British Academy of Interior Design. Any opinons?

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I have started my diploma course at Baid about a year ago. Studying from home I did not appreciate how difficult this is going to be. I am now almost halfway through. Submitted assignment 5 but only just found out that I have not passed assignment 4. I have to submit every single assignment at least once as there is always something wrong with it. I barley every get a good word from my tutor and it really puts me off the whole course. I am going to push through it and finish the course but I was wondering if anyone else had any experience with BAID? Or studying from home?

Has anyone heard of the British College of Interior Design? Are they legit? I was leaning toward BAID because the qualification is recognised but now I'm not so sure about them!

Never heard of them tbh. Check online reviews maybe on FB? The one thing about BAID is that it is frustrating when an assignment is rejected but when you finish at least you have a proper qualification unlike most out there

Hi @Sugarkas1
I'm thinking I'll sign up to the interior design institute, too. Have you started it yet? What's your experince? I was also between that and British academy but the reviews seem bad. The IDI has so many good reviews on trust pilot. Even though when I emailed them they were pretty much a copy and paste type of reply - a bit robotic and it made me doubt.

Look forward to your thoughts!
Andrea

@andrizzles I haven’t enrolled yet but I definitely am. I have now made contact with previous students and they loved it and have all pursued careers in interior design. It will be July when I sign up. Let me know when you sign up, we may be able to help each other.

I joined BAID after a lot of consideration. I'm five months in and the staff and tutors have been really friendly and supportive during the pandemic. I've done 3 assignments so far it’s brilliant and so fascinating, lots of work.

I feel that the price of the course was also great value for money.

I agree on the IDI - was hard to make contact and feedback I got on assessments was all copy and paste when I compared it with a friend (vistual!) who I met on their Facebook. I got frustrated with them when I was unable to call anyone and query this. I suppose you just never know until you try - most have a cooling-off period too so you could try a few.

I did the BTEC L5 program with british academy of interior design and took me nearly 3 years, as I was bringing up two children and wanted to do a serious qualification. It was a huge amount of work if you are looking for a distinction. I got some work experience through them in Kent. I would recommend but bear this in mind the mammoth workload before enrolling! I am now going to do my top up degree with them and chester university

Hello,

I have also been looking into an interior design course and I'm currently torn between them all if i'm honest! KLC's certificate looks good but its not recognised for further study, however it's currently on offer. BAID's Higher National Diploma is slightly more than I would like to spend. The Design Institute looks good and they have an offer, but again, not recognised and the reviews look fake. And Lastly, the NDA, however, I haven't seen many reviews out there and I haven't heard a lot about this course.

Could someone point me in the right direction? Ideally I would like a career change but I'm also happy completing a course that has no progression if I can really learn from it and then continue my studies with an accredited diploma.

Thank you in advance!

@KiaC09 Hi! I see you studied with BAID, do you know anything about their Postgraduate Diploma? I have recently finished a degree in Fine Art and am hoping to start a career in interior design, I'm looking for a course that will point me in the right direction! Would you or anyone else have any advice for me?

I know this thread hasn't been active in a while.

But has anyone that has gradated form BAID, The Design Institut or NDA have made it in the industry without any further studies after?

Looking at one of these courses but want something that will lead to a career change.

Thank you