Work-Study Certificates leading to part-time Diploma in Design (Interior Design)

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Work-Study Certificates leading to part-time Diploma in Design (Interior Design)

Overview

Course Date:
21 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2025
Registration Period:
01 Dec 2024 to 02 Mar 2025
Duration/Frequency:
TBA
Mode of Training:
Facilitated Learning (F2F/ Online Synchronous) conducted by SP and structured On-the-Job Training (OJT) with the participating company
Venue:
Singapore Polytechnic (facilitated classroom training) and participating company (on-the-job training)
Funding:
Other funding

The Work-Study Certificates leading to Diploma in Design (Interior Design) course will leverage upon the existing Part-Time Diploma in Design (Interior Design) offered by School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE) that was approved in 2018 of which it has since successfully graduated six cohorts of students. The proposed Work Study Certificate leading to Diploma in Design (Interior Design) will be offered as a one-year Work-Study Certificate program comprising of two Modular Certificate (MC) courses alongside an OJT component (On-the-Job Training), culminating to 360 curriculum hours over two semesters.

The course is targeted at Designer and Lead Designer job roles (based on Skills Framework for Design) in which to impart knowledge in advanced learning areas of Interior Design such as project management, materials & detailing, project costing as well as BIM and portfolio design

Students who wish to obtain a Diploma qualification can do so by further completing the remaining three Module Certificate courses upon completion of the Work Study Certificate.

If you are a company interested in hiring, we invite you to join us as a participating company. Please register with us here.

Course Objective

The course aims to provide students with knowledge in Interior Design, as well as key technical knowledge and skills relevant for the Interior Design Industry. The course is set to provide students with focused skills relevant in the application of work-study setup ranging from Spatial Design, Project Management, Materials, Detailing & Costing as well as BIM for Interior Design.

Course Outline

Semester 1

MC4: Certificate in Project Management

Project Management
Materials, Detailing & Costing

Semester 2

MC5: Certificate in Spatial Design (Advanced)

Spatial Design
Interior Design Communications 3 - BIM
Portfolio for Interview

Minimum Requirements

The participant shall be Singapore Citizens (“SC”), Singapore Permanent Residents (“PR”) or Long-Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holders
The participant shall be fresh graduates with a full-time NITEC/ Higher NITEC from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) or local Polytechnics
The participant shall be within 36 months after their graduation from the PSEI (graduation date as stated on the Diploma/NITEC/Higher NITEC certificates*). For male participants who need to serve National Service, the 36-month period will start from the Operationally Ready Date (“ORD”)
In-employment individuals who have graduated from the PSEI (graduation date as stated on the Diploma/NITEC/Higher NITEC certificates*) for more than the 36-month period but within 5 years from the date of graduation or ORD, admission into the Programme will be reviewed and approved by SP on a case-by-case basis depending on appeals or requests from participating companies

S/N	Feeder Cohort
1	Nitec in Interior & Exhibition Design
2	Nitec/Higher in Architectural Technology
3	Higher Nitec in Visual Merchandising
4	All other eligible students from Part-Time Diploma in Design (Interior Design) cohort

Certification / Accreditation

Upon completion, trainees shall receive a Work-Study Certificate in Diploma in Design (Interior Design) issued by Singapore Polytechnic (SP). Trainees can choose to complete the remaining three (3) MCs offered by the part-time Diploma in Design (Interior Design) to further attain a Diploma certification.

Suitable for

Fresh graduates with a full-time Polytechnic Diploma, from the relevant fields, wishing to deepen their technical skills in the industry via On-the-Job Training (OJT) at participating companies as full time employees, in parallel with classroom learning and facilitation at Singapore Polytechnic