Digital Skills Short Courses

Our beginner Digital Skills short courses provide a solid foundation in key areas, from video editing to image manipulation, equipping you with essential creative knowledge.

These skills empower you to craft compelling content and express your creativity with confidence. By mastering industry-standard tools and techniques, you’ll enhance your visual storytelling skills and open doors to opportunities in the creative sector—boosting your competitiveness in today’s dynamic job market.

• Getting started with Adobe
• Photoshop for absolute beginners
• Adobe Premiere Pro: Introduction to video editing
• Getting started with Adobe Illustrator
• Getting started with Adobe InDesign
• Getting started with Adobe Photoshop
• Getting started with Adobe Express
• Go further with Adobe Express
• Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator

Start from the bottom and work your way up to master level with our Beginner to Master Adobe courses.

And if you want to skip one of the lower level courses, you can get in touch with us to start at a higher level.

• From Beginner to Master: After Effects Courses
• From Beginner to Master: Illustrator Courses
• From Beginner to Master: InDesign Courses
• From Beginner to Master: Photoshop Courses
• From Beginner to Master: Premiere Pro Courses

The Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) credential is a globally recognised certification validating expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

The ACP credential offers industry recognition, can enhance career opportunities, and skill validation.  

ACP

• Adobe After Effects ACP
• Adobe Express ACP
• Adobe Illustrator ACP
• Adobe InDesign ACP
• Adobe Photoshop ACP
• Adobe Premier Pro ACP

Our short courses in Adobe After Effects will help you to develop essential skills for creating dynamic visual effects and motion graphics.

This powerful software is widely used in film, video production, and digital content creation. Mastering Adobe After Effects enhances your creativity, enabling you to bring your ideas to life through animation, compositing, and innovative design, making you a valuable asset in the industry. 

After Effects

• Creating Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects
• Adobe After Effects ACP
• From Beginner to Master: After Effects Courses

• Adobe After Effects for Instagram

​​Enhance your digital marketing skills by studying on of our Adobe Express Short Courses. We'll focus on key marketing concepts and hands-on content creation using Adobe Express.

• Adobe Express ACP
• Getting started with Adobe Express
• Go further with Adobe Express

Learn the fundamental skills for creating vector graphics and illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.

This industry-standard software is essential for graphic design, branding, and digital artwork. Mastering Adobe Illustrator empowers you to design logos, posters, and other visuals with precision and creativity, enhancing your portfolio and increasing your employability in various creative fields.​ 

Illustrator

• Getting started with Adobe Illustrator
• Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Adobe Illustrator ACP
• From Beginner to Master: Illustrator Courses

Develop essential skills in professional layout design with our Adobe InDesign short courses, perfect for creating polished and impactful publications.

This powerful software is ideal for creating print and digital media, including brochures, magazines, and eBooks. Mastering Adobe InDesign enhances your ability to organise text and images effectively, ensuring visually appealing and engaging designs that stand out, making you a valuable asset in the publishing industry.​ 

InDesign

• Getting started with Adobe InDesign
• Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign ACP
• From Beginner to Master: InDesign Courses

Our Adobe Photoshop short courses provide vital skills in photo editing, digital painting, and graphic design, helping you unlock the full potential of this versatile software.

From retouching images to creating web graphics and stunning visuals, mastering Adobe Photoshop enhances your creativity and equips you with industry-relevant techniques. Whether you're looking to expand your artistic potential or boost your career prospects, these courses offer the tools to stand out in the competitive creative industries.

Photoshop

• From Beginner to Master: Photoshop Courses
• Getting started with Adobe Photoshop
• Photoshop for Absolute Beginners
• Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Photoshop for Photographers
• Photoshop for Social Media
• Adobe Photoshop ACP
• Photoshop for Interior Design
• Photoshop Visualisation Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry-standard tool for creating and editing videos for social media, web, and broadcast media.

Premiere Pro is a powerful tool that integrates with other Adobe software like After Effects and Audition. Whether you’re a beginner learning the basics or an expert looking to expand or certify your skills, you can find short courses here to unlock your creativity and master digital video editing. 

Premiere Pro

• Adobe Premiere Pro: Introduction to Video Editing
• Adobe Premier Pro ACP
• From Beginner to Master: Premiere Pro Courses

 Our Adobe Premiere Rush short courses teach you essential skills to quickly and efficiently create and edit engaging videos for online audiences.

Ideal for beginners and social media content creators, this user-friendly software empowers you to produce high-quality videos seamlessly across various devices.

Please note, we are not currently advertising any Adobe Premiere Rush short courses. However, you may be interested in our Adobe Premiere Pro: Introduction to Video Editing short course.

​​Animation is a vital skill in today's digital landscape, and programs like Blender is a key tool for mastering it.

On our animation short courses, you’ll learn how to create captivating motion graphics and visual effects that elevate your projects. ​

• Introduction to Blender for 3D Modelling, Animation and Visualisation
• After Effects ACP
• From Beginner to Master: After Effects

Microsoft Office products are the global industry standard for productivity software.

This includes Word for writing documents, PowerPoint for creating presentations, and Excel for collecting, sorting, and analysing data, among other applications.

We offer a variety of short courses in Microsoft Office for all levels, from beginner to advanced. 

• Fundamentals of Excel for the Workplace
• Excel Data Analysis and Visualisation in Excel
• PowerPoint: create presentations with professionalism and impact

• Make Essay & Dissertation writing Easier using MS Word

Our user interface (UI) design short courses will equip you with the ability to create user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces for websites and applications.

You’ll gain essential knowledge in layout, colour theory, and typography, enhancing your UI design proficiency.​

• UI Design: Designing Engaging User Interfaces

• Figma for UI and UX Design

​​Our user experience (UX) design short courses empower you to create intuitive and engaging user experiences.

You’ll understand prototyping and usability testing, which are crucial for designing effective products. Mastering these skills enhances your ability to empathise with users and solve their problems, preparing you for rewarding careers in tech and design, where user-centred solutions are paramount. ​ 

• UX Design: Creating a Great User Experience
• Figma for UI and UX Design

Our video editing short courses provide you with the essential skills to craft compelling visual stories and create high-quality content for multiple platforms.

You’ll master techniques for cutting, arranging, and enhancing video footage. Our hands-on courses will boost your creativity and technical proficiency, making you a valuable asset in industries like marketing, videography, advertising, and social media, where engaging video content is crucial. 

• Adobe Premiere Pro: Introduction to Video Editing

​​Our web and social media short courses will enable you to create and manage engaging online content effectively.

You’ll gain essential knowledge in website design, content creation, and social media strategy, enhancing your ability to connect with audiences. These skills boost your digital presence and open up career opportunities in marketing, communications, and design, making you competitive in today’s job market. 

• WordPress: Create Websites & Blogs
• Learn to Code - HTML and CSS
• UI Design: Designing Engaging User Interfaces
• UX Design: Creating a Great User Experience
• Create Compelling Social Media Content with Canva
• Photoshop for Social Media
• Digital Marketing: Harnessing its Power for Business Growth
• Adobe After Effects for Instagram

• Beyond the Basics: Next-level Canva techniques for social media success

Computer aided design (CAD) and 3D modelling have many useful applications, from concept creation to final product, environment or character design, and can be used to create visuals to sell your work and inspire others.

We offer a range of short courses in tools such as Blender and SketchUp to develop your skills, from beginner to advanced. 

• Introduction to Blender for 3D Modelling, Animation and Visualisation

• SketchUp for Web