Hi Emmeline, when we started Ensoul, we looked at the key challenges a home owner faces when looking to renovate their property which were primarily Space Planning, Interior Design, Architectural Design and Project Management/Procurement. We then built a company with a set of people with the relevant and deep skills to address these challenges. There is then the question you raised about "if you were starting out, how would you get these skills" and i think there are two points of view on this. Firstly, if you look at a parallel with the catering world, some of the world's best chefs are self taught, some have been trained by the best Chefs to learn their craft and some have combined both approaches with academic qualifications as well. So, there is no right answer, everyone's learning pathway will be different. However, there is one clear theme that i do see with every successful person i have had the pleasure to meet during my 30 years in business, and that is this, those people with a deep passion and an innate talent for something always rise to the top. I hope this helps, best regards, Mike Lander, Director, Ensoul (and a passionate project manager for over 25 years)

There's also KLC which do degrees online or classroom based x

Try BCID :) you can work at your own pace and have a lot of flexibility in terms of what areas of interior design you want to focus on. Agree with Oneplan- I don't do it as a job but it's definitely worth being clued up on the subject

Hi, I did the Interior Design Institute Diploma, it's very interesting and getting an actual diploma is a benefit if you do want to use it as a career. Took me a bit longer than they say it should but you can buy a 12month extension if you need.