Welcome to Inscape Design College
We have been offering excellence in education, by design for over 30 years but we never forget that the reason for our existence is our people.
Established in 1981 by Harry Edmonds and Cherry Whitehead, we are still the oldest privately-owned multi-disciplinary design college in South Africa.
Our great staff and our talented and hard-working students have made us one of the country's leading design colleges.
We invite you to Design your Life.
Rick Edmonds, Principal.
Who is Inscape registered with, and will my qualification be internationally recognised?
All private Higher Education institutions are required by law to be
(1) registered by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
They must be
(2) accredited by the Council of Higher Education (CHE), and their qualifications must also be
(3) registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
We are very proud to say that we meet all these requirements. Inscape Design College was registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training in 2000 under the Higher Education Act of 1997, for the NQF level 7 Bachelor of Design degree and level 6 diplomas in Interior Design, Graphic & Communication Design and Fashion Design.
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Our Bachelor of Design and Diploma programmes are accredited by the CHE
- In an accreditation report, the CHE praised us with: "The link with and involvement of industry experts in the design of the programme as well as in teaching is highly commendable...
"The programme materials are impressively set up and cohere with the outcomes of the programmes. Good staff / learner ratios, and so are contact hours with students..."
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Your Design degree or diploma will be internationally recognised as it is registered with SAQA on the NQF
Inscape is also the first and only private college to have its Architectural Draughting course and the technical documentation module of its Interior Design course validated by SACAP (the Architectural Council)
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Do the courses meet real-world needs?
We want to make sure that you have the best possible chance of a great career once you are qualified. So we have put the following in place:
- all the courses are career-oriented (this means that our courses meet market needs because we consult with industry experts regulary),
- our lecturers are for the most part experienced and successful practitioners who enjoy lecturing as much as they do working. Classes are geared towards guiding students, rather than just lecturing them,
- to ensure that our students are able to apply their knowledge, we ensure that all design students work on true-to-life projects. The work is given to the students by real designers, who also mark the projects once they are completed.
If you are a design student: in your third year you will be expected to spend at least six weeks in in-service training at a company in your chosen industry.
The design courses include non-creative subjects like project management, business management, as well as marketing.
Inscape was the first college in South Africa to integrate computer graphics and CAD into its design courses.
CAD is also included in the Architectural Draughting and Interior Decorating courses.
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How do the classes work?
- Small classes - a maximum of 20 per class with individualised attention, contribute to the high standard of our students' work.
- Inscape Design College believes that people perform best when they are happy. So our premises have been chosen for their atmosphere where even those with serious social lives enjoy learning – each campus has its own special character.
- Design students attend lecture sessions each weekday. Sixteen to twenty hours a week is also spent in unsupervised practical and research work.
- Draughting and Decorating students attend two part-time lecture sessions a week. Six to eight hours a week is spent in unsupervised practical and research work.
- Our calendar is similar to that of the Department of Basic Education.
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Leadership and social responsibility
Be the change you want to see in the world –....... Mahatma Ghandi
Inscape has to taken these words to heart.
Inscape approaches organisations involved areas of social need in our community. We ask how we could benefit them through long term commitments to make a meaningful contribution to their specific need.
We do this not only to benefit our community, but to inspire and cultivate socially conscious students, who hopefully will in turn take to their future work place an ethos to stand up and make a difference.
Leadership Programme students get directly involved with the organisation, from the planning of various activities right through to the implementation and execution of the activities.
Feedback from participating students is over-whelming; good intentions have become measurable actions. The students, as individuals, feel that they have the opportunity to “make a difference”; that a selfless act needs no reward.
Among the current initiatives at the college are the building surroundings and surrounding community; providing educational, environmental and creative support to local community schools.
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What are the work opportunities like?
Inscape students are highly sought after in the industry. We also try to make their search easier by:
- Giving you the opportunity to upload your cv to our website to be searched by industry members looking for staff.
- We have a jobs page to which industry can submit job offers. You can search the site from wherever you are, whenever you like.
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I don’t know if this is the career for me, can you help me?
Yes, of course, here's how:
- We are offering Design Careers Holiday Workshops from 2 - 4 April 2012 and 3 - 5 July 2012 at all our campuses, so you can 'try before you buy'.
We try to schedule the workshop to fit in with government and private school timetables.
- To enrol for this very popular workshop, download and complete the Workshop Enrolment Form and return it to us with proof of payment of the fee.
- You are always welcome to come to one of our campuses and have a chat with our marketing staff (please call the campus and make an appointment to ensure that they are available when you need them).
- And of course, our annual Open Days (May 12 & Sept 22) are also very popular because our students show you around and they tell it 'like it is'.
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What do I need to enrol for Interior Design, Graphic & Communication Design or Fashion Design?
Inscape students are highly sought after in the industry so we are quite selective in our admission criteria.
To enrol for Interior Design or Graphic & Communication Design or Fashion Design you need:
- a National Senior Certificate that states that "the candidate ... has met the minimum requirements for admission to a bachelors' degree, diploma..."
For a detailed explanation of the admission requirements for local and international applicants, click here
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Oh no! I didn’t take Art at school, what now?
We have a great course called Design Foundation which will take you from a Grade 10 - 12 level art in a year, and also includes design basics. Once you have successfully completed this course you will be ready to enrol for either Graphic & Communication Design or Interior Design. You don't need art at school to enrol in Fashion Design.
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How do I apply to enrol for a Bachelor of Design degree or diploma?
- Go to the Interior Design or Graphic & Communication Design or Fashion Design course page for the Selection Application Form and all the details about the application procedure,
- Download, complete and send us your Selection Application Form and some drawings so that we can invite you to a career counselling interview.
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How do I enrol in your oLearn Architectural Draughting or Interior Decorating or Clothing Design and Construction Courses?
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How can I get a student loan?
All the major banks are happy to offer student loans (repayable after graduation) to full-time students studying at Inscape
- ABSA Student bureau: 011 403 3100
- FNB: 011 670 6800
- Standard: contact your local branch
...or visit their website
- Nedbank: 0860 102 005
If you are enrolling for Architectural Draughting or Interior Design, you can apply to SACAP for a grant
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Do you offer bursaries?
We have opportunities at the colleges for student assistants. Contact the administration department and enquire about the procedure once you have been accepted for enrolment.
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Do you offer accommodation?
We do not offer accommodation ourselves, but there is plenty of accommodation in the vicinity of our Pretoria campus because of their vicinity to the big universities. Phone the Pretoria campus, they should be able to give you more information, or for Jo'burg you could visit www.lodgeandbackpackerjohannesburg.co.za.
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Where are your campuses?
- Johannesburg: 1 Cecil Avenue, c/o Glenhove Road, Melrose Estate (a couple of blocks from "The Zone" and Gautrain Rosebank Station.) GoogleMap
- Pretoria: 431 Atterbury Road, Menlo Park (2 kms West of the N1, about 5 kms by Gautrain bus from Hatfield station). GoogleMap
- Cape Town: 302 The Armoury, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock. GoogleMap
- Durban: opening mid-year 2011, Design Foundation in 2012, Interior Design, Graphic & Communication Design and Fashion Design in 2013
For more contact details, click here...
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Professional Membership
Inscape is, or its staff members are, members of:
Inscape is affilliated to:
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