Target Audience
This workshop is suitable for learners who have completed a Canva beginner-level course or who already use Canva regularly and wish to advance their skills.
Workshop Content
This workshop provides an in-depth exploration of Canva’s intermediate and advanced features, focusing on branding, content planning, and professional design workflows. Participants will develop practical skills in maintaining brand consistency, applying colour and typography principles, creating engaging video and presentation content, and producing documents at scale using bulk design tools. The course also introduces accessibility features to ensure designs are inclusive and user-friendly. Throughout the training, learners will leverage Canva’s AI tools to streamline content creation and enhance creativity, equipping them with the skills needed to produce high-quality designs across multiple platforms is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.
Topics covered during the workshop include:
- Canva Branding Kit
- Canva Colour Wheel
- Canva Content Planner
- Linking Canva account to social media accounts
- Typography and Text Apps
- Creating and Editing Videos
- Creating Presentation
- Document Design
- Creating Emails/Newsletters
- Bulk Create Design
- Canva Translate
- Accessibility Features
- Canva AI Tools
- Canva AI 2.0 (or newest version)
- Magic Write
- Magic Studio
- Magic Media
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Zoom.
Instructor
Eilís Kerins
As Head of Multimedia and Graphic Design at CramdenTECH, Eilís brings a wealth of experience gained since 2015 working closely with social enterprises, small businesses, and community organisations across Ireland. During this time, she has supported thousands of training participants, guiding them through elearning development and helping them to upskill through mentoring, coaching, and in-person workshops.
Eilís is committed to enhancing digital skills—particularly in artificial intelligence tools, social media, and website development and design—tailoring her approach to empower learners, nurture their capabilities, and build confidence at every stage.
Outcomes
Develop practical skills and improve proficiency using Canva.
Carmichael’s Autumn Winter 2026 Scheduled Training Programme is kindly sponsored by BoardEffect.
BoardEffect is part of Diligent, the leader in modern governance. BoardEffect delivers an agile board management solution optimised for governance leaders of nonprofits, higher education institutions, community healthcare organisations, and credit unions with the right tools, analytics, and insights to drive more efficient, transparent, and secure governance.
Fees
| €65 | Nonprofit Organisation |
| €55 | Carmichael Resident Organisation |
| €75 | Statutory Organisation |
| €75 | Corporate Organisation |