Interior Design QLS Level 3 and Starting Your Own Business QLS Level 3

Course Code

OSC1078

Learn how to start your own interior design business from home!

Study the principles of colour theory and design layout, including the colour wheel and harmonious colours.
Understand how to create mood and sample boards, as well as lighting design.
Learn how to conduct client consultations and manage design briefs.
Explore how to successfully start your own business, including writing a business plan, how to market your business, set a pricing strategy and understanding your business’s finances.

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With a creative and project-intensive business such as Interior Design, it is important to remember the commercial aspects of running a company. This course is designed to help you achieve excellence in both the quality of your skills as an interior designer and in the way that you run your business.

This course will allow you to study the convenient way! You decide when and where you learn, at your own pace. Your coursework can be submitted by either post or email, making it easy and hassle-free.

All your course materials will then be delivered to you by post or email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!

Course Duration

Up to two years.

Study Hours

Approximately 240 hours.

Course Outcome

You will receive two Certificates of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor-marked assignments.

Interior Design QLS Level 3

Introduction
The colour wheel
The effects of light and shade on colour
Monochromatic colours
Harmonious colours
Scale
Layout of a drawing

Mood boards
Sample boards
Assembling
Paint techniques
Blending and developing shades
Floor finishes

The different types of lighting
The lighting design
Window treatments
Types of window treatment
Curtain headings
Blinds
Considering materials

Initial contact
Briefing consultation questionnaire
Follow-up
Final consultation
Confidentiality
Legal considerations
Appointment correspondence
Letter of intent to a contractor
Contract tender letter
Contract tender rejection
The design brief

The back wall
Establishing the eye line
Placing the vanishing point on one-point perspective
Two-point perspective
Establishing the floor and ceiling lines
The perspective grid
Right-angle measurements
Drawing windows
Adding furniture to your drawings

Time management
Organisational skills
Management ability
Order of works
Concepts of scheduling
The order sheet
Costing
Fees and hourly rates
Quotations from suppliers
Constructing an invoice

Starting Your Own Business QLS Level 3

Why start your own business?
Character and motivation
Before you start: managing yourself and planning
Market research
Sales and profits
Competitors
Financial planning
Suppliers
Employing people
Stock and asset management

Deciding on the form of your business (sole trader, partnership, limited company)
How to decide what is best for you
Setting goals for yourself

Your product or service
Value for money
Competition
Segmenting your market
Pricing

Identifying your potential customers
Promoting your business
Before sale
After sale

Understanding your business finances
Working with figures
Break-event point
Fixed and current assets
Cash flow
Sources of finance
Managing your money

Why do you need a business plan?
The format and structure of your business plan
Yourself, your people. your values, your mission
Your business model
Your market
Your competition
Development
Profit forecast
Risks

Assessment

This course is assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor to be marked. There is no external examination required.

Course Duration

Once enrolled, you will have two years to complete this bundle (one year per course), which will allow you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines. You will also receive 12 months tutor support for each course, so you can feel confident that you’ll get the help you need. This bundle will take you approximately 240 hours. Studying around your work and family commitments has never been easier.

Study Method

You will study this course by distance learning, which will enable you to learn when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted or sent to you via email. You will also receive tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course successful learners will receive two Certificates of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Awarding Body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

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Assignment marking and feedback
FREE XO Student Discounts membership
FREE CV critique service
FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
*Comprehensive study guide
*Open Study College pen and highlighter
*Student notebook

* Not included with the online study option

It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Student Support Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.