Work-Study Diploma

Work-Study Diploma in Experiential Design Practice

Campus

ITE College Central

Course type

Work-Study

Industry

Design & Media

Love creative spaces? Discover how to design meaningful environments that shape experiences, influence behaviour and make people feel their best.

Course duration: 30 months

This course equips trainees with skills, knowledge, and professional attributes to design experiential environments through design development and coordination that influence perception, well-being and behaviour.

Additionally, trainees will acquire the skills to apply sustainability principles, healing design, productivity-focused spatial planning and brand experience integration.

Prerequisite

Applicants should have foundational knowledge in spatial design, product design, or visual merchandising. Key skills for this role include the ability to collaborate effectively with varied groups and clearly explain design concepts. Candidates with a strong interest in sustainability and circular design principles will have a distinct advantage. Applicants should have adequate colour perception for design-related work.

Job role

An Experiential Designer is one who craft purposeful environments that merge brand identity with human-centric design. They utilize sustainable practices, healing design principles, and strategic spatial planning to optimize user well-being and behaviour.

Work-study training pattern

Day Release - One day of classroom lessons per week at ITE, with the remaining work-week spent at the workplace for On-the-Job Training.

Some of our partners

Employers that wish to offer training places, please click HERE.

What you'll learn

Design brief development and scope definition
Brand, audience and market research
Concept development and user experience storytelling
Experiential design planning and user journey mapping
Experiential design development and proposal presentation
Design visualisation and presentation development
Design project documentation and technical specification management
Design project planning and deliverables management
Design project evaluation and continuous improvement reporting

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Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

ITE graduates from any one of the following courses + pass company screening & interview;
- Nitec with GPA ≥ 2:
  - All courses from School of Design & Media
- Higher Nitec:
  - All courses from School of Design & Media
  - Architectural Technology
  - Civil & Structural Engineering

In-service employees⁺ with:
- Equivalent qualifications such as Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5 and above
- Minimum 18 years old with at least 2 years of full-time relevant work experience
- Strong employer endorsement

⁺In-service employee may be invited for an admission interview