Discover our courses
Beginners, improvers and professionals are all welcome to attend a short course where you'll meet other adult learners who share your interests to achieve personal and professional goals.
Courses run during evenings and weekends as well as intensive, week long courses during the summer.
If you'd like to discuss which course is right for you or have additional questions we'd love to help! You can email us or give us a call on +44 (0)115 848 2813.
Adobe Illustrator
Create professional quality graphics for either artistic pursuits or professional projects. Consolidate your skills and learn the most efficient ways of working in the software directly from an expert with years of knowledge and experience.
Adobe InDesign
This two day course will introduce you to the key functions of Adobe InDesign as well as teach you industry level tips, tricks and shortcuts from our expert tutors, so that you can really level up your design skills.
Adobe Photoshop
This course is suitable for anyone looking to apply Adobe Photoshop to either artistic pursuits or professional projects. It’s also ideal if you’ve attempted to learn the basics online and would like to consolidate your skills and learn the most efficient ways of working in the software, as you’ll be learning directly from an expert with years of knowledge and experience.
Brand Guidelines and Marketing for Small Businesses
This short course will delve into the core principles and strategies of effective brand marketing. From understanding your brand identity to implementing successful marketing campaigns, you'll gain valuable insights and practical skills.
Confident Writing for Business
Whether you're regularly writing emails and reports or presentations and project briefs, winning over your audience with the right words is essential. Learn how best to present specialist or technical information for a diverse range of stakeholders and audiences.
Confident Presenting Skills
Master the art of delivering impactful presentations with poise and self-assurance. This course will equip you with the knowledge and techniques to shine in any presentation scenario.
Crisis Communication Workshop
This one day workshop is a crash course in crisis management! You’ll be introduced to models of crisis management with real examples of global crises, looking at how to prepare for crises and how to respond to them.
Event Planning: Essential Skills and Industry Know-How
This course will help anyone who wants to have a greater understanding of both live and hybrid events. You might be an early career marketer planning a PR opportunity or a PA tasked with your first event. You could be a graduate just starting out in the events industry; whatever your motivation this course will give you the opportunity to expand your specialist knowledge and skills.
Graphic Design for Content Creation and Marketing
Explore industry-standard tools including Adobe InDesign and Photoshop and engage in practical exercises to develop your design skills, creating content for both print and digital media. You’ll learn how to maintain a cohesive visual identity across diverse platforms and explore the digital landscape including social media design and AI integration.
Marketing and PR for Small Businesses
Whether you are self-employed or running a small or medium sized enterprise (SME), marketing is a vital tool, and it can be hard to understand what we should be doing when it comes to applying it effectively. On this course, you’ll to apply marketing theories to your business to consider what, if anything, you need to be doing differently or better to become more profitable.
Podcast Production for Beginners
This course introduces you to the best practices of developing and producing an original podcast series. It’s for businesses, individuals, community groups and organisations of all shapes and sizes who have a great story to tell and want to engage their audiences with news, views or entertainment.
PR Principles
On this course you’ll consider and manage how you are represented in the media (both online and in printed material), how you are perceived by your stakeholders and the wider public and develop your understanding behind the theory of PR and that how fits in with your marketing plans.
Social Media and Digital Marketing
This course is for anyone interested in developing their skills in social media for business; whether you're already working in a business, preparing to enter the workplace, or looking to change careers. It's ideal for anyone looking to update their digital skills and understand how to successfully create a digital marketing strategy.
TikTok Marketing
Over four dynamic days, this course will guide you through the essential elements of TikTok content creation, from understanding the platform's unique features, looking at the For You Page, strategies, to creating viral-worthy videos.
Video Making for Marketing and Communications
This course is for marketers or small business owners who want to create effective short videos for little or no cost. By the end of the course, you’ll understand all the stages of the production process, and have a finished video ready to share with your audience.
Website Design Essentials: Building Your Online Presence
Create a website that aligns perfectly with your interests, whether that’s for your own personal projects or a unique business venture, this flexible course will help you to attract your target audience and drive meaningful traffic.
Words That Sell: Compelling Copywriting
Unleash your creativity, sharpen your writing skills, and create impactful copywriting that allows your words to become the catalyst for successful engagement with your audience.