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Working In Interior Design - Launching your Business
- Location:
- Tonbridge Adult Education Centre, Tonbridge
- Start date:
- 22/11/2025
- End date:
- 22/11/2025
- Level:
- Level 1
- Time:
- 10:00 - 15:30
- Duration:
- 1 session
- Course hours:Course hours
Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.
- 5 hours
- Day of week:
- SAT
- Tutor:
- Francesca Allbury (Hambrook)
Book your place
To enrol on this course please enter your course enrolment password into the box below.
Check your eligibility to enrol online
You must meet the entry requirements below:
- You must be ordinary resident in the UK at the start date of the course - Ordinary resident means you live in the UK and have chosen to live here for a settled purpose
- You must be a British citizen
- You must be aged 19 or over as at the 31st August 2025 for courses in the 2025/26 academic year
- You must agree to commit to and complete an Individual Learning Plan in agreement with your course tutor

Who can join this course
This course is aimed at those who have completed several Beginners or Improver courses in this subject, or have previous experience of working in this subject and have an interest in progressing their chosen subject in a vocational direction. Those with no experience of this subject should consider our range of Beginners courses.

Is this course for me
Our Creative Intent
Creativity is an essential aspect of human expression and plays a crucial role in fostering well-being and a sense of purpose.
The ambition of the Kent Adult Education Creative curriculum is to engage the community through an energetic and diverse programme offer planned to meet the varied needs and interests of Kent’s communities, thereby ensuring high quality learning is delivered across the county in dedicated adult education centres, online and in neighbourhood settings.
Creative courses aim to build confidence through learning, allowing students to express themselves, think critically, and collaborate with their peers. By empowering our students to become confident, imaginative, and adaptable learners, we aim to develop students' curiosity, resilience, and adaptability, preparing them for future challenges, opportunities, and personal development.
Work Skills/Vocational courses are designed as an introduction into the professional practice needed to progress in a Creative discipline. They are the perfect vocational course for anyone looking to take the first steps in starting a career or progressing onto further work skills or accredited courses. The focus of this course is to work on foundational skills and hone these to a high enough standard to potentially work in this field in the future.
Course aims
By the end of the course you should be able to:
* Identify the basic requirements to open an Interior Design Consultancy Business
* Devise a business plan for a potential Interior Design Consultancy
* Assess the importance of client consultation, fees, marketing, and networking in an interior design business
* Recognise the legal responsibilities of launching a business to include public liability and health and safety
* Critically evaluate your business ideas through a group or individual discussion
Please bring a notepad and pen/pencil to your first lesson. If you do have equipment appropriate to the subject, please bring it.
Your tutor will advise you on follow-on courses.
You can attend further vocational courses which will cover additional skills and use those you have already learned in different ways to help perfect them or progress to accredited qualification courses, where offered.
From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.
To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.
For Health & Safety, please do not wear open toed shoes.
It is important to note that art and craft courses are practical and require a degree of manual dexterity. Also, please make your tutor aware of any pre-existing health conditions that may impact on your learning.
If you need to bring a carer with you, or another adult please speak to the Curriculum Leader for the course.
Getting to your course
Find us
Tonbridge Adult Education Centre
Avebury Avenue
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1TG
If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code TON/151550/Q/PF.
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