Basic Canva: Create Designs with Confidence

What you'll learn

Learn to use Canva and graphic design with our digital design short courses in Sydney!

You don’t need to be a designer to create something beautiful. Whether you want to design a standout social media post, a poster for your community group, or a flyer for your business, Canva makes it easy. Join this beginner-friendly Canva course in Sydney and discover how to create eye-catching visuals—even if you’ve never designed anything before.

In just three sessions, you’ll learn the Canva essentials: how to navigate the platform, use templates, apply basic design principles, and produce professional-looking graphics. Perfect for freelancers, small business owners, educators, or anyone looking to build design skills for work, hobbies, or everyday life.

This hands-on Canva training course is ideal for creatives, do-it-yourselfers, and anyone ready to turn ideas into visuals—no experience needed.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Canva short course, you should be able to:

Navigate the Canva platform and understand key design tools
Use free templates to create designs for social media, print, and presentations
Apply layout, colour, and typography basics to improve your designs
Upload and incorporate personal photos, logos, and brand assets
Export designs in different formats for web, print, and video
Share and collaborate on projects using Canva’s team features

You might consider enrolling in a related Canva for Digital Marketing course to build on your skills.

Course content

This practical Canva course in Sydney covers:

Session 1: Getting started with Canva

Creating a free Canva account
Overview of the interface and design workspace
Exploring templates and project types (social media, posters, presentations)
Creating your first simple design

Session 2: Applying design principles

Understanding layout, white space, alignment, and visual hierarchy
Using colour palettes and font combinations
Working with images, icons, and Canva elements
Creating flyers, social posts, or invitations

Session 3: Taking your designs further

Designing multi-page presentations and animated graphics
Uploading and editing images, adding brand logos
Exporting projects in PDF, JPG, PNG, and MP4 formats
Sharing projects, working collaboratively, and organising your designs

Who is this course for?

This beginner Canva training is ideal for:

Freelancers, small business owners and community organisers
Job seekers or professionals looking to improve visual communication
Educators, support workers and not-for-profit staff
Anyone who wants to build digital confidence and create great-looking content

This course has no current classes. Please join our waitlist and we will notify you when we have places available. Join waitlist for Basic Canva: Create Designs with Confidence