Canva Courses

Canva courses in London, including Canva Design Basics, at our Islington centre or live online.

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Expert trainers Experienced industry expert
Class size Up to 8 in London, or up to 6 live online
Support 28 days of helpdesk support
Cancellation 7 day cancellation
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Canva Design Basics

From £349 + VAT

One day Live online Private options

Learn to design professional content fast with Canva on this practical one-day course.

Covering the interface, templates, print and social media design, image editing, type, creative effects, Canva's AI tools including Magic Write and Magic Design, and video editing — ideal for marketing and comms teams.

Navigate the Canva interface and core tools
Create professional graphics for any format
Work with type, images and creative effects
Design assets for social media and print
Use Canva's AI tools to speed up your workflow

"Great venue, good content and very easy to follow"
Snuggle Life - 14 August 2026 - With Craig
"Craig provided a very king and accessible way of navigating Canva Design."
Porterbrook - 14 August 2026 - With Craig
"Teaching the basics of Canva at a good pace."
BSN Social Care - 17 June 2026 - With Ben
"Providing practical examples and walkthroughs of how to use Canva and the different features"
NG Bailey - 17 June 2026 - With Ben
"Everything was explained clearly and it was structured so that it was very easy to follow."
BactiVac - 17 June 2026 - With Ben
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Discover how to create documents and graphics for any purpose with our one day Design with Canva course.

Canva makes design quick and easy, whether you need to create a pdf document or a video to post on social media, we'll show you how to get the most out of this versatile tool.

Our Canva courses are taught by a graphic design expert, so you’ll also learn design tips that you can put into practice after the course.

Join our one day class Online or in London and start creating your own professional quality graphics and videos.

Need some advice deciding which course is best for you?

Call an expert learning adviser on 020 7407 8880. Private and custom courses are also available.

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Face to face

Train at our Islington centre in a class of up to eight. Ask the trainer anything, as often as you need.

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Live online

The same course, taught live over Zoom in a class of up to six. You'll need your own computer and software.

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Team training

Private courses for your team, at our centre, at your office or live online. We can build the day around your own files and brand.

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Great venue, good content and very easy to follow

Craig provided a very king and accessible way of navigating Canva Design.

Very clear instructions and great help.

Teaching the basics of Canva at a good pace.

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

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

Going over tricky areas again. hidden tricks and tips

Good at breaking everything down into simple steps, easy to follow.

- Easy to follow along instructions / guide - Time to practice in between each section of the course - Regular breaks

Well organised. Good to have the mix of pcs and Macs to use. Good mix of breaks.

A lovely space and the trainer was excellent.

A nice working environment and explaining the different tools for Canva

Explaining everything to us in a really understandable way & allowing us time to get the hang of it

Highlighting essential marketing tools, including AI generators. All highly useful that I wasn't originally aware of.

Good and relevant examples used by the trainer

The course was very informative and helpful.

Was able to work at my pace and I learned quite a lot. Made me feel more confident with using Canva

A great introduction to the basics of Canva for users who haven't used it before.

Lots of great examples; explained in a simple to understand way

Overall knowledge and the initial onboarding is really good

PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL TUTOR

Great trainer, enagaging, organised and gave plenty of time for practice sessions.

Amazing food, great training, really positive environment, very happy!

Well-organised, knowledgeable, very clear instructions

Explaining patiently! Good food.

Welcoming and friendly, organisation really good, lovely venue and trainer was patient and understanding 5**. Great day all round thanks caroline

Ian was very friendly and helpful, he explained everything well.

Explaining and showing in detail the platform and all the tools. Visual demonstration was great as an interactive learner.

A good and comprehensive introduction to Canva from Ian.

Great Teacher and very supportive and relatable CEO who is extremely hands on.

Talking through things thoroughly, and being there to help. Approachable. Everything ready to get started.

Step by step and going at a good pace. I was lucky that my session was 1 on 1

Really well organised

Making the learning interactive and engaging

It was very useful and informative.

Teacher and facilities were great

Interactive and really helpful!

Regular breaks, kept it fun, and interactive. I liked that the team and I were working alongside Ian whilst we were being shown what to do.

The course was great

Small group which I appreciated

Good communication prior to course. Trainer was very patient and ran at a good pace. Engaging, friendly and knowledgeable. Thank you Craig!

Everything was very good, small group, great equipment and facilities, very knowledgeable trainer.

Really interesting and looking forward to continue with canva

Communication and answering questions

It was helpful going through the features with us was really helpful. I also liked getting handouts with the things mentioned on the presentation.

Clean premises, lovely environment, friendly knowledgable trainer, nice lunch too!

Premises, lunch and location. Friendly, approachable teacher which makes you feel comfortable.

Good pace of training and great lunch

Friendly, welcoming and kind

Practice opportunities for learner

Appropriate pacing of the course and relevant examples

Organisation and teaching quality

Clean environment with great hardware setup for everyone.

Very comprehensive and I have learned so much

Content and overall quality of services were excellent

The space was great and everyone working here was very friendly. Ian was really helpful at answering various different questions. Also loved the food!

Great course, helpful trainer and useful content, also - lovely location and really good lunch!

Flex and support during the session. Thank you!

Personable and knew the software from both the software perspective and compared it to Adobe

Showing all the different aspects of Canva.

Showing all the different examples on Canva and the different tools we could use.

Covered lots of elements that are useful

I like the use of the grid system to create designs

Everything run smoothly, great trainer

Great course, met the expectations. Thank you

Overall - 10 throughout

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Getting better at your job

You need a skill for the role you already have, or your employer is investing in the team.

Changing career

You're moving into a new field and need the practical skills it asks for.

Just graduated

You know the theory. A practical course and a certificate of attendance show employers you can do the work.

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Recent Canva reviews

Canva Design Basics 14 August 2026 · In Person · Public

Great venue, good content and very easy to follow

AM Snuggle Life

Canva Design Basics 14 August 2026 · In Person · Public

Craig provided a very king and accessible way of navigating Canva Design.

GA Porterbrook

Canva Design Basics 17 June 2026 · Online · Public

Teaching the basics of Canva at a good pace.

EL BSN Social Care

Canva Design Basics 17 June 2026 · Online · Public

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

RL NG Bailey

Canva Design Basics 17 June 2026 · Online · Public

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

RW BactiVac

Canva Design Basics 17 June 2026 · Online · Public

Very well-structured session which covered a wide variety of topics with the right level of detail and information. I liked how hands-on the follow along session is, overall I enjoyed the training.