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Full-Time Programme Term Dates 2011

The term dates for 2011 Full-Time Diploma in Interior Design Programme is as follows:

  • Term 1: 7 February 2011 - 15 April 2010
  • Term 2: 3 May 2011 - 1 July 2011
  • Term 3:: 25 July 2011 - 23 September 2011
  • Term 4:: 10 October 2011 - 25 November 2011

Short Course Dates 2010

The short courses have been filling up quickly, but we still have a few places open on the following courses:

  • Interior Decorating Course Dates: 27 February, 5 June, 4 September
  • Presentation Drawing Course Dates: 5 May, 15 September
  • 2D AutoCAD Course Dates: 27 February, 8 May, 4 September
  • 3D AutoCAD Course Dates: 3 July, 23 October
  • Photoshop CS Course Dates: 11 February, 6 May, 5 August
  • Sketch Up Course Dates: 8 February, 4 May, 13 July, 14 September

Registration & Accreditation status

BHC School of Design (Pty) Ltd has been a highly respected provider of Interior Design Education since 1983. The institution works closely with the design industry and BHC graduates enjoy an exceptionally high placement rate on successful completion of the 3 year Interior Design programme.

Council on Higher Education (CHE)
The diploma in Interior Design is Provisionally accredited by the CHE

Department of Education
BHC School of Design (Pty) Ltd is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training until 31 December 2013 as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration certificate no. 2010/HE37/003

SAQA
The Diploma in Interior Design, NQF level 6, is registered on the NQF (South African). SAQA qualification number 79307



BHC School of Design News
UPCOMING EVENTS
23-27 April
Decorex - CTICC
14 May
Proudly SA lunch
14 June - 7 July
Winter Holidays -
World Cup Tournament
8 - 23 July
Mid-year Exams
Good luck to all students
3 September
Five-A-Side Soccer
Tournament

24 November
3rd Year Champagne Brunch

December
Student Exhibition
Dates to be announced
8 December
Graduation Ceremony
By invite only

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Winter Workshop

Workshop Outline

The Dates:
Tuesday 29,
Wednesday 30,
Thursday 1,
June / July 2010

Day 1: Exploring Interior Design
Day 2: Be a Designer For a Day
Day 3: Starting Your Application Portfolio
A fee of R 400 is payable on enrolment for the three day Winter Workshop.

Career Information Workshop

Experience Interior Design
‘a brief look into the life and work of an interior designer’

We will be having a three-day winter workshop in June to give prospective students the opportunity to discover: What an Interior Designer does, what qualities an Interior Designer possesses and what the difference is between interior design and interior decorating.

To make the workshop as realistic as possible, practising interior designers will be sharing their experiences with the workshop participants.

The third day will be devoted to creating the specific portfolio that has to be presented as part of the application process at BHC School of Design.

To enrol for the workshop, please download the Winter Workshop Enrolment form, or for more information please contact Sue at sue@designschool.co.za.

Proudly SA Lunch 2010

The third term got off to a great start with our annual Proudly SA Lunch accompanied by our design quiz, "Who wants to be a Set Square". We would also like to congratulate team "Brazil" for winning the overall competition and team "Germany" for winning the best platter award.

The winning team: 'Brazil' The winning platter: 'Germany'

26 March - Boeresport Day 2010
The Winning Team
The students and staff gathered at the Jan van Riebeeck sports grounds on Friday the 26th March for the 2010 Boeresport Day. Students and staff participated in a host of events which included, sack racing, apple bobbing and tug of war.

The winning team who won all six events consisted of: Mia Senekal, Nandi Venter, Mariska Galloway, Heidi Sparks, Douw de Kock and Hugo Smit.

Thank you to our sponsors for the prizes contributed to the Boeresport Day: Bread Boulangerie, Espresso Lab and Colour & Copy Print.


Our social Conscience - Go Green:

Marca Carcel: Cool Design Produced by Prisoner Women with Recycled Materials By: Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires (Article sourced from Treehuggers Website www.treehuggers.com

Lamp made with recycled PET straps. Designed by Sarmiento.

Can this be possible?

Satori is a design lab by Argentine journalist Lujan Cambariere and well known designer Alejandro Sarmiento, which organizes workshops to encourage students and young designers to experiment with discarded materials and low technology.

Asked by a division of the Argentine Justice Department, they took this practice to a women's penitentiary in Buenos Aires, where they transmitted techniques to produce some of the designs they had from the previous workshops and a new design by Sarmiento.

Can Design Change these People's Future?

When asked about his motivations with the project, Alejandro Sarmiento said, "It's a very complex subject from every point you look at it. On one side you feel the need to help and on the other, it seems it's a group you shouldn't help. But the important thing is that there are people who want to change and take responsibility for what they've been through, and there's an official statistic that says people who receive education in prison and can find a work place when they go out are the only ones who do not commit crime again. Thinking about it, sustainability also means that the streets can be safer in the future".

Even if the workshop doesn't teach women to 'design', but to 'produce', Sarmiento thinks design plays a good part. "We're not only offering them a technique, but also subliminal notions of aesthetics, and that has to change the way people think somehow," he says.

The women are now producing three objects: a pencil case from recycled Adidas trainers, the robot made with cosmetics packaging donated by Natura, and a lamp made with recycled PET straps which was designed by Sarmiento.

All of three products are now available for purchase at the Museum of Latin American Art (Malba) store (must go for any tourist), with affordable prices that go from around 20 to 40 USD.
So what's your verdict? Do you think design can really help these people?
For more on the project, visit the links below:

More Design with a Social Co Science
Andean Collection Fuses Eco-Chic Jewellery With Social Conscience
Social Designer: Creating "Goods for the Greater Good"


Student Support

An additional service to enhance our foreign students stay in
South Africa.

Pangea International Tours arranges all flights and accommodation for students at the BHC
school of design.

THE PACKAGE:
Depending on your requirements, Pangea will assist you with your move to Cape Town, South Africa, your initial accommodation on arrival and a longer term arrangement for accommodation thereafter. As Pangea is the chosen travel partner of BHC school of design we work closely with them and their schedule to offer the best flight rates and specials for
holidays or end of year return ticket requirements.

THE FLIGHT:
We will assist you with booking your flight to Cape Town for your initial arrival in South Africa. From here you will be added to our BHC school of design database and will be sent updates on travel deals returning to your home country for holidays etc.

CONTACT US: www.travelregistry.co.za

THE ACCOMMODATION:
We have a large number of accommodation options both short term and long term. We are constantly in contact with Bed and Breakfasts and Hostels in and around Cape Town

TRANSPORTATION:
Once you have contacted us you will receive information regarding the various areas in Cape Town with cheap and reliable transport options.

SERVICE DURING THE YEAR:
We will continue to send you updates on travel options for return flights to your country along with travel specials that are available in South Africa.

VISA:
Although Pangea will be able to assist you in getting


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