Professional Development
Understanding the value of continuing education and research has been the mainstay of IIDA since its inception. Educated practitioners make informed, safe, and creative decisions, which affect us all. Educational programs serve as a creative outlet to promote awareness regarding pertinent issues within the practice of Interior Design.
Scholarship Opportunity: Goodman’s Kari Luther Design Education
Adam Goodman received the 2022 IIDA Southwest Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award. After his award, Goodmans established a $1,000 annual Kari Luther Design Scholarship as a way of energizing and giving back to the commercial design community.
Purpose – The scholarship creates an opportunity for commercial interior designers to further their professional practice through setting and achieving goals with the money awarded. The focus is for the candidate to engage in a broad scope of creative possibilities including but not limited to volunteer work, travel study, teaching and mentoring, sustainable philanthropy, etc.
- Submissions are open to IIDA Southwest Members (Associate and Professional) who are Commercial Interior Designers. Scholarship winner will be asked to share their experience and what they have learned.
- The scholarship encourages not only academic pursuits, but also other creative ways a commercial designer might move their career forward by developing knowledge, skills and talent.
- Please answer all of the questions in detail within this application.
- Please submit an overview of your project. Your unique creativity is encouraged: audio, video and graphic slides are all examples of what may be submitted. Look for the link at the end of the questions that will give you instructions on how to name your file and submit it.
- The scholarship winner will be expected to share their completed project, experience and what they have learned to date on stage at the IIDA SW Chapter Design Awards show in 2026.
Open for Submissions: 4/14/2025 open at 10:00am
Closed for Submissions: 5/26/2025 closed at11:59 PM
Apply here: Application
Built For Better
Join us for a Happy Hour & Panel Discussion covering LEED, Fitwell & WELL Certifications – what they are, why they are important, how you can get certified, and what it looks like to go through the process. Networking and Happy Hour will start at 5:00 PM with a panel of speakers & JLL Office Tour to follow at 5:30 PM
RSVP by emailing iidasw.prodev@gmail.com
NCIDQ
The National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) serves to identify to the public those interior designers who have met the minimum standards for professional practice by passing the NCIDQ Examination. The core purpose of NCIDQ is to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design.
Please click here for more information about certification, licensure, and exams.
We offer a study groups twice a year for those studying for their NCIDQ (Please check calendar for date/time).
To learn more or if you have any questions, please reach out to the Professional Development team: iidasw.prodev@gmail.com
IIDA Headquarters provides exam reimbursement through the form of an annual drawing. Once you pass all 3 exams you can apply for the scholarship. An IIDA Intermountain member has been awarded exam reimbursement every year since our chapter was founded – this year that person could be you!
Continuing Education (CEUs)
Continuing education strengthens the interior design profession by improving individual attitudes, competencies, knowledge and skills in specific subject areas essential to interior design. Learning experiences focus on the individual and involve activities that encompass thinking, doing and reflection. IIDA Professional and Associate Members are required to complete and report 1.0 CEU (10 hours) of Continuing Education every two years. All Professional and Associate Members (active and inactive) including Educators, IIDA Fellows and Chapter Officers must adhere to IIDA compliance requirements. To verify the current compliance period, click here. IIDA accepts all IDCEC approved courses. For more information about IDCEC, click here.