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2-day Canva Beginner Classroom Course
Content Creation & Social Media Mastery
Learn the essentials over 2 days for only £335
You’ll feel amazing when you see what you have created.
- Build brand kits & templates in day one
- Creating scroll-stopping social content
- Use video and animation
- Design multi page documents for screen and print
- Real Campaign Build
Scroll down to see a full list of what you will be able to do.
What will I get out of the training course?
- Valuable skills for your CV
- Learn the basics of Canva
- Learn to create your own documents and posts from scratch
- Learn to setup and use branding assets
- Save time and money by doing it yourself
- Enhanced value to your employer
How does it work?
Join the live class via Zoom. Your friendly trainer will take you through Canva from scratch, in easy steps, explaining everything along the way.
You will watch what the trainer does as they will share their screen with you and then you will have a chance to try it on your own computer.
If you have any questions you can share your screen with the trainer who will be able to help you. (See the video at the bottom of this page.)
What things will I learn?
Day 1: Canva Essentials & Social Media Design
You’ll learn
- Canva interface & workspace setup
- Brand Kits: colours, fonts, logos, rules & locking
- Social media templates for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & more
- Carousels, reels covers, stories & ads
- Canva AI tools for faster content creation
- Photo editing & simple motion graphics
- Creating short-form videos in Canva
Hands-on tasks: Build a brand kit, 5 reusable templates, animated carousel, and a short branded video.
Day 2: Multi-Page Design, Batch Production & Campaign Building
You’ll learn:
- Creating multi-page documents for screen & print
- Print design essentials (CMYK, bleeds, resolution)
- Exporting for print and digital
- Bulk Create using CSV for quotes, testimonials & product posts
- Magic Resize for multi-platform content
Hands-on tasks: Full campaign creation: reels, stories, carousels, email headers
Hands-on tasks: Design a brochure, create posts, and build a full campaign suite.
How much does it cost?
£335 per person for the 2 day classroom course. There is no VAT to pay.
(£305 for self-funding individuals or charities / CICs – email Ally for an invoice)
When is the next class?
Beginner Canva Course: Content Creation & Social Media Mastery
21-22 Jan 2026
If you want to pay by BACS and/or require an invoice or receipt please email Ally instead of this option.
Email Ally for further dates if you can’t make these.
If you are booking on behalf of someone else, please enter their details in the box below the dropdown, or email Ally.
I have to create something specific with Canva
Just contact Ally for customised courses
Outcome:
By the end of Day 2, participants will be able to create fast, consistent, strategic social and print content in Canva, from scratch or by using templates, as well as brand kits, and creative workflows.
DAY 1 — Content Creation Essentials & Brand Consistency
Welcome & Setup
- Intro to Canva interface
- Setting up folders, teams, and workspace
- Importing assets (logos, photos, brand files)
Building a Rock-Solid Brand Kit
- Adding brand colours, fonts, and logos
- Creating brand rules inside Canva
- Template locking so only creatives can modify key elements
- Setting up preset styles (text styles, colour palettes)
Activity:
Create a full brand kit in Canva.
Designing Social Templates that Scale
- Understanding visual hierarchy for social design
- Creating templates for:
- Instagram posts
- Carousels
- Reels covers
- Stories
- Using components for reusability
- Setting up template libraries for your business/clients
Activity:
Build 5 reusable templates (post, carousel, story, ad, reel cover).
Lunch
Creating Scroll-Stopping Content
- Colour theory for attention
- Typography basics (contrast, legibility, pairing)
- Image selection and editing inside Canva
- Using Canva AI for quick text and design suggestions
- Leveraging animation (best practices for subtle social motion)
Activity:
Animate one carousel + create 3 static post variants.
Video Content inside Canva
- Trimming, transitions, overlays
- Using captions and subtitles
- Social video ratios
- Export settings
- Brand consistency for video
Activity:
Create a 10–20 sec branded reel/TikTok video.
Wrap-Up & Q&A
DAY 2 — Design multi page documents, Workflow & High-Volume Production
Multi page documents for screen and print.
Exporting For screen and print
Design for screen and print
- Multi page documents
- Pages in 4s for print
- Bleeds and printers’ marks
- RGB vs CMYK
- Understanding resolution for print
Activity:
Create a professional 4-page Brochure.
High-Volume Batch Production
- Duplicating templates
- Bulk-create (using CSV import) for:
- quotes
- product posts
- testimonials
- Using Magic Resize for multi-platform output
Activity:
Create 20+ posts using a single batch workflow.
Lunch
Real Campaign Build: From Idea → Creative Suite
Full guided project:
- Choose a campaign (launch, sale, announcement, educational series)
- Build matching:
- IG carousel
- Reel
- Story set
- Static promo post
- Email header
- Export everything into organised folders
Activity:
Create a full multi-asset campaign suite.
Scheduling
- Exporting correctly
- Posting workflows
Final Q&A
- Final review
Learn Canva remotely with a live trainer
Our friendly Certified trainers understand your needs and teach you accordingly
Talk to Ally to find out more or book
What equipment do I need?
A computer with a Canva account (free or paid version), A microphone (and cam if you want us to see you) and a web connection.
How big are the classes?
We try to keep the max class size to 8 but most classes are much smaller.
Do I get notes?
Yes you will get a pdf document of notes sent to you as well as a shortcuts cheat sheet.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes you will get a digital one after the course.
What if I need help after the course
3 months unlimited support – If you have any problems after the course just contact us and we’ll help you to fix them.
The course was helpful and very enjoyable. All the questions I had that needed answering were done in an easy to understand way. I would definitely recommend Red Rocket Studio.
Andrea Routledge
Essex Chamber of Commerce