Graphic Designer

Learn the fundamental principles of graphic design on this expert-led one-day introduction course.

Covering the design process, composition, visual hierarchy, typography and font pairing, colour theory, working within brand guidelines and combining illustration with photography — suitable for complete beginners and career changers.

•  Follow a professional design process
•  Apply composition principles to any layout
•  Choose and use type with confidence
•  Work within and develop brand guidelines
•  Apply colour theory to your design work

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  "Great examples and loved the detailed principles around design and that they were practical as well as the more abstract bits."

  CIOT - 7th Sep 26 - With Sebastian

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  "The training was informative and the trainer demonstrated good knowledge of the subject. There was a lot of useful information and key takeaways that I can apply moving forward. Thank you."

  Landmarc - 7th Sep 26 - With Sebastian

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  "Very knowledgeable and used our work as examples, which was helpful to see in context"

  Sort Group - 23rd Jul 26 - With Ian

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  "I liked how we went through creating designs together, and the different examples shown. It was good to be given feedback on the work we have previously done to see how it could be improved."

  Sort Group - 23rd Jul 26 - With Ian

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  "Knowledge of trainer and the course content was very good."

  NHS Great Ormond Street Hospital - 2nd Jul 26 - With Ian

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Master Adobe Illustrator's most demanding workflows.

Learn to diagnose, repair, and manage complex artwork while maintaining clean, reliable vector files.

Explore advanced appearances, effects, brushes, blends, and transparency, and develop the professional judgment needed to avoid production issues, reduce rework, and deliver predictable results every time.

•  Diagnose structural problems in complex artwork
•  Control advanced appearances and effects
•  Decide when to preserve, simplify, or rebuild artwork
•  Clean up and stabilise artwork for reuse
•  Work with greater confidence on high stakes projects

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  "Very welcoming, very easy to follow instructions"

  28th May 26 - With Ian

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  "I enjoyed the 3D aspect as that was new to me"

  28th May 26 - With Ian

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  "Really good content, I picked up lots of new skills"

  28th May 26 - With Ian

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  "Brilliant training, really informative and tailored examples for our needs"

  MMM - 16th Oct 25 - With Matt

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  "Really knowledgable trainer, and delivered 1-2-1. Can't fault it."

  20th Aug 25 - With Peter

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Take your Illustrator skills beyond the basics.

Master path editing, shape building, brushes, gradients, patterns, and blends while creating more polished vector artwork.

Explore AI-powered vector generation, streamline your workflow with reusable assets and actions, and learn how to prepare and export professional-quality designs for multiple formats.

•  Draw and edit precise paths
•  Construct complex artwork using shape-based techniques
•  Manage stroke behaviour, appearances, gradients, and patterns
•  Create and maintain reusable artwork
•  Use generative vector tools

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  "The content and pace of the course was just right. The trainer was very knowledgable and friendly."

  12th Aug 26 - With Matt

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  "Really friendly and responsive with questions. I feel very equipped to move forward with Illustrator at a higher level than before. The course was an appropriate level, even with just minor experience with Illustrator and overall familiarity with Adobe systems. Thanks, Matt!"

  HaysMac - 12th Aug 26 - With Matt

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  "Responsive technical support, knowledgeable and skilled teachers!"

  11th May 26 - With Charlotte

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  "Great informative course and facilities, highly recommend thank you!"

  18th Feb 26 - With Matt

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  "Great Course. Charlotte was an engaging, supportive and informative teacher and had an expert knowledge of Illustrator and design in general. Thank you so much!"

  19th Jan 26 - With Charlotte

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Build your vector design skills from the ground up on this expert-led two-day Illustrator course.

Covering shape tools, drawing and painting tools, typography, colour, gradients and Adobe Firefly AI — designed for beginners and anyone wanting a thorough, hands-on foundation in vector design.

•  Create and edit vector artwork from scratch
•  Use painting, drawing and shape-building tools
•  Design typography and text-based graphics
•  Generate original artwork using Adobe Firefly AI
•  Work faster with shortcuts and workflow tools

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  "Vicki was great at helping us solve problems individually and re-explaining when we got confused with complex steps. It made the course feel like a welcoming safe environment to learn."

  Diamond Light Source - 26th Aug 26 - With Vicki

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  "The timings were ideal, with blocks of approx 1hr 15 mins of learning, then a break. Two days felt right. Tasks felt as though they were (where possible) real-world examples. One of the best tasks was being taught how to draw a mug and a tea cup and having the 'finished' example at the top of the page. I think this could be used more across other courses because sometimes as a learner it's hard to know the aim/point of a task when you're being talked through it. Vicky was really good at explaining what we were going to be doing/aiming for before we started each task, which gave it more meaning and it made more sense. Everything felt manageable, even though the second day progressed to more difficult tasks. It was helpful to learn the AI elements within Illustrator as I didn't know they were a feature. The drawing tasks were really helpful. Vicky was so well prepared, keen to help and clearly loves what she does. The additional notes about each day's learning highlighted this and shows she understands how people learn and remember. It was also helpful that she has experience across other Adobe programs (e.g. InDesign, Bridge)."

  26th Aug 26 - With Vicki

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  "A very wide range of skills was covered over the two days. Vicki went above and beyond to even make us summary notes to help us after the course was finished. The amount of resources is also very helpful to allow us to keep practising once the course is finished, so we do not forget everything we learnt. It was all very much appreciated!"

  26th Aug 26 - With Vicki

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  "Lots of patience to guide us through and always happy to stop and let us share our screens if we got stuck"

  Anglia Ruskin University - 30th Jun 26 - With Vicki

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  "Very helpful, Ian was great at listening and adjusting the session to what we needed!"

  Boden - 29th Jun 26 - With Ian

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Learn to write a standout CV and optimise your LinkedIn profile on this practical half-day course.

Covering CV structure, tailoring to job descriptions, passing the recruiter scan, selling your skills, LinkedIn searchability and using endorsements and groups to expand your network.

•  Identify the key components of a strong CV
•  Tailor your CV to pass the 8-second scan
•  Identify and sell your skills with confidence
•  Optimise your LinkedIn profile for discoverability
•  Build your network and expand your opportunities

Take InDesign to expert level on this expert-led two-day advanced course.

Covering design grids, nested and sequential styles, tables of contents, GREP, anchored objects and production automation using scripts — for experienced designers working on complex, long-form documents and publications.

•  Build advanced grid systems for stronger layouts
•  Create efficient typographic style systems
•  Clean and automate text formatting using GREP
•  Manage anchored objects and linked assets
•  Streamline production with scripts and automation

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  "The course helped me a lot. Definetly goin to use all the techniques."

  7th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "Good at covering everything in the course plan, but also open to questions and off-topic queries and questions. Easy to follow and and clear demonstrations."

  7th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "The course was really useful; Matt tailored it to what was useful for us."

  7th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "The trainer was able demonstrate their knowledge about the course by accomodating varying levels of understanding as well as facilitating specific conversations about different applications of the software and its techniques."

  7th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "I enjoyed the interactive course and I really learnt a lot. Matt was great. Thank you"

  7th Sep 26 - With Matt

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Design and publish interactive digital content on this expert-led two-day InDesign course.

Covering navigation buttons, interactive forms, animations, video, audio and multimedia, and publishing online via Publish Online — ideal for print designers and layout professionals moving into interactive media.

•  Plan and structure layouts for interactive output
•  Build button-based navigation and hyperlinks
•  Create interactive forms for digital documents
•  Add animations, video and multimedia elements
•  Publish and share interactive content online

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  "Vicki is amazing, her training is really thorough and she has the patience of a saint."

  Landmarc - 14th Sep 26 - With Vicki

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  "Vicki was extremely patient and helpful throughout the two day training. She provided lots of useful tips, practical tools and clear guidance, which made the sessions engaging and easy to understand. I really appreciated the time taken to explain things and answer questions."

  Landmarc - 14th Sep 26 - With Vicki

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  "Vicki was very knowledgeable and explained everything clearly, making the content easy to understand and digest. We covered a wide range of topics, all delivered in an engaging and structured way. Thank you for a great session. The team helping me with course information and booking were very helpful with prompt responses and assistance."

  VolkerWessels UK - 22nd Jun 26 - With Vicki

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  "So many tips that are going to be able to use for our Annual Report and also through our douments as a whole. Really appreciate the simplicity of talking through each step. Easy to follow."

  9th Feb 26 - With Ian

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  "Tailoring the course to our specific needs"

  British Transport Police - 14th Jan 26 - With Ian

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Build on your InDesign skills with advanced typography, tables, styles and workflow tools on this expert-led two-day intermediate course.

Covering nested styles, asset management, AI-assisted workflows, and high-quality print and digital PDF output — for users tackling more demanding documents.

•  Manage and style text across complex documents
•  Design professional tables with precision
•  Organise and reuse design assets efficiently
•  Take complete control over page layout
•  Produce high-quality, print-ready PDFs

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  "Ian was great and really helpful. It was good to go through examples of the work that we do and cleaning that up."

  Caterlink - 28th Sep 26 - With Ian

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  "Explaining all the stuff i wasn't sure about. Showing me visually how to do something. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming."

  21st Sep 26 - With Ian

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  "Learnt alot on the course today which will help us to be more productive and same time in setting up documents. The main aim was to enable us to create more efficient templates to share with other designers and keep our documents consistent and we definitely achieved this. Matt showed us some other little ad-hoc bits along the way too to help us not do things manually that take longer - thank you"

  3rd Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "Explaining how individual tools work, various shortcuts and tips."

  3rd Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "Extremely patient and very knowledgeable"

  3rd Sep 26 - With Matt

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Learn to create professional print and digital layouts on this expert-led two-day InDesign course.

Covering the interface, typography styles, image placement, page layout and high-quality PDF export — the ideal practical foundation for anyone designing documents and publications professionally.

•  Navigate the InDesign interface with confidence
•  Format text efficiently with reusable styles
•  Place, edit and enhance images in layouts
•  Build clean, consistent layouts with precision
•  Export and share projects across platforms

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  "I’ve gathered the team’s feedback and we all wanted to say how valuable we found the two-day InDesign course. It gave us a clear understanding of everything from setting up documents and working with text, images and layouts to using colour, shared libraries and export options. Seeing how we can apply these skills to the materials we create as a team was especially useful. Matt was brilliant and is a real asset to your team. He explained each step clearly, made a lot of information feel approachable and gave us the confidence to ask questions and practise as we went. We’ve come away feeling much more confident about using InDesign in our day-to-day work."

  SS - 28th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "Pace was great, class environment was supportive and Matt was wonderful!"

  28th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "Explained everything in a manner that was easy to understand. Trainer made it really easy to understand by breaking down steps and actively engaging with us to track where we are"

  28th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "Excellent overall Course instructor was very knowledgeable and included useful examples, helped with all sorts of queries and gave ample time to practice"

  28th Sep 26 - With Matt

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  "The course was an excellent introduction to software I was previously unfamilar with. The examples were engaging and provided use of a range of tools."

  28th Sep 26 - With Matt

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Learn how to sell yourself effectively in job interviews.

Discover techniques for managing interview nerves and how best to highlight your skills and expertise.

Receive personalised feedback and tips to improve your interview performance.

•  Prepare effectively for any interview format
•  Anticipate questions and plan strong answers
•  Structure responses using the S.T.A.R. method
•  Showcase your experience with real evidence
•  Build and communicate a compelling personal brand

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  "Excellent delivery. The topic was taught with exceptional experience/knowledge and lots of very insightful advice - thank you :)"

  MOD - 1st Mar 22 - With Michael

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Learn professional logo design from concept to finished artwork on this one-day practical course.

Covering competitor and audience research, brief definition, concept development, sketching, drawing in Adobe Illustrator using shape tools and the Pen Tool, and preparing and exporting finished artwork — prior Illustrator experience required.

•  Research trends, audiences and competitor brands
•  Define and work confidently to a design brief
•  Develop and refine a strong logo concept
•  Draw your logo accurately in Adobe Illustrator
•  Prepare and export finished artwork correctly

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  "Fantastic training! Perfectly tailored to my needs. Simon was patient, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. Checked in with me throughout to ensure I felt that the training was useful to me, my current project and my future new career. Allowed me to learn from listening and doing, all in a supportive environment."

  4th Aug 25 - With Simon

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  "Being friendly! Everyone was incredibly welcoming and made me feel very comfortable all day."

  MCC - 11th Apr 25 - With Simon

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Take your After Effects skills further on this expert-led two-day intermediate motion graphics course.

Covering bespoke text animators, advanced track mattes, blend modes, expressions, path animation and 3D shapes including a spinning logo project — for designers ready to work at a more advanced level.

•  Control keyframes with precision and speed
•  Apply expressions like wiggle, loop and time
•  Design bespoke text animators from scratch
•  Use track mattes and blend modes creatively
•  Animate objects and text along paths

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  "Squeexing in a huge amount of info in a short space of time, and made really interesting with a very passionate teacher in Neil."

  Smart Energy GB - 27th Jul 26 - With Neil

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  "Tom was really great at adapting to the client's needs, changing things and making sure what was taught was relevant and would genuinely help in putting a project together in AE."

  Loughborough University - 24th Feb 26 - With Tom

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  "I really enjoyed the whole experience. It's professional, high-quality, and easy to learn."

  Influencer - 19th Jan 26 - With Tom

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  "Great knowledge of AfterEffects from the tutor. The facilities were really clean and tidy, and the food and drinks were great! Staff are all really friendly!"

  15th Sep 25

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Learn to create 2D motion graphics with Adobe After Effects on this expert-led two-day introduction course.

Covering compositions, keyframe animation, text animation, importing and animating assets from Illustrator and Photoshop, multi-layered sequences and export — ideal for graphic designers new to motion.

•  Set up compositions and work with the timeline
•  Animate text and graphic elements with keyframes
•  Import and animate assets from Illustrator and Photoshop
•  Animate complex multi-layered graphic sequences
•  Render and export finished motion graphics

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  "Loved all of it, Tom is extremely prepared, knowledgeable and approachable. The centre is in a great location and the staff are very friendly and welcoming. I'll be looking to take the Intermediate course with him when possible."

  CBRE UK - 20th Aug 25 - With Tom

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Push Photoshop to its limits on this advanced one-day expert-led course.

Covering Lab mode colour correction, alpha channels, Smart Objects, advanced blending, Camera Raw, creative filter effects, compositing and automation with scripts — for experienced users aiming to work at expert level.

•  Automate tasks with scripts and power-user shortcuts
•  Apply advanced colour correction and Lab mode
•  Use Smart Objects and advanced blending techniques
•  Process images with Camera Raw for optimal results
•  Create complex effects with filters and compositing

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  "Simo was fantastic, super helpful, patient, understanding, knowledgable and made me feel really comfortable"

  10th Sep 26 - With Simo

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  "Tutor highly knowledgeable of subject matter."

  3rd Jul 26 - With Simo

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  "Delivering the content, answering questions, helping when needed, taking breaks, screensharing etc. It was good to edit alongside Simo and share results, and learn real techniques."

  National Portrait Gallery - 26th May 26 - With Simo

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  "The Trainer had loads of knowledge asked us lots of questions to customise our lesson as best he could to our needs. He was super prepared."

  26th May 26 - With Simo

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  "Pausing to check if everyone is following the exercises very naturally and adjusting the training to our needs and expectations"

  National Portrait Gallery - 26th May 26 - With Simo

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Expand your Photoshop skills on this expert-led two-day intermediate course.

Covering colour correction and grading, complex masking, Smart Objects, advanced layer blending, custom brushes and workflow automation using actions — for existing users ready to produce more and work more efficiently.

•  Make precise colour adjustments and corrections
•  Master selections, masks and complex cutouts
•  Use Smart Objects and advanced layer techniques
•  Build and apply custom brushes and presets
•  Automate tasks with actions and batch processing

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  "Brilliant training, as someone who felt they were pretty proficient at photoshop, there was something in every section that was very useful and beneficial to me. the trainer was very engaging."

  MPS - 29th Jun 26 - With Simo

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  "The content of the course was really incredibly helpful. Will be able to use it in my job so much."

  Penguin Random House - 29th Jun 26 - With Simo

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  "All the topics covered were relevent, interesting and delivered in a way they made sense and helped improve my understanding"

  29th Jun 26 - With Simo

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  "Simo was really informative and knew all of the tips and tricks for all of our photoshop questions. Patient when I missed a step and needed a bit more explanation."

  29th Jun 26 - With Simo

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  "Great trainer, great venue. Whole course is very well organised, fun and informative two days."

  Knight Harwood - 29th Jun 26 - With Simo

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Start your Photoshop journey on this expert-led two-day introduction course.

Covering workspace setup, selections, colour and tone adjustment, layers, content-aware tools, portrait retouching and generative AI — the ideal foundation for anyone new to image editing or digital photography.

•  Set up and customise the Photoshop workspace
•  Make accurate selections for precise edits
•  Adjust tone and colour with professional techniques
•  Transform images using generative AI tools
•  Retouch and restore images to a professional standard

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  "Very good trainer, friendly, professional and full of knowlege. it worked well even though it is remote training."

  23rd Sep 26 - With Simo

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  "Lots of resources that we could use after the course ended to practise and cement learning"

  University College London - 23rd Sep 26 - With Simo

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  "Very organised modules, relevant insight shared and great explanations. Great collaboration and getting course participants sharing their work and involved."

  BAFTA - 23rd Sep 26 - With Simo

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  "Patience! Really clear instructions, making sense of tools I have used millions of times before. Super"

  18th Aug 26 - With Simo

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  "Simon is a very good trainer; this was the 2nd time we have booked him. He is very knowledgeable and clear when teaching. He also adapts the content of the course to suit our needs."

  ITV Studios - 5th Aug 26 - With Simon

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Learn how to equip yourself with valuable skills to navigate life's challenges with resilience and maintain a healthier, more stress-free lifestyle.

Discover how to develop effective coping strategies and relaxation techniques to manage stress when it arises.

•  Understanding stress and its effects
•  Identifying personal stress factors
•  Coping strategies for work and home
•  Managing stress levels
•  Creating a personalised stress action plan

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  "1:1 Learning - great environment. Very effective and beneficial."

  WORLD NUCLEAR TRANSPORT INSTITUTE - 30th Sep 19 - With Tina

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Learn to structure your remote working day more effectively on this practical half-day course.

Covering home workspace setup, day planning and time management techniques, pacing your work and taking breaks, managing motivation and the wellbeing challenges of working remotely or from home.

•  Arrange your home workspace for maximum focus
•  Structure and plan your working day effectively
•  Use time management techniques to stay on task
•  Pace your work and take effective breaks
•  Manage the wellbeing challenges of remote working

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  "Michael was absolutely fantastic- really personalised course and so helpful. Thank you!"

  UK Parliament - 19th Apr 21 - With Michael

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  "Lots of practical skills and examples used that can be taken and put straight into practice. Made very relevant and tailored to individuals. Overall very helpful. :)"

  Ongo - 22nd Jan 21 - With Michael

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  "Same feedback as yesterday from me! Great trainer who interacts well with the participants, answers questions and is overall helpful and friendly."

  Logic Design - 8th Oct 20 - With Michael

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  "The trainer was really friendly and the course was enjoyable."

  Logic Design & Consultancy Ltd. - 8th Oct 20 - With Michael

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  "Keeping everyone engaged and feeling involved"

  Logic Design - 8th Oct 20 - With Michael

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Develop your team working skills on this practical one-day course.

Covering what makes teams effective, personality types and team roles, using individual strengths collectively, developing effective team communication, managing team dynamics constructively, building trust and accountability and supporting people through change.

•  Understand what makes teams effective and productive
•  Identify personality types and team roles
•  Use individual strengths to improve collective output
•  Manage team dynamics and disagreements constructively
•  Build trust, accountability and shared values

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  "This was the first time I've ended up doing a one-to-one course and I actually really enjoyed it as a format"

  Rail Delivery Group - 19th Sep 24 - With Michael

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  "Michael was absolutely brilliant, I would highly recommend him to the rest of my team."

  Lloyds Banking Group - 24th May 24 - With Michael

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  "The training and location were exceptional."

  Houlihan Lokey - 24th May 24 - With Michael

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  "Very interactive course. Michael kept the course interesting and engaging throughout."

  Dragados - 12th Oct 23 - With Michael

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  "Michael was very engaging, funny and friendly. He made the subject extremely interesting, with his funny stories etc. It will make it easier to remember and recall when needed in the future. Ah the story about fish and yogurt! Thank you for an extremely informative interesting and very entertaining course. The premises are gorgeous. Impressed that the loos were spotless and the food was delicious. Thank you."

  Russell Publishing Limited - 3rd May 23 - With Michael

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Learn to prioritise tasks, set goals, and manage your time efficiently.

Discover time management techniques that help reduce stress by ensuring you have control over your tasks and deadlines.

Discover strategies that make you more productive and give you a better work-life balance.

•  Understanding how you work
•  Setting personal and business goals
•  Planning, delegation and prioritisation
•  Managing procrastination
•  Controlling common causes of time wasting

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  "Pacing was good; covered a lot but Michael kept things moving. Breaks were well timed. Small group size was great for tailored approach"

  HL - 14th Jul 26 - With Michael

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  "Good catering. Good workspace - quiet and intimate but not crowded. Teacher was very engaging and provided helpful advice. Good breaks."

  House Of Commons - 29th Jan 26 - With Michael

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  "Interactive session, enjoyed small group session which enabled it to be tailored to our needs and discuss relevant specific examples. Well structured. Great venue."

  Impetus - 29th Jan 26 - With Michael

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  "Great training, very appropriate for my position + changed due to my expertise."

  The Folio Society - 7th Nov 25 - With Michael

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  "Providing examples and lots of scenarios"

  IOPC Funds 1992 - 7th Nov 25 - With Michael

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Learn to create engaging short-form video content for social media using CapCut on this practical one-day course.

Covering editing essentials, narrative building, animations, transitions, titles, colours and exporting for any platform — ideal for content creators and social media managers.

•  Get up and running quickly with CapCut
•  Import and organise video, audio and images
•  Build a compelling narrative with your footage
•  Add animations, transitions and titles
•  Resize and export video for any social platform

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  "I liked the structure of the class, really easy to understand."

  Tt - 4th Sep 26 - With Tom

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  "Great to go through everything slowly to ensure we understand every aspect of the process and the rationale behind it."

  26th Aug 26 - With Tom

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  "Course was brilliant, fast pace but with opportunities to pause and check things. Felt very tailored to each of us too, random tips thrown in based on what we're working on in our jobs etc."

  26th Aug 26 - With Tom

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  "Having the right equipment for my needs, providing shortcuts where needed and being pretty patient with a novice student."

  26th Aug 26 - With Tom

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  "Making difficult problems easier for this Luddite. A lot to take in but super helpful."

  Sans Pretention - 26th Aug 26 - With Tom

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