The notion that good education/learning MUST come from a university or from working is a flawed one. Offsite’s mentorship courses and programs are disrupting design education by enabling industry leaders to spread knowledge to budding design talent in a setting that’s less formal and expensive than a college, less demanding than a workplace, while still being just as (if not even more) enriching.
Offsite just announced the dates for their 2022 Spring Cohort – a twelve-week long online course (available in two stages) that introduces applicants to the concepts of industrial design and allows them to hone their design thinking abilities and develop the hard skills required in the industry. The two comprehensive courses are open to non-designers and design students alike, giving them a 12-week-long primer that helps them develop the exact skill set required by the industry today, led by senior designers and industry professionals. Enrollment for the courses has begun and applications close on the 10th of January 2022. If you’re someone who’s flirted with the idea of pursuing Industrial Design, or you’re a young Industrial Designer looking to upgrade their skill set, you can apply for the courses using the link below! Keep reading for important dates and course details.
Dates:
Monday, January 10, 2022 — Applications Close
Sunday, January 30, 2022 — Acceptance Notification
Monday, February 14, 2022 — Instruction Begins
Monday, March 14, 2022 — Week Break
Monday, March 21, 2022 — Week Break
Friday, May 6, 2022 — Program Concludes
Cohort 01: Breaking into Design
Works of Aleksander Schmidt
Breaking into Design is a 12-week, four-course program. Students will learn the hard skills required to begin sketching, rapid prototyping to test and validate their ideas; alongside the soft skills of form development and the design process.
Works of Maria Jose Grijalba
Who Can Apply? If you’ve never heard of industrial design, never picked up a pen to sketch, built a prototype, never questioned where the objects around you come from, but you have a passion to learn more about it—this program is for you.
Cohort 02: Levelling Up
Works by Eugenio Schiano
Works by Eugenio Schiano
Works by Eugenio Schiano
Works by Eugenio Schiano
Leveling Up is a 12-week program that caters to teaching students skills related to – design within business, design discourse, sketching to communicate, product visualization, professional self-presentation, design for manufacturing. Students who have completed the 12 weeks of instruction will be ready to take on their next career move, whether it’s their first internship or next job.
Works of Erik Oeckinghaus
Works of Erik Oeckinghaus
Who Can Apply? If you’re a current design student or working professional looking to level up your product design skills—from fabrication, interfacing with business partners, or overall presentation of yourself and your work—this program is for you.
