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Canva Intermediate 1 Day - Manchester
Key Course Details:
Level:
Intermediate
Duration:
1
Day - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£295 + vat
Build on your existing Canva skills with our 1-day Intermediate Canva course, ideal for anyone ready to move beyond the basics. This practical session helps you develop greater creative control, exploring advanced tools and techniques to produce more polished professional designs. You’ll learn how to work more efficiently, refine your visual style and create stronger graphics, presentations, videos and documents.
Expanding on what you already know, the course introduces features such as Brand Kits, AI tools, Whiteboards, enhanced photo editing and more dynamic animation. You’ll also explore collaborative workflows, Canva’s app integrations and best practices for preparing content for print, web and interactive use. By the end of the day, you’ll be able to create high-quality, consistent content with greater confidence and creativity.
Build on your existing Canva skills with our 1-day Intermediate Canva course, ideal for anyone ready to move beyond the basics. This practical session helps you develop greater creative control, exploring advanced tools and techniques to produce more polished professional designs. You’ll learn how to work more efficiently, refine your visual style and create stronger graphics, presentations, videos and documents.
Expanding on what you already know, the course introduces features such as Brand Kits, AI tools, Whiteboards, enhanced photo editing and more dynamic animation. You’ll also explore collaborative workflows, Canva’s app integrations and best practices for preparing content for print, web and interactive use. By the end of the day, you’ll be able to create high-quality, consistent content with greater confidence and creativity.
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Canva Intermediate 1 Day
Course Details
This 1-day Intermediate Canva course is designed for learners who already understand the basics and are ready to enhance their creative skills. Building on your existing knowledge, the course introduces more advanced tools, features and workflows to help you create polished, professional and visually consistent designs. You’ll discover how to work more efficiently, apply stronger design principles and use Canva’s expanded capabilities to elevate the quality of your content.
Perfect for professionals, content creators, marketers and small business owners, this course focuses on developing confidence with Canva’s advanced features. You’ll explore Brand Kits, AI-powered tools, enhanced image editing, Whiteboards, animation techniques and app integrations, while learning how to prepare your work for print, digital and interactive use.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Use advanced Canva tools to create more professional and refined designs
- Apply brand consistency using Brand Kits, colour styles and typography
- Edit images with enhanced tools including colour correction, filters and background removal
- Create dynamic content using improved animation and video features
- Collaborate effectively with shared projects, comments and workflow tools
- Integrate Canva Apps and AI features to speed up your design process
- Export print-ready, digital and interactive assets with confidence
This course is designed to help you move from capable Canva user to confident creator, giving you the skills to produce consistent, high-quality content for your brand, business or organisation.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is ideal for marketers, social media managers, small business owners, content creators, educators and anyone looking to create professional-quality designs quickly and efficiently without advanced design skills.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a good understanding of your operating system. You should be able to launch applications, manage files and folders, and save or locate documents confidently.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Using Brand Kits- Setting up and managing a Brand Kit
- Choosing and applying brand colours
- Defining consistent type styles
- Uploading fonts and brand graphics
- Creating reusable branded templates
- Creating content with Magic Write
- Understanding Magic Write vs. Grammarly
- Setting up a brand voice for consistent messaging
- Recognising limitations and best-practice guidance
- Setting up and navigating the Whiteboard workspace
- When to use Whiteboards for planning and collaboration
- Building mindmaps and visual frameworks
- Using drawing tools for sketches and notes
- Cropping, flipping and adjusting images
- Using the Background Remover for clean cut-outs
- Adjusting white balance, light and colour
- Applying texture, clarity, filters and effects
- Publishing content using Canva Websites
- Understanding when web options are most effective
- Choosing and defining a URL
- Working within Canva Website limitations
- Exploring Canva’s AI-powered creative tools
- Generating layouts and design ideas
- Creating AI-generated images and illustrations
- Drafting documents and video content with AI
- Generating code-based objects and interactive elements
Exploring Apps- Finding and adding Canva Apps
- Using file and graphic-enhancement apps
- Incorporating voice, audio and sound tools
- Using AI and productivity apps to enhance workflow
- Exploring advanced animation controls
- Animating objects along custom motion paths
- Smoothing movement for polished animation
- Adding advanced visual effects and transitions
- Understanding print formats and requirements
- Resizing and adapting designs for print output
- Choosing and preparing files for print suppliers
- Producing professionally prepared local print files
- Understanding scroll-based presentation formats
- Designing for web scrolling and long-form layouts
- Controlling scroll motion and interactive behaviour
- Exploring extended scrolling features and options
- Using essential keyboard shortcuts
- Working effectively with image frames
- Adding sound, audio and voice content
- Using rulers, guides and Version History
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training Manchester training centre based at:
Piccadilly House
49 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2APPiccadilly House is located in the heart of Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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Canva Intermediate 1 Day - Upcoming Manchester Course Dates
02 Jun - 02 Jun Special Offer! £275 + vat 28 Jul - 28 Jul £295 + vat 01 Oct - 01 Oct £295 + vat -
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Next Dates:
02 Jun Special Offer! £275 + vat
28 Jul £295 + vat
01 Oct £295 + vat
Over 15 years of providing certified Canva training courses UK wide
4/5 Stars
Great training session
29/04/2026
4/5 Stars
Good detailed overview of Canva and all of the elements that it provides. Craig enquired about our knowledge and our uses before undertaking the course to help us adopt Canva in our projects. We were introduced to every aspect and the tools to help enhance our products, presentations, content and how to elevate our work
10/04/2026
4/5 Stars
Craig was really enthusiastic and covered everything on Canva really well. Even though I’ve been using Canva for about two years I still picked up lots of useful tips and learned about features I hadn’t used before. The session was easy to follow, engaging and useful for all levels. Overall it was a great course and has helped me feel more confident using Canva and I cant wait to start introducing into my role/colleagues and any upcoming projects.
10/04/2026
5/5 Stars
Phil is an excellent trainer. The course fulfilled all my training needs, was brilliantly presented and structured. The 6 month online support will be invaluable.
25/03/2026
5/5 Stars
Simon was a great instructor - very patient and willing to adapt content to our particular needs.
19/02/2026
5/5 Stars
Really useful course. Simon not only gave us the fundamental technical skills required but also broadened our horizons as regards the possibilities of the software for our needs. Great experience all round.
19/02/2026
5/5 Stars
It was very productive
18/02/2026
5/5 Stars
A very thorough and in depth course. I enjoyed it and looking forward to testing my knowledge when I get back to work.
20/01/2026
4/5 Stars
Excellent training, Craig had a good knowledge of all aspects of Canva despite the fact they have recently launched several new elements to the platform last week.
03/11/2025
5/5 Stars
Scott was an excellent trainer, very knowledgeable and a great personality.
31/10/2025
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Authorised Course Certificate
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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