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Canva Design Basics Course

Create social media graphics, documents and video content quickly and confidently with Canva.

A practical one-day course covering design, print, social media and AI-powered tools.

Create social media graphics, documents and video content quickly and confidently with Canva. A practical one-day course covering design, print, social media and AI-powered tools.

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Canva Design Basics training course

Canva Design Basics Course

Create professional graphics, documents, social media content and video quickly and confidently with Canva on this practical one-day course.

You'll learn the interface and template library, design considerations for print versus social media, how to crop and edit images, work with type and grids, add creative effects, create documents for print, explore Canva's AI tools including Magic Write, Magic Edit and Magic Design, and edit and export video content.

Suitable for complete beginners and ideal for anyone in marketing, comms or running a small business.

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Course Dates

Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
14th Aug 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £70.00 £329.00 + VAT
15th Sep 26 Tue Online Hurry - One Place Left! £399.00 £50.00 £349.00 + VAT
23rd Oct 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £20.00 £379.00 + VAT
27th Nov 26 Fri Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
19th Jan 27 Tue London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
10th Mar 27 Wed Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
30th Apr 27 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
12th Jul 27 Mon Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
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Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
14th Aug 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £70.00 £329.00 + VAT
23rd Oct 26 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £20.00 £379.00 + VAT
19th Jan 27 Tue London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
30th Apr 27 Fri London Islington Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
15th Sep 26 Tue Online Hurry - One Place Left! £399.00 £50.00 £349.00 + VAT
27th Nov 26 Fri Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
10th Mar 27 Wed Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT
12th Jul 27 Mon Online Available £399.00 £399.00 + VAT

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Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.

Course dates

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14th Aug 26

Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
£70.00
You pay
£329.00 + VAT

15th Sep 26

Tue

Location
Online
Places
Hurry - One Place Left!
RRP
£399.00
Discount
£50.00
You pay
£349.00 + VAT

23rd Oct 26

Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
£20.00
You pay
£379.00 + VAT

27th Nov 26

Fri

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

19th Jan 27

Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

10th Mar 27

Wed

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

30th Apr 27

Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

12th Jul 27

Mon

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£399.00
Discount
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

Course Outline

1

Canva Essentials

Exploring and understanding the Canva Interface

Using Templates to create a project quickly

2

Design Considerations

Different considerations for Print and Social Media

Canva Free vs Canva Pro

3

Creating Assets for Social Media

Cropping and editing images

Working with type

Using grids and guides for accurate placement

Adding creative image effects

Understanding Vector and bitmap graphics

4

Creating Documents for Print

Creating a document

Sizing and resizing documents

Uploading assets

Positioning and Layers

Adding and manipulating text

Applying Brand Guidelines in Canva

Sharing and Exporting your Work

Commenting and Feedback

5

Explore Canva's AI tools with Magic Studio

Generating Text with Magic Write

Translating in Canva

Transform images with Magic Edit

Using Magic Design to Kickstart Creativity

6

Video Editing in Canva

Working with Video Templates

Understanding the Video Timeline

Adding Animated Titles

Creating smooth transitions between clips

Adding Sound and Graphics to your Video

Who is this course for?

Ideal for marketers, social media managers, small business owners and comms professionals who need to create professional graphics, documents and video quickly. No prior Canva experience required.

164 Reviews
9.5/10 Satisfaction
99.4% Recommend

Teaching the basics of Canva at a good pace.

Ed – 17th June 26

Providing practical examples and walkthroughs of how to use Canva and the different features

Robert – 17th June 26

Everything was explained clearly and it was structured so that it was very easy to follow.

Rosie – 17th June 26

Very well-structured session which covered a wide variety of topics with the right level of detail and information. I liked how hands-on th…

Joyce – 17th June 26

Very useful practical course, presenter was both knowledgeable and responsive to queries raised by attendees

Chris – 20th May 26

Going over tricky areas again. hidden tricks and tips

Senga – 20th May 26

Flexibility to answer queries and tailor the course for what we needed as it progressed

David – 20th May 26

Tailoring the course to our needs and going at a pace that we could follow

Jane – 20th May 26

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