The Online Certificate in Residential Interior Design course at West Dean KLC School of Design teaches students the fundamentals of residential interior design and introduces them to the industry.

Learn interior design with our online certificate course and gain a professional, industry-recognised qualification while studying at your own pace.

Structured into four comprehensive sections and delivered through a combination of video demonstrations, narrated presentations with subtitles and self-assessed quizzes, this self-study course will support you with the knowledge and skills to create design propositions for existing residential spaces.

From the principles of spatial planning and surface design to object curation, styling and professional practice, you'll learn how to turn your creative passion for interior design into a career.

With 24/7 access to the course materials through our online learning platform, this course is designed to fit around busy work and home schedules. On average, students who commit 12 hours a week to study can complete the course in 12 months. Students have 12 months of online access to all of the course content.

The course fees are £1,000 for 12 months of access. Information about flexible payment options is available on our website.

School: West Dean KLC School of Design
Course: Certificate in Residential Interior Design
Type: Short course
Location: Online
Course dates: Self-paced study
Application deadline: 21 September 2026

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What will I learn during this course?

– Interior design skills

What are the requirements?

– No previous experience in interior design is required for this course. Students should have basic computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets and web/internet skills) and be confident using a computer
– Students must have a computer that is suitable to run the following applications: AutoCAD and SketchUp

What facilities and resources are available?

– 24/7 access to the course materials through our online learning platform

What career prospects can I expect upon graduating?

Our extensive links with designers, suppliers, manufacturers, specialists and professionals within the interior design and garden design industries allow us to offer our students unmatched opportunities to work on live design projects, placements and employment opportunities.

Who teaches this course?

– Jason Healey, tutor
– Ally Wates, tutor

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