SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

Diploma in Design and

Decorating
Your career opportunities will open
up before your eyes with a Diploma in
Design and Decorating. If youre an aspiring
interior designer with a designers eye, this is the
qualification for you. The first course will give
you an introduction to design principles and
elements including balance, proportion, form,
space, textures, natural and artificial light and
colour. As you move through the programme
youll learn about scale drawing, colour, design
influences, lighting, flooring, fabric, windows,
walls, furniture, living spaces, kitchens, laundries,
bedrooms and bathrooms.

Qualification code OP5030 Career opportunities

Level 5 Credits 120
Workload Allow 10 hours of study per credit.
Your workload may be higher around assessment
due dates.
Study type Open.
Cost See the qualification page on our website.
Student loan You can get a student loan for
this qualification if you meet the criteria. Visit
studylink.govt.nz for more information.
This qualification will prepare you for a career as an interior
design consultant, an assistant to kitchen or bathroom
designers, or entry-level interior designer in specialist trade
showrooms and design stores.
How to apply
Go to the choose courses tab on the qualification page on our
website. If youre enrolling in this qualification for the first time,
select DD1 Principles and Elements of Design and click add
to enrolment plan. Youll be taken through our step-by-step
enrolment process which you can save and exit from
at any time.
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Go to openpolytechnic.ac.nz or Find your course and fill in the
call on freephone 0508 650 200 form online or send it in the post.

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MORE openpolytechnic.ac.nz
INFO? Freephone 0508 650 200 Your application is processed. Receive your course information.
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Qualification structure Computer and online access

This programme is made up of twelve courses which are to be You need to have regular access to a computer with the
completed in the order shown below. Check the qualification internet and email to study this programme.
page on our website for course availability before applying
to enrol.
Stationery
COURSE You will need stationery items such as paper, coloured pencils
COURSE NAME LEVEL and other basic drawing and writing equipment. For some
CODE
courses you will also need a scale ruler that has at least 1:100,
DD1 Principles and Elements of Design 4 1:50 and 1:20 scales on it.
DD2 Planning 4
DD3 Colour 4 English language
DD4 Influences in Design and Decorating 5 The ability to read and write well in English is required to study
this programme. Visit openpolytechnic.ac.nz/englishlanguage
DD5 Lighting 5
to view our English language criteria.
DD6 Flooring 5
DD7 Windows and Walls 5 International students
DD8 Fabric and Furnishings 5 You can study this programme part-time if youre an
DD9 Furniture 5 international student living in New Zealand or overseas.
If youre living in New Zealand you will need to be in paid
DD10 Living Spaces 5
employment with a valid work permit.
DD11 Kitchens and Laundries 5 Visit openpolytechnic.ac.nz/internationalstudent for more
DD12 Bedrooms and Bathrooms 5 information about the special conditions and fees that youll
need to meet.

Entry requirements Domestic students living overseas

You must be at least 17 years of age at the start of the You can study this programme if youre a New Zealand citizen
programme and have one of the following: living overseas. Visit openpolytechnic.ac.nz/domesticstudent
for more information about the special conditions and fees
NCEA Level 3 that youll need to meet.

passes in NZ certificate/diploma qualifications/courses

considered appropriate by the programme leader

an overseas qualification assessed to be equivalent to

either of the above by the programme leader.

Contact us if you dont meet the above criteria to discuss your

study options.

Certificate in Achievement in Interior

Design and Decorating
If you have successfully completed courses from the Certificate
of Achievement in Interior Design and Decorating, you may
be able to have some credited towards this diploma. Visit the
qualification page on our website for more information or
contact us.

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The information on this fact sheet is
subject to change without notice.