Canva: The Essentials Online Training Course Content

This live, facilitator led Canva training course is delivered to you online at your computer. You still have all the benefits of interacting with our facilitators in real time, just at your office or home desk. You can ask questions both during the training and afterwards with our free post course help desk.

Course Times

• 9am to 4pm

Course Content

Introduction to Canva

• Overview of Canva and its uses
• Navigating the Canva interface and organising projects
• Understanding design elements

Creating your Design

• Setting up new projects
• Exploring templates and customising designs for social media posts, flyers and videos
• Tips for choosing the right colours, typography and visuals

Designing Social Media Graphics

• Creating eye-catching content for various platforms
• Utilising Canva’s social media templates
• Best practices for branding and consistency including setting up a Brand Kit
• Understanding the extensive Canva library of photos, graphics, videos and more
• Uploading your own content to use in designs

Collaborating and Sharing Designs

• Working with teams on Canva including design notes and comments
• Sharing and exporting designs in a range of formats

Design Challenge and Feedback

• Participants create a design based on a brief or their own project idea
• Peer review and feedback session
• Q&A with trainer

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Confidently navigate and use Canva for various design projects
• Create professional-quality graphics for social media and other platforms
• Create flyers, brochures, email signatures and other content for professional purposes
• Collaborate effectively using Canva’s team features
• Export and share designs in different formats suitable for various needs
• Receive and provide constructive feedback on design projects

Before attending this workshop, participants should:

• Possess a Canva account, either free or paid version.

“I have gained more insight to the Canva capabilities. Trainer was fabulous, very patient and helpful.” – Janina from Lynwood SHS

“Very informative course and I leave today course with confidence. Loved this course, and the instructor is very knowledgeable.” – Adel from Mainmark Construction

“This training will enable me to publish more professional documents. Thank you so much. This course was so valuable!” – Claire from Crest Training