A successful career in visual merchandising and retail display brings with it not only financial rewards but, possibly even more importantly, great job satisfaction. For a creative individual there can be nothing more rewarding than to stand back and view a finished store display which they have designed and built from scratch. Unless perhaps, it is the positive reaction to it from the store owners or managers and the public at large. The ultimate reward or course is the increased store traffic and sales that it generates.
For many people, such a career has started with a certificate of achievement awarded by the British Display Society – and has done for more than fifty years! Many of today’s top visual merchandisers, retail display practitioners, designers for museums and art galleries began their career by studying a BDS course and gaining a certificate. Whilst both full time and short BDS courses are still available, for many people the location of the college or the full time required to attend and complete the course is not a practical proposition. This distance learning certification course has been designed to meet the needs of these people and is the result of demand from students of all ages.
On successfully completing the course, individuals will not only receive their BDS certificate but will be eligible to apply for membership to the Society.