| Have you been considering a career in the exciting | | | | professionalism in FIVE! This hardly seems like |
| alternative decorating field of Interior Redesign? If | | | | enough but it seemingly is the standard to |
| so, there are several important questions to ask | | | | become a professional. Be wary of instructors |
| your potential trainer. | | | | that offer less than this as it may be difficult for |
| First and foremost is... | | | | to join future affiliations to add to your credibility. |
| Does the training provide a certificate or | | | | What is included in the training and what additional |
| certification? | | | | purchases will be needed? |
| The difference being, many instructors will hand | | | | Most instructors include a manual and offer |
| out a "certificate" after the student has been | | | | ongoing support. If they offer monthly or |
| involved with several other people in rearranging a | | | | quarterly meetings, this is hardly useful if you live |
| handful of rooms. It doesn't really mean much and | | | | out of the instructor's home state. Some do offer |
| is hardly worth the paper it is written on. A | | | | teleconferences and web meetings that can be |
| "certification" usually requires the student pass | | | | accessed from anywhere. Ask if the course |
| some sort of testing procedure to indicate they | | | | includes any tools...especially business forms and |
| are knowledgeable in the said field. This means | | | | information about starting your own business. |
| much more. | | | | Factor into your cost of tuition these additional |
| Will there be actual client contact? | | | | purchases. |
| This is very important for the interior redesign | | | | I would like to mention the tuition factor. After |
| student. To observe the instructor interacting with | | | | researching this alternative decorating field of |
| a client is a great learning experience and vital to | | | | interior redesign, I discovered that there are no |
| everyone starting in the business. Not only does | | | | checks and balances. Most training centers are in it |
| the student obtain valuable insight to the process | | | | only for the money and do not even require |
| of interior redesign but they get caught up in the | | | | testing of their students. Moving around furniture |
| excitement of the project reveal! | | | | for a few days does not a professional make. |
| How many redesign projects will be completed | | | | Buyers beware when choosing an instructor in this |
| during training? | | | | field. |
| I learned that the IRIS standard of | | | | |