Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
This one-year QQI Level 5 course provides learners with the essential skills to plan and execute both residential and commercial interior design projects. The curriculum balances artistic exploration with technical training, helping students build creative confidence while mastering the technical skills and specification knowledge needed to pitch ideas professionally to clients and colleagues. Additionally, the course integrates core entrepreneurial and marketing strategies to teach students how to successfully establish a business and market themselves as independent designers. On successful completion, graduates are equipped to enter the industry directly or progress to higher education programs in Interior Design, Product Design, and Architecture.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| AIDXX | 5M5054 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
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Career Progression
Learners will also develop core entrepreneurial and marketing skills, learning how to promote themselves as interior designers and develop a business.
On successful completion of the course, graduates will also eligible to progression to a range of HE Interior Design, Product Design and Architecture programmes.
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