CERT / 01 · Programme

Certificate in Interior Design and Decoration

The full training. Twelve modules in three months, then a compulsory internship.

You will learn to plan a room, price it, draw it, specify it and defend it — in that order, and with your hands before your software.

Teaching is by practising architects and designers. Theory runs in the morning of a session and practice in the same afternoon, so nothing stays abstract. The residential project you begin in module four is carried through lighting, colour, finishes, fabrics and furniture until it is a complete, documented scheme — the first piece in your portfolio.

Assessment is portfolio-based. There is no path through this programme that does not end in work you can show.

Duration

Three months taught, then a compulsory internship of at least three months

Structure

Twelve modules · two days a week · morning or afternoon belt

Class size

An average of ten students

Entry

No previous design experience — enthusiasm and dedication

Campuses

Ikeja · Lekki · Abuja · also taught online

Award

Certificate in Interior Design and Decoration

Twelve modules

Every module ends in something you have made.

Made, measured, specified or defended. Open any module to see what you produce in it.

Our philosophy, and the twelve elements of design — a new way of understanding what you are actually seeing, and the message behind a style.

• A vocabulary that makes your work original rather than borrowed

On graduation you can interpret an architect's drawings and produce your own, draw perspectives by hand, and supervise tiling, floor finishes, painting, wall preparation, wallpaper and all ceiling types including P.O.P.

Your portfolio is your proof.

Nine pieces of coursework, a final retail, residential or corporate project presented to a jury, and an examination. Then three months in practice.

Who it is for

No previous experience in design is necessary.

We ask for enthusiasm and dedication. Classes are small, so the tutors know your work.

Beginning from nothing

You have never drawn a plan. Most of our students start here, and the first four modules are built for it.

Changing career

You are leaving another profession for design. Twelve weeks of two-day belts is designed to sit beside a working life.

Already decorating

You take on work already but want the spatial thinking, the drawings and the pricing to match.

Going further

You intend to continue to the UK Advanced Diploma. The Certificate is the foundation it builds on.

How it runs

Timetable

Mondays and Wednesdays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays. Morning belt 9am–12pm, afternoon belt 12pm–3pm.

Assessment

Nine pieces of coursework, a final retail, residential or corporate project presented to a jury, and an examination.

Internship

Compulsory, minimum three months, at a design firm, furniture maker or soft furnishing house. The school provides the list.

Membership

Students are eligible for student membership of the African Association of Interior Designers, and may apply for full membership on completion.

What to bring

Sketch pad

A3 or A4. You draw in nearly every session.

Measuring tape

Five metres or more, for survey exercises on site.

Pencils

Graphite and coloured. Rendering by hand is taught before software.

Laptop

Necessary for the CAD and visualisation work in the later modules.

Fees

Tuition

Payable in two instalments

₦250,000

Enrolment form

Payable on application

₦30,000

Practical materials

Covers studio materials for the practical modules

₦20,000

Fees are the same at every Nigerian campus. The online Certificate is priced separately at ₦100,000.

Speak to admissions before you pay if you intend to continue to the Advanced Diploma — the two programmes are usually planned together.

In their words

Maven SIDD is nothing short of Excellence; with seasoned facilitators who know their onions, and have exceptional teaching skills.

After the Certificate

Continue to the UK Advanced Diploma.

Six months, nine modules, structured to Quality Licence Scheme Level 5 and awarded by Maven SIDD's UK entity — earned without leaving Nigeria.