Course Code
SAQA 94798
Accreditation
Hcert.ID
1 Year (full-time); 2 Years (part-time)
Starting March, July and November
Tuition from R34700
This qualification is an introduction to enhancing environments for people. It focuses on basic technical drawings, interior planning application and processes of interior decorating. It includes business basics like project management and professional practice management for interior decorators as well as how to start your own business. It familiarises participants in the areas of spatial design, materials and finishes, visual merchandising and colour theories
Higher Certificate in Interior Decorating
This course focuses on enhancing interior spaces, providing students with the skills to plan, decorate, and manage interior environments. Students will explore technical drawings, materials, and professional practice, preparing them for a career in interior decorating or a related field.
Subjects:
Readiness (24 Credits)
This subject prepares the student to succeed in their studies and in the workplace. It explores essential skills such as digital literacy, communication, design thinking, critical thinking, global awareness, and personal development.
Work Integrated Learning (24 Credits)
This subject introduces the student to the world of work. They will build a professional identity, learn what employers expect, and prepare documents like a CV, portfolio, and online professional profile. They will also complete 240 hours of industry engagement, including job shadowing, workplace immersion, volunteering, or simulated industry tasks.
Interior Decorating Foundations (24 Credits)
Interior Decorating Foundations introduces the student to the creative and conceptual principles that underpin the decorating profession. The subject explores design elements and principles, colour theory, materials, lighting, and the historical and cultural influences that shape interior environments. Students learn to translate client needs into functional, aesthetically pleasing concepts and to communicate ideas through mood boards and sample boards.
Interior Decorating Practice (24 Credits)
Interior Decorating Practice develops the student’s technical, problem-solving, and project execution skills. The subject covers foundational drawing and draughting techniques, user-centred and ergonomic design principles, and essential interior services, including lighting, bathrooms, and kitchens. Students apply these competencies across a series of progressive, integrated decorating projects that simulate real client briefs.
Interior Decorating Tools (12 Credits)
This subject familiarises the student with the digital tools and AI-supported platforms used in contemporary decorating practice. Students learn how to use technology to support concept development, create compelling presentation documents, and generate basic 2D and 3D interior representations using industry-relevant software.
Interior Decorating Industry (12 Credits)
Interior Decorating Industry equips students with the business, communication, and project management knowledge required to operate professionally in the field. The subject covers small business fundamentals, client relationship management, vendor and contractor coordination, and the practical delivery of decorating projects.
1 Year (full-time); 2 Years (part-time) Application - Starting March, July and November
SOUTH AFRICA National Senior Certificate with admission to a Higher Certificate, Competent in English at NQF level 4.
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS: We offer mature age exemption to Degrees, Diplomas and Higher Certificates as per USAF requirements.
Inscape Education Group will consider Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) based on informal or non-formal learning for admission to this course.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: For admission to Higher Certificate: South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluation of National Senior Certificate NQF4 equivalence.
All students studying towards a qualification that is offered via the distance mode must have access to data and a reliable internet connection.
*Pre-Verification Fee is non-refundable.
Possible careers upon completing this qualification include:
Ensuring that every active participant is challenge-ready, work-ready, life-ready and society-ready.