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Canva Digital Skills

Unlock your visual creativity with Canva. You'll master colour palettes, layout, typography, and branded templates to craft stunning flyers, social media content, slide decks, and digital media for school and modern digital marketing.

Ages 9+ Flexible schedule (1–3× / week) 8 hrs syllabus (5 hrs min) 1hr sessions 2 months
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Prerequisite: No Prior Knowledge Needed

🟢 No Prior Knowledge — Anyone can start without previous experience.

Core Areas Covered

✓ Canva interface and tools✓ Design fundamentals (contrast, hierarchy, balance)✓ Social media graphics (Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn)✓ Interactive presentations✓ Flyers, posters, and marketing assets✓ Basic branding and brand kits✓ Exporting and sharing designs

Practical Capstone Project

A 3-piece mini brand pack (social post + flyer + simple presentation).

What You'll Master

Apply visual design principles (colour theory, alignment, typography)

Produce polished social media graphics, flyers, and banners

Build cohesive brand guidelines and reusable design assets

Per-Hour Syllabus & Course Curriculum

Instructional Pacing

8 Hours Recommended (5 hrs minimum accelerated)

Flexible teaching units with hands-on labs and tangible milestones

Learn

Workspace layout, template library, elements panel, uploading images.

Do

Explore templates and upload a personal image into a project.

Can now

Navigate Canva and start a design from a template or blank canvas.

Learn

Alignment, spacing, colour choices, typography basics.

Do

Clean up a messy sample design by fixing alignment/spacing/colour.

Can now

Apply basic design principles to improve a layout.

Learn

Platform size/format conventions, designing an Instagram post.

Do

Design one complete Instagram post from a brief.

Can now

Create a properly-sized, on-brief social media post.

Learn

Multi-slide carousel structure and storytelling across slides.

Do

Design a 3–4 slide carousel post.

Can now

Design a cohesive multi-slide social carousel.

Learn

Building a slide deck in Canva, consistent styling across slides.

Do

Create a short 4–5 slide presentation.

Can now

Produce a visually consistent short presentation.

Learn

Hierarchy and readability for print/display pieces.

Do

Design one flyer or poster from a sample brief.

Can now

Design a clear, readable flyer or poster.

Learn

Building a simple brand kit (colours, fonts, logo placement).

Do

Create a brand kit and apply it across two of the earlier designs.

Can now

Keep a set of designs visually consistent using a brand kit.

Learn

Export formats (PNG/PDF/MP4), sharing and collaboration features.

Do

Export all capstone pieces correctly and share a project link.

Can now

Export and share Canva designs in the right format for their purpose.

Flexible Course Pacing & Extension Guidelines

⏱ Extend if: Learner wants to cover Canva video/animation features in depth — add 2–3 hrs, new total 10–11 hrs.

Hour blocks are modular teaching units. Sessions can be merged into 90–120 min deep-dives or split into shorter focused sessions for younger learners while preserving every learning outcome.

Equipment & Prerequisites

Free Canva account

Laptop, desktop computer, or tablet with internet access

Live Online Tuition

₦4,500/hr

$3.39 USD/hr for international learners

DeliveryLive 1-on-1 or Small Cohort
PacingFlexible (1–3 sessions/week)
Standard syllabus8 hours recommended
Accelerated pace5 hours minimum
Session length1 hours
Estimated duration2 months
CertificateEligible upon completion
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