If you enjoy working with design, either of buildings or their interiors, you will be interested in these courses. They will give you an entry point to the building and design industries.
The courses will prepare you for these career areas:
- sales assistant within the interior design retail industry
- recommending interior decoration products and services to clients
- coordinating interior furnishings or finishes of domestic or commercial interiors
- team leader or project administrator with architects, builders or building designers
- project administrator of large building projects
- eventually running your own drafting office or working as a draftsperson
Skills and knowledge you will gain:
- performing measurements and calculations
- designing interior colour schemes
- communicating effectively with customers
- technical drawing
- decorating residential interiors
- occupational health and safety
- producing and preparing photo images and computer aided drawings
- identifying building materials and construction techniques
- business management
- specification writing
- occupational health and safety
- site survey analysis
- complying with codes and standards in residential buildings
- designing safe and sustainable buildings
- selecting construction materials
- managing architectural project administration
An introduction to the Advanced Diploma of Building Design course:
Available Courses (4)
Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
Designed to teach the skills required of a project administrator of small to large building projects, or of people running a drafting practice as a registered Building Designer.
Certificate IV in Interior Decoration
Develops knowledge and skills for the selection and co-ordination of interior furnishings and finishes in the decoration of domestic and commercial interiors. Teaches necessary skills to work with clients to recommend interior decoration products and services, and to present ideas.
Certificate III in Interior Decoration (Retail Services)
Designed to give you required skills for work as a sales assistant within the interior decoration retail industry. Areas of study include workplace communication, visual design, decoration products retail displays, applying colour, home improvement products and services and customer relations.
Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
The Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration incorporates the Certificate IV in Interior Decoration within the first year of study. Gain advanced skills in interior decoration, and develop your creativity with a particular focus on commercial interiors. Learn to perform tasks ranging from creating 3D digital images to designing interior lighting. The field of interior design and decoration offers diverse and lucrative career opportunities for those with a creative bent and an interest in design in the built environment
Available Short Courses (4)
ArchiCAD Level 1 - Basic to Intermediate
Learn basic to intermediate skills for the Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software application ArchiCAD. Produce working drawings and digital models for architectural projects.
Furniture Making
Have you ever wanted to make your own furniture? Whether a beginner or equipped with some woodworking knowledge, NMIT’s Furniture Making short course is the perfect start point. Develop and practice woodwork skills to produce basic items of furniture. Use hand tools and some power tools.
Plan Reading
Learn the fundamentals of plan reading in the building industry. Topics include: reading residential, industrial, commercial and survey plans and understanding specific features and details.
Folio Preparation - Interior Decoration and Design
Prepares prospective students for entry into further Interior Decoration Certificate and Diploma courses. Topics include: freehand sketching; concept development; colour schemes; sample boards and more. Students compile a folio of work and are better able to assess their potential in the industry while gaining a real insight into interior decoration and design.
