Interior Decorating - Residential | Continuing Education

About the program

Upon completion of the Interior Decorating - Residential program, students will have demonstrated the ability to apply the basic design process to create residential interior environments that are aesthetically pleasing and functional. Learn to apply the principles and elements of design and to use the design process to solve decorating challenges in a fully online environment. Students work independently, and in teams, to solve problems and demonstrate their design ideas. Graduates have the skills to pursue employment in various areas of the residential decorating field.

Program information

All courses must be completed within 5 years of acceptance into the program.

Admission requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older.

Note re: admission requirements

Students must be able to receive instruction, respond and research in the English language.

Admission procedures

Submit a completed Conestoga College Program Application Form

Graduate opportunities

For more details on related occupations, job market information and career opportunities, see the Government of Canada website: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home

Program outcomes

Identify a client's interior decorating needs and goals in order to define the scope of services for residential decorating projects.
Collaborate with peers and design professional in the development of design proposals and plans for residential interior decorating solutions.
Conduct effective space planning based on existing space conditions and on modifying decor to meet the client's needs.
Prepare a residential decorating design concept to meet specific interior decorating project criteria, such as accessibility, historical context and others, using creative and systematic processes.
Use media and basic rendering techniques to express the character of a residential space.
Evaluate the effectiveness of decoration solutions based on peer and professional feedback.
Develop entrepreneurial strategies and plans to implement and maintain employment and business prospects.
Present residential interior decorating design plans, ideas and concepts using appropriate multimedia communication methods.
Use budgeting tools effectively to build the costs of a residential interior decorating project.

Program related resources

Student Academic Handbook

Program contact

OntarioLearn Team Member
OntarioLearn@conestogac.on.ca

Continuing Education

Upcoming registrations

Mark your calendar with our registration dates, so you can plan your future.

Winter registration: Opens November 4, 2024
Spring registration: Opens March 17, 2025

Disclaimer

The College reserves the right to alter information including requirements and fees and to cancel at any time a program, course, or program major or option; to change the location and/or term in which a program or course is offered; to change the program curriculum as necessary to meet current competencies in the job market or for budgetary reasons; or to withdraw an offer of admission both prior to and after its acceptance by an applicant or student because of insufficient applications or registrations, over-acceptance of offers of admission, budgetary constraints, or for other such reasons. In the event the College exercises such a right, the College’s sole liability will be the return of monies paid by the applicant or student to the College.

Students actively registered in cohort delivered programs who take longer than the designed program length of time to complete their studies are accountable for completing any new or additional courses that may result due to changes in the program of study. Unless otherwise stated, students registered in non-cohort delivered programs must complete the program of study within seven years of being admitted to the program.