What is the Certificate IV in Interior Decoration?
The nationally accredited MSF40118 Certificate IV in Interior Decoration is your first step to a career as an Interior Decorator.
Focusing on the essential skills you will need as an Interior Decorator, the course teaches you the foundations of colour and design whilst equipping you with all of the necessary practical skills to work within the decorating industry. The course is a perfect blend of theoretical elements, hands on practical experience, and real life industry briefs to ensure that you are ready to launch yourself into the interiors industry on completion.
Explore how to create design concepts, communicate and present your ideas confidently and deliver comprehensive and well-resolved interior schemes. You will learn how to confidently work with soft furnishings, room layouts, specifying colour, styling interiors and illustrating your ideas.
You will graduate with an extensive portfolio of work, essential industry contacts and the confidence to succeed in the interiors industry.
How can I become an interior decorator?
Become an Interior Decorator by completing the 19 Units of Competencies that make up the MSF40118 Certificate IV in Interior Decoration.
Your certificate program will provide you with live industry briefs and when you graduate the MSF40118 Certificate IV of Interior Decoration, we are here to help with the opportunities on our job board.
This course is for those that love to rearrange rooms, play with colour, source great soft furnishings and design the overall theme, usability and layout of a space. This course is for the Creative who wants to be an Interior Decorator.
Course Overview
Focusing on the essential skills you will need as an Interior Decorator, the course teaches you the foundations of colour and design whilst equipping you with all of the necessary practical skills to work within the decorating industry.
What you’ll learn:
- An extensive knowledge of colour theory and their application to design including interior scheming, finishes and the effects of lighting in interiors
- Sound understanding of the elements and principles of design and composition techniques.
- Learn the processes to generate conceptual ideas
- An understanding of client analysis and expectations for design projects including project co-ordination, fees, scheduling, presentation and concept generation
- In depth knowledge of soft furnishings, furniture and spatial design and planning
- The ability to confidently source and style furniture and accessories in response to a client brief
- The ability to produce architectural drawings including perspective drawings to communicate concepts by hand
- Examine two and three-dimensional spatial planning
- The ability to generate ideas and concepts to create decorating solutions for interior spaces including material and finishes selections, furniture layouts and materials boards for client presentations
Career Outcomes
After completing the Certificate IV in Interior Decoration, graduates go on to secure industry positions such as:
- Interior Decorators
- Residential Stylists
- Property Stylists
- Soft Furnishing Consultant
- Colour Consultants
- Visual Merchandiser
You can keep up to date with current job that are available now in the design industry on our job board.
Learning Outcomes
- The ability to generate ideas and concepts to create decorating solutions for interior spaces including materials and finishes, furniture layouts and materials boards for client presentations
- An understanding of client analysis and expectations for design projects including project coordination, fees and scheduling
- An extensive knowledge of colour theory and its application to design, including interior scheming, finishes and the effects of lighting in interiors
- In-depth knowledge of soft furnishings, furniture and spatial design
- The ability to confidently source and style furniture and accessories in response to a client brief
- The ability to produce hand drawn architectural drawings including perspective drawings to communicate concepts
Subject Areas
- Design process for 2D and 3D forms
- Colour theory and application to design
- Extended research of colour, finishes and the effects of lighting
- Conceptualisation and the phases of the design process
- Soft Furnishings and their application in an interior space including suppliers, trades and specifications.
- Styling, providing interior styling services and researching and recommending furniture and accessories.
- Presentation of sample boards and specifications for clients
- Developing your design identity and setting up your business • Drawing and documentation of design concepts and ideas.
Units of Competency
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DESIGN PROCESSES
- BSBDES302 – Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
- BSBDES401 – Generate design solutions
- CUAILL401 – Develop and refine illustrative work
COLOUR FOUNDATION
- BSBDES301 – Explore the use of colour
- CUAACD401 – Integrate colour theory and design processes
DESIGN METHODS
- BSBDES303 – Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
- BSBDES402 – Collaborate in a creative process
DESIGN HISTORY
- BSBDES305 – Source and apply information on the history and theory of design
- MSMENV272 – Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
DRAWING AND DOCUMENTATION
- CUAACD303 – Produce technical drawings
- CUAACD301 – Produce drawings to communicate ideas
APPLIED COLOUR
- MSFID4001 – Research, analyse and apply colour for interior spaces
- MSFID5009 – Research and recommend colour and applied finishes
SOFT FURNISHINGS
- MSFID4003 – Prepare a materials board for client presentation
- MSFID4005 – Research and recommend soft furnishings for interiors
DESIGN INDUSTRY PRACTICE
- MSFID4011- Determine work, health safety (WHS) implications or interior effects
- BSBDES304 – Source and apply design industry knowledge
STYLING
- MSFID4004 – Research and recommend furniture accessories
RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS 1
- MSFID4002 – Decorate residential interiors
Assessments + Briefs
Assessments are made up of a series of research and practical briefs that include a major residential design project:
- Design and decorate an entry space
- Create a professional 3 Dimensional model box
- Understand and present design movements
- Create a colour scheme for a boutique hotel
- Develop your designer identity and business paperwork
- Decorate a residential space
Entry Requirements
With over 30 years of design industry experience and a forward-thinking focus and creative and supportive environment.
You can complete your Certificate online from the comfort of your own home.
Work with our industry partners on design briefs and graduate with real-world experience.
This course includes industry briefs and awards to provide you with strong foundations of working within the design industry.
Study Options
Study at home with our online program
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Contact us on 02 8355 3838 or 03 8372 0000 to chat with a specialist course advisor about your study options, or let us know a little bit about you and we can call you back.
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