“It is better to pay an expert to do a job quickly and efficiently than to risk errors and changes caused by a person working beyond their expertise. The role of a design professional is to find the best solution based on the requirements set (client brief). The contractor, not the designer, who executes the work, is responsible for the quality of the project; therefore the project process is largely out of the hands of the interior professional.”

• Continuing professional development training, keeping abreast of design developments and on- going business development through extending, updating and developing design knowledge and expertise to achieve higher professional standards
  
• Fostering professionalism in design through high standards of design and design management and raising the profile of design by spreading design professionalism to a wide audience
  
• Best practices and quality assurance in design consultancy, visual communication, design management, and design education through validated design teaching experience
• Providing the skills, technical knowledge and administrative resources to carry out and complete a project to a professional standard
  
• Code of professional conduct in accordance with the dignity of the design profession and designers’ responsibilities to act in the best interest of clients, society and the environment
  
• Corporate identity, printed literature, web design and portfolio of illustrations and photographs
  
• Complying with statutory procedures, regulations and obligations including appropriate insurances and Safe Pass

With thanks to the Interiors Association