Canva Design Essentials

This course takes a practical, hands-on approach to design, providing beginners with the foundational skills needed to create professional content using Canva.

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Overview

Canva Design Essentials is a beginner-friendly, hands-on course designed to help professionals create high-quality, visually compelling designs using Canva.

Participants will learn to design polished presentations, engaging marketing materials, and professional documents. Through expert instruction and practical exercises, participants will gain confidence using Canva’s powerful but user-friendly tools without requiring prior design experience. 

Designed for those with little to no experience, this interactive course guides participants through Canva’s user-friendly tools, including templates, fonts, images, tables, animations and more.

The course emphasises experiential learning, with a strong focus on real-world applications. Through guided exercises and live demonstrations, participants will gain confidence in designing polished presentations, engaging marketing materials, and professional documents.

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the skills to navigate Canva efficiently, create visually appealing assets, and export professional-quality materials. This course will empower professionals to communicate their ideas effectively through design.

Who will benefit

This course is ideal for business professionals and business owners who want to feel empowered to create high-quality visuals. Participants will learn to design impactful presentations, reports and communications, as well as create digital marketing tools such as social media posts or branded content without needing to hire a designer.

Content

  • Getting started
  • Documents
  • Professional presentations
  • Digital marketing materials.

Learning Outcomes

You will learn to: 

  • Become familiar with Canva’s interface, templates, and AI functions
  • Create polished documents using images, fonts, tables and data charts
  • Design professional presentations for diverse business needs
  • Create and edit social media posts and stories. 
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