The Kitchen, Bathroom & Interior Spaces Course is a one year course with students attending one day a fortnight learning the skills, knowledge and attitude required to provide kitchen, bathroom and interior design services for carrying out marketing and business tasks as a self-employed professional, employee of an interior/kitchen design related commercial outlet, building company and/or new home start consultant.
The course comprises twenty six (26) Units of Competency delivered over 40 weeks. Each unit focuses on the essential knowledge in understanding and carrying out preliminary and installation kitchen and bathroom design procedures required for the research, development, promotion and practice of successful kitchen and bathroom design services.
This course is undertaken following satisfactory completion of the Home Interior Decor & Design course included in the $5,600.00 fee.
Kitchens, Bathrooms & Interior Spaces (including the Home Interior Decor & Design Units)
OPTION –
Kitchen, Bathroom & Interior Spaces units (excluding Home Interior Decor & Design Units) – fee $1200.00
(pre-requisites apply for registration)
Kitchen, Bathroom & Interior Spaces Units
- LMFKB4001A – Determine spatial planning considerations for kitchen designs
- LMFKD4002A – Research and recommend materials, components and finishes for kitchen and bathroom designs
- BSBDES401A – Generate design solutions
- LMFDN4001B – Produce drawings from design concepts
- LMFID5005A – Explore and apply creative design principles to interior space
- LMFFM3011B – Produce manual and computer-aided production drawings
- LMFID4007A – Identify building materials, construction techniques and methods used in interiors
- LMFKB3001A – Identify processes in kitchen and bathroom projects
- LMFKB3008A – Identify cabinet construction and installation methods
- LMFKB4003A – Identify and document services required to support fitted furniture designs
- LMFKB4007A – Design ancillary residential cabinetry
- CPCCOHS1001A – Work safely in the construction industry
- BSBSMB403A – Market the small business
- Major Design Assignment Brief
Following the successful completion of all units, each student shall have completed and submitted a full interior, decor, design, kitchen and bathroom design proposal for assessment. The presentation folder will be kept for prosperity as the graduate’s portfolio of evidence of skills and work completed when applying for future employment.
Skills required to successfully complete the course include: –
- Design analysis;
- Briefing techniques and design prerequisites;
- Using colour in kitchens and bathrooms;
- Researching construction and installation;
- Work safely and effectively and communication in the workplace;
- Measure and draw a site;
- Generate design solutions and produce hand and computer generated drawings
- Preparation of contract documents in support of kitchen design recommendations;
- Cabinetwork design and finishes;
- Researching, identifying and recommending materials, components and finishes;
- Scheduling, ordering and purchasing;
- Work timetables;
- Essential business practice;
- Specifications and scheduling.
- Compilation and creation of visuals aids: