
- Rendered floor plans and elevations
- 2D and 3D CAD drawings
- Interior decoration solutions
- Client documentation including design briefs, FF&E schedules, contracts and fee proposals
You could go on to study:
- MSF50222 Diploma of Interior Design
- MSF50313 Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology
- MSF60113 Advanced Diploma of Interior Design
- Higher education qualifications in the design, architecture and construction fields.
Our Educators
Gabrielle
Gabrielle Rosenfeld
Education Manager
Years in industry: 20 years
Years at ISCD: 3 years
Industry Skills- Design skills
- Software skills
- Styling skills
- Creative Passion
- Coffee Making
- Doing Accents
- Colour and Interior Styling
- Empathy
Favourite things- 🍳 Lingini Marinara
- 🎓 Colours
- 🎵 Neil Finn
- 👩🎨 Ilse Crawford
- 💚 Green
- 📺 Something's gotta give
- Design skills
Annika
Annika Oja
Online Educator
Years in industry: 9 years
Years at ISCD: 3 years
Industry Skills- Design skills
- Software skills
- Styling skills
- Creative Passion
- Coffee Making
- Tap Dancing
- Spatial and Joinery Design
- People skills
Favourite things- 🍳 Arabic Food
- 🎓 Reading People
- 🎵 Blues
- 👩🎨 Kelly Behun
- 📺 Peaky Blinders
- 🤎 Earthy Tones
- Design skills
Michael
Michael Allsopp
Online Educator
Years in industry: 13 years
Years at ISCD: 6 years
Industry Skills- Design skills
- Software skills
- Styling skills
- Creative Passion
- Coffee Making
- Flower Arrangements
- 3D Model Making
- Joinery Design
Favourite things- 🍳 Chicken Snitzel
- 🎓 James Bond
- 🎵 Electric Pop
- 👨🎨 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- 💙 Blue
- 📺 British Crime
- Design skills
Kristina
Kristina Mitkovski
Online Educator
Years in industry: 26 years
Years at ISCD: 2 years
Industry Skills- Design skills
- Software skills
- Styling skills
- Creative Passion
- Coffee Making
- Juggling whilst in a headstand pose
- Spatial and Joinery Design
- Problem Solving
Favourite things- 🍳 Kifli
- 🎓 Communication
- 🎵 90s Seattle
- 👨🎨 Sam Maloof
- 💚 Dark Sap Green
- 📺 The Umbrella Academy
- Design skills
What People Say About Us
Explore some of our student work
- Dilmini Dissanayake
- Elinore English
- Jessie-Gray Thornton
- Rebecca Elms Smith
Take the next step towards your interior design career
We’re ready to help guide you through your exploration into interior design. We’d love to hear about your career and study goals, so why not book a call with one of our team members or download a course guide to review all the information in one place? If you need help figuring out where to begin, our free online info sessions are a great place to start. Visit our connect page and start your next chapter today.