Digital Skills
Get equipped and excited to meet new challenges with our wide range of courses for individuals and businesses.
Our courses range from short courses which can be a few hours long to a full day, perfect of someone who is keen to learn the basics of a programme . We also offer longer Adobe, Microsoft and Coding courses. There is also the option to attain the recognised Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) certification or Microsoft MOS Certifications on our longer courses.
To showcase your achievements you can also earn a digital badge on the successful completion of most our courses.
Book onto one of our courses and you'll get hands-on training taught by expert instructors with thorough experience and knowledge of the application.
Check out your options below. If you're a student or member of staff, click the button to go to the most relevant information for you.
The majority of our courses are delivered online, via MS Teams, but we do also offer some of our courses in-person and on-campus, which will go ahead if there is enough demand.
Why take a short course?
If you need a quick introduction to a software you've not used before then these are the courses for you. Ideal for beginners, they offer you key foundational knowledge.
Short Courses (Full and half day)
Photoshop to Optimise Images for Web and Print: A Beginner's Guide
Make sure your images are prepared correctly for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe Photoshop,...
Creating Motion Graphics with Adobe After Effects
Learn the fundamental skills needed to create stunning animated graphics using Adobe After Effects. ...
Adobe Premiere Pro: Introduction to Video Editing
Learn the basics of video editing and how to save your footage to the best format.
Wordpress: Create Websites & Blogs
In this course we will introduce the Wordpress content management system of which nearly 30% of all ...
Getting started with Adobe Indesign
Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign and begin creating your own digital material, including brochures...
Getting started with Adobe Illustrator
Grow your skills in Adobe Illustrator and learn handy functions to create your own logo and master v...
Premiere Rush - Quick and easy Video editing
This course is for anyone wanting to learn how to quickly and professionally edit all types of video...
Photoshop for Photographers
Learn the different techniques aimed specifically towards photographers to touch up, correct, and en...
Photoshop for Social Media
Use the power of Photoshop to create stunning social media graphics and imagery.
Create compelling Social media content with Canva
Love the idea of creating professional images for social media but not too sure where to start? This...
An Introduction to Blender for 3D Modelling, Animation and Visualisation
Blender is a completely free, cross platform, 3D modelling and animation program. After the Linux op...
Getting started with Adobe
This course is for anyone who is new to Adobe and is designed to familiarise you with the different ...
Photoshop for absolute beginners
This course is aimed at those who are new to Photoshop and want to learn the basics of using this ap...
Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator
This short course is perfect for anyone looking for a sound introduction to the capabilities of the ...
Digital badges
A digital badge is awarded for completing and attending the entire duration of a course and completing all set work.
Digital badges are a great way to celebrate your achievements and stand out from the crowd.
So whether it's obtaining the skills needed to create a promotional video using Adobe Premiere Pro or the ability to successfully use formulae in Microsoft Excel.
Our short courses play a unique role in helping to upskill or reskill to be more competitive in the job market. Sharing your digital badge on employability websites such as LinkedIn or on your CV can go a long way in showcasing your range of learning achievements to potential employers.
*Once you have demonstrated capability according to specific criteria established for the badge, you will automatically, become eligible to claim a badge for that course.
You will also attain a digital badge from Adobe or Microsoft when successfully completing the exams on our ACP & MOS Certification Courses.
Why ACP?
Become an Adobe Certified Professional with our ACP courses. You'll leave with a qualification to add to your CV and the confidence to excel in your chosen software.
Adobe Certified Professional courses
Adobe Certified Professional Courses
ACP Illustrator
Take advantage of the precision and power of sophisticated drawing tools, expressive natural brushes...
ACP InDesign
Learn to create professional layouts for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe Indesign, the indu...
ACP Photoshop
Learn to edit imagery for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard ...
ACP Premiere Pro
Build the skills to edit digital video using Adobe Premiere Pro, learning basic and advanced modes o...
ACP After Effects
Learn about After Effects, the industry-standard tool for video compositing, motion graphics design,...
Microsoft Courses
Get going quickly and easily with Microsoft. Our various courses are designed to help you accomplish office and business tasks easily and with greater efficiency. Learn what is possible with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You will come away with improved word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation skills to take your productivity to the next level. Our courses will help you gain the skills needed to get the most out of Office365.
Excel Level 1 - Fundamentals: learning to navigate the Excel world
This course is for Excel novice and is in two parts. It will get you comfortable with your first ste...
Excel Level 2 - Intermediate Excel: working with data, conditional formatting to charts
This course is ideal for those wanting to build on the knowledge gained during the ‘Learning to na...
Excel Level 3 - functions and formula
In this third and final course in the series of three you will build on what you have previously lea...
PowerPoint to create presentations with professionalism and impact
This course is suitable for those looking for a beginner level introduction to this popular presenta...
Tailored training
We can deliver tailored software training courses enabling you to cover more relevant areas in less time. It's a very cost-effective way of group training - at your premises or on campus - and can also work well for individuals. This is particularly true if you don't want to go on longer courses or a series of different courses. If you want to make the most of the flexibility tailoring allows please contact us to discuss your needs.
With support you can bring your software woes and worries, and get some expert help with specific aspects of your work or we can help you to master particular skills.
We can offer expert help and advice in the use of Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Illustrator and other Adobe products. We can also cover the Microsoft Office suite as well as web coding, Blender, Sketch up and Wordpress.
We can offer on campus, in person sessions or online sessions to fit in with you, however, if you wish to have an online session you will need MS Teams installed on your computer prior to the session.
Staff or student?
You can access staff and student specific information about Digital Skills on our dedicated sites.
Got a question?
We'd love to speak to you about our short courses. Just click the enquire button and submit a form. We'll be in touch with you as soon as we can.