Specialist Diploma in Interior Design Practice
Strategic Interiors: Managing Design Projects for Success
Achieve strategic success in your interior design projects with practical management techniques. This book explores project planning, risk management, quality control, and client satisfaction, offering tools and strategies to deliver exceptional results on time and within budget.
Course Name: Specialist Diploma in Interior Design Practice
Course Date/Time: 27 June 2024, Thursday, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Venue: MS Teams/ZOOM (Links will be sent to registered candidate via email provided)
RSVP Deadline: 26 June 2024, Wednesday
Course Overview
If you own an interior design firm or aspire to run your own interior design practice, this course is for you.
With a unique blend of business management and design, this course provides you with the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to manage interior design projects and run your own interior design consultancy. Learn to market your interior design business and manage your clients while staying at the forefront of new design trends. You will also be equipped with fundamental knowledge of interior design business trends and how to develop appropriate service environments.
Graduates can look forward to career opportunities in the interior and exhibition industries that include roles such as designers, design managers, interior design project managers, design researchers, service/experience designers and strategy/business designers.
Enhance your professionalism with this exciting combination of Design and Business to become tomorrow’s creative leaders in Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation!
All students are required to bring their own notebooks for lessons. You may refer to the required technical specifications for notebooks HERE.
UNIQUE SPECIALIST DIPLOMA COURSE
This is the only Specialist Diploma in this discipline in Singapore.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Want the best of both worlds – design and business? This course’s holistic training deepens the level of professionalism for spatial designers as they straddle both transdisciplinary skillsets of Project & Business Management within the eco-system of an ID Practice.
UNIQUE TO TP
The only full qualification course that converges Business and Design with particular relevance to the Interior Design industry.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
A Polytechnic Diploma or ITE Technical Diploma / Technical Engineer Diploma / Work-Learn Technical Diploma in Spatial Design-related discipline or equivalent
OR A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
OR A Post-Secondary Certificate with at least 3 Years of relevant working experience
Who Should Attend
This program is suitable for interior design entrepreneur or interior designer aspiring to take on senior role in the company. The course will deepen their skills in the areas of project management, business management, design communication and innovation to advance their career in the interior design sector.
What You'll Learn
Upon successful completion, graduates should be able to:
- manage interior design projects and work processes;
- have the know-how to become interior design entrepreneurs;
- appreciate the benefits of Service Design and understand psychology in design; and develop skills in strategic and operational management in an interior design practice.
The proposed course comprises two Post-Diploma Certificates in specific domain areas with a total duration of 240 hours or 16 credit units (CUs). The course structure is as follows:
Post-Diploma Certificate in Interior Design Professional Practice
The PDC in Interior Design Professional Practice is a comprehensive PDC that integrates principles from Project Management, Interior Design Entrepreneurship and Business Management & Ethics. It equips students with essential skills for successful project management, entrepreneurial acumen, and effective management of businesses. The PDC combines practical project management methods with insights into market trends and business planning, ensuring students are well-prepared for the multifaceted challenges of the competitive interior design industry. It introduces skillsets required in the setting up of interior design practices.
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| DCE049A | Project Management
This subject provides the fundamental principles needed in the project management of interior design projects and introduces objectives, processes, outputs, and deliverables required in the various phases of interior design. The subject covers an overview of resource allocation and best practices employed in the industry today. |
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| DCE050A | Interior Design Entrepreneurship
This subject provides the fundamental principles of business that interior design entrepreneurs need to set up a design practice. The subject covers an overview of relevant office management strategies such as different forms of business models, risk and financial management, business plans and legal obligations in the practice of interior design. |
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| DCE053A | Business Management & Ethics
This subject provides the fundamental knowledge for ethical and strategic business management of interior design practices. It covers finance, office and personnel management, as well as ethical and leadership significance. It examines ethical aspects of sustainability and concepts driving the forefront of business practices, and the evolving landscape of digital technology and ethical impact. |
Post-Diploma Certificate in Interior Design Business Strategies
The PDC of Interior Design Business Strategies, the PDC synergises principles from Service Design, Brand Communication and Innovation & Technology. The PDC explores strategies to enhance businesses using client and user-centric approaches. Simultaneously, it also explores cutting-edge digital solutions and emerging technologies, fostering a culture of innovation. This integrated approach equips future interior designers with strategic business acumen, branding skills, creative vision, and technological proficiency to navigate the dynamic and evolving industry. It introduces skillsets beneficial to sustain businesses.
| Subject Code | Subject | ||
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| DCE082A | Service Design
This subject explores the fusion of Service Design in the spatial context to craft user-centric experiences within physical spaces. Utilising a multi-faceted approach to analyse user behaviour and perceptions, opportunities are identified to enhance touchpoints and eliminate the pain points of users and their experience through the spaces. |
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| DCE081A | Brand Communication
This subject introduces the fundamental principles needed for the branding, marketing and communication of an interior design practice. It also introduces branding strategies like brand stories and narratives to represent the brand of an interior design practice, allowing practices to form deeper connections with customers, consistently and effectively at all touchpoints. |
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| DCE054A | Innovation & Technology
This subject provides the fundamental knowledge needed for analysing the technological innovation that has the potential to transform the interior design practice. It covers an introduction to current trends and the impact on the interior design industry in Singapore. The subject also provides exposure to relevant trends from the adjacent design industry and emerging trends in digital technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), to gain insights into possible pivotal opportunities to enhance value creation by interior design practices. |
Modes of Assessment
The assessment would be based on a combination of coursework components such as written assignments, quizzes, projects and presentations.
For more information on course fee / schedule, or to apply,
Career Opportunities
Upon graduation, course graduates can look forward to taking up the following types of roles in the Interior Design and Exhibition Design industry:-
- Designers/ Senior Designers
- Design Managers
- Interior Design Project Managers
- Design Researchers
- Service/Experience Designers
- Strategy/ Business Designers
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Course Contact
- Mainline 67881212
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Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Closed during lunchtime, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
and on weekends and public holidays. - https://www.tp.edu.sg/tsa
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Temasek SkillsFuture Academy (TSA)
Temasek Polytechnic
East Wing, Block 1A, Level 3, Unit 109
21 Tampines Ave 1
Singapore 529757
Temasek Polytechnic reserves the right to alter the course, modify the scale of fee, amend any other information or cancel course with low enrolment.
