Professional Practice by dr amna hussain rana

Professional Practice is a term used to describe activities which will help you apply your knowledge to your industry, job role or workplace. For instance, as an interior designer, professional practice would cover setting up an interior design business, marketing your services, dealing with clients...

Professional Practice is a term used to describe activities which will help you apply your knowledge to your industry, job role or workplace. For instance, as an interior designer, professional practice would cover setting up an interior design business, marketing your services, dealing with clients and creating quotes and sourcing suppliers and contractors. Professional practice is not to be confused with ‘professional practise’ – this spelling of practise is where ‘practise makes perfect’ or you repeat a process or gain more experience to improve your skills.

Almost all design courses should have some element of professional practice as part of the course, as well they should! Otherwise, you may know all the theory to become an interior designer but have absolutely no idea how to do the job