What qualifications do you need to be a Interior designer?

I have just completed a City and Guilds level 3 certificate in Design and Craft which involves Planning a room/Interior Design, Decorative techniques and Design for Craft - learning about line, form, pattern, colour etc. I only had 3 GCSE'S at c grade. I have only recently acquired a pass for Key Skills Application of Number at level 2. With the level 3 certificate i can go into work and learn from the bottom up or set up on my own if i was brave and rich and up for serious competition. I however am going back to a Nursing Diploma but i will use my skills at home for definite. You can go to university for a higher qualification(s), sorry i don't know what its exact title is. However a friend who has done this said its much more general then specific and emphasises the use of space (ergonomics). Also university is student led and you do not have the comfort of a college tutor to hand when you want so you have to be academic. Good Luck and hope this is of some help.

Skills and Interests To be an interior designer you need: creative and practical skills excellent organisational skills, for working on several projects at once drawing and computer-aided design (CAD) skills an understanding of building and safety regulations knowledge of products, properties of materials, and architectural history effective communication skills, for dealing with suppliers, contractors and clients the ability to work out costs and keep within budgets business skills if working freelance. Entry There are no set qualifications to become an interior designer, but most have completed an art or design-based higher education course. There are degrees, HNDs and foundation degrees in interior design. Other useful subjects include art and design, fine art, 3-D design and architecture. Visit the British Interior Design Association (BIDA) website (in Further Information below) for a list of relevant courses. You can also search for colleges and universities offering HNDs, foundation degrees and degrees on Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Entry requirements for courses vary, so you should check with colleges and universities. For all courses, and jobs, you will need a portfolio of work. You could be accepted on the strength of your portfolio rather than your qualifications. Unpaid work experience will give you the chance to develop your portfolio, make contacts and impress potential employers. Visit the BIDA website (in Further Information below) for details of some designers offering work placements (mostly around London). You can also find contact details for design companies and agencies from the members' lists of design organisations such as the Chartered Society of Designers, or from industry directories. You can develop practical skills by doing qualifications such as the following: City and Guilds Certificate Level 1 (77220) and Level 2 (7822) in Design and Craft City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate (7922) and Diploma (7923) in Design and Craft BTEC National Certificate and Diploma courses in Art and Design ABC (Awarding Body Consortium) Diploma in Interior Design.

i think its an A level in art and design coz i woz gonna do it

None! Many are freelance with no qualifications and are great at the job - others have art, design degrees but don't have an eye for it - they want to be original all the time and bring their idiosycratic ideas into other people's homes and that's not what most people actually want. You have to be able to listen to what customers want and work with them even if you hate their ideas. It about getting yourself into someone else's vision not always relying on your own and as far as I know there is no A-Level for that!

good desingers are only in the eyes of their fans so get a good fan following

a good taste does matter....n now also non-professional r turning top-end designers.....

all you have to do is take a course in desgin at a college and get a diploma in it then your set

GCSE's and a college course

First you should have good imagination,then you should have a qualification,as like Gsces.