Clover Park Technical College Interior Design Program
Class Hours: Monday-Friday 7:45-2:00pm
Bldg. 19 Room 202
Contact Sunny Houser for more information and pricing: (253) 589-5567
2009 NKBA Puget Sound Classes
February 26
Designing With Color 0.6 CEU
This Instructor led, in person program is aimed at reviewing and learning the basics of the color wheel and how it applies to kitchens and baths. Understand the psychology of color and how color can enhance your clients' personalities. Review expert and televised kitchens and baths from award winning Ann Morris, CMKBD, also a Parsons School of Design graduate. Ms. Morris shows you how color can transform two ordinary rooms into two extraordinary rooms. Learn how understanding color is a unique skill that can enhance your professional designs, and presentation boards.
Instructor: Ann Morris, CMKBD, ASID
Location: Seattle
February 27
Kitchen & Bath Lighting...Made Easy 0.8 CEU
In only a matter of hours, you'll see how a well-planned lighting scheme can make your designs shine. Take this course and learn the design fundamentals of lighting and how to develop lighting plans for kitchens, baths and other residential spaces that reflect the individuality of the rooms and your clients. You'll discover the specific advantages of a full spectrum of lamps and fixtures, as well as environmental considerations.
You'll Learn To:
- Evaluate kitchen and bath lighting
- Develop lighting plans
- Improve designs with varied lighting applications
Required Materials
Calculator.
Required Prerequisites
(1) An understanding of how to read floor plans; (2) Knowledge of house construction and plumbing systems; (3) Experience in kitchen or bath design; and (4) Familiarity with drafting symbols used on mechanical plans.
Location: Seattle
March 24
Kitchen Starter 0.8 CEU
Get ready to learn everything you wanted to know about kitchens and kitchen design (but may have been afraid to ask) - in just one day!
Sign up for this fun introductory crash course - perfect for jumpstarting your kitchen career or just introducing you to the world of kitchen design. Learn basic product knowledge, kitchen planning skills, hand layout and much more. At the end of the day, you'll have the confidence and know-how to interview a client, design a simple L-shaped kitchen and specify the proper equipment. A fast and effective way to acquaint yourself with kitchen design.
You'll Learn To:
- Select the proper cabinet from a manufacturer's catalog
- Turn corners, avoiding interference with cabinets and appliances
- Apply some of the basic NKBA Planning Guidelines
- Determine proper appliance placement
- Plan a kitchen area mathematically
- Design both a one-wall and an L-shaped kitchen
Location: Seattle
March 25
Bath Starter 0.8 CEU
You're just one day away from learning about bathrooms and bath design while having fun doing it! Enroll in this introductory crash course - whether you want to jumpstart your bathroom career or if you're just curious about the world of bath design. Learn basic product knowledge, how residential plumbing systems work, bath planning skills, hand layout and much more. In just hours, you'll develop the confidence and skill to interview a client, design a simple 5' x 9' bath and specify the proper fixtures. Bath Starter has everything you need to know about bathrooms and bath design.
You'll Learn To:
- Develop a working knowledge of a residential plumbing system
- Apply some of the basic NKBA Planning Guidelines
- Determine proper fixture placement
- Mathematically plan a safe bath space
- Design a simple 5' x 9' bath
Location: Seattle
March 26
Job Installation and Project Management 0.8 CEU
Learn how to simplify the installation of a kitchen or bath project. The course will discuss specific construction knowledge, detailed product installation techniques and management practices to meet this goal. Participants will become familiar with the details of construction and product installation, thorough and accurate estimating skills, project management expertise and client management techniques. This course is based on the new PRL Kitchen and Bath Project Management, and is ideal for design firm owners, practicing designers, project managers and installation specialists.
Required Materials
PRL volume Kitchen and Bath Project Management
Location: Seattle
July 20
Mind Your Own Business 0.8 CEU
Spend some time working on your business for a change rather than working so hard in it. Accounting is not magical but a necessary evil – let’s put together a dash board for your business that delivers the pulse-points specific to your needs. MYOBusiness is an “edutaining” combination of relevant, open discussion-based topics specifically geared towards your business. Don’t learn from a model, learn from the issues specific to you.
Ken Jones is a Master Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and an entrepreneurial himself. He will show you detailed marketing plan outlines, idea creation through a process called SCAMPER, compensation plans that work, real value creation strategies for your business, the velocity of working capital, and business planning approaches. Learn how to increase the surface area of your business to your marketplace. More importantly, have some real exchange of ideas with no competitive infringement.
Instructor: Ken Jones
Location: Seattle
Seattle Area AKBD Study Group
24619 Pacific Highway South,
Kent, WA 98032
Seattle Area AKBD Study Group Questions?
Judith Neary CKD, CBD
VP, Professional Programs
(206) 661-5902
email
Tacoma Area AKBD Study Group Questions?
Please contact:
Leslie Jensen, CMKBD
(253) 405-4080
email
Please Remember...
• Participants will have to have acquired all the books and the
new NKBA study guide for the AKBD exam.
• Participants will need to have their application for testing submitted to the NKBA prior to the start of the study group. They will not have approval, but need to have the process started.
