Interior Designer

Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Consults and coordinates with clients, stakeholders, users and specialist consultants to determine objectives and constraints on interior design projects.
• Researches and analyses spatial, functional, economic, ergonomic, comfort, safety, sustainability, inclusivity and aesthetic requirements of interior spaces.
• Creates designs that encourage and facilitate optimal use of a space by inhabitants.
• Generates presentations, renderings and 3D visualisations to illustrate interior design concepts.
• Communicates ideas to clients, stakeholders and collaborators using CAD software and other visualisation tools to develop realistic representations of proposed interior designs.
• Selects materials, finishes, furnishings and decorative elements to enhance the aesthetic appeal and functionality of the space.
• Details and documents new interior building work for construction to comply with required building codes, standards and authorities.
• Collaborates with architects, contractors, vendors and suppliers to ensure that designs are executed in accordance with specifications, budget and time constraints.

Additional tasks may include:

• May work with architects in the preparation of plans.
• Estimating costs and materials required and presenting plans and quotes to clients for approval.
• Designing original furnishings and joinery to conform with a proposed scheme.

In order to be considered as an Interior Designer, applicants are required to demonstrate employment in a role that is primarily focused on project work specific to the design of interior spaces. This should entail a development of the overall interior spatial experiences for occupants by designing the layout, lighting, colour, fixtures and furnishings to meet the client’s brief and requirements. Suitable project involvements can vary and may be related to various typologies such as residential, commercial (including offices and retail) and institutional (including cultural and educational). You may also design interiors for ships, aircraft or other transport vehicles.

Categories of acceptable employment contexts include, but are not limited to:

• Interior Design company
• Architectural company
• Property development companies
• Independent contractor/self-employed

If the primary focus of your employment experience relates to other forms of design/drafting such as architectural, engineering, visual merchandising or limited to particular elements such as lighting only or furniture only, then an application under Interior Design would not be recommended. Some of these activities are identified elsewhere by ANZSCO, and would not hold relevance under the occupation of Interior Designer.

Interior Designers may also establish their own private practice or be self-employed. Please refer to ‘Supporting Material for Assessment’ for documentation requirements relating to self-employed applicants.

When applying for a Skills Assessment, please ensure you submit sufficient evidence supporting your proof of identity, qualification and employment claims. A full list of the documents required can be found on the VETASSESS website under Eligibility Criteria.

To further support your employment claims, you must also provide supplementary documentation to demonstrate your Interior Designer duties. A portfolio showing project documentation examples and project lists would be appropriate for this purpose. Please provide a link to your portfolio or upload samples of your design work, of no more than 5MB per sample, in your online application submission.

If you are nominating this occupation, and you are self employed, you are required to provide the following:

• Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your accountant or solicitor must include the accountant’s or solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed (including official dates in each role), the nature of the business conducted, and the signature and contact details of the accountant or solicitor.
• A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment;
• Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and/or official taxation records;
• Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.