Digital and IT

Preparing for Digital Design

Introduction - Non Regulated

What is Introduction?

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

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Study the digital world and how to create designs to appeal to your audience.

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Introduction

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

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Course description

Get to know colour palettes and social media platform audiences and develop an idea for your brand. You’ll learn all about digital design and how it can be applied in a range of situations, from leaflets to websites.

Course content

This course is broad ranging, and you will cover a lot of topics; there is some research and discussion, but you will also learn how to use Canva to create eye-catching and engaging designs.

What can this course lead to?

This course is a good starting point to study Northern College’s Digital Promotion for Business course.

Course session dates

Tailored Learning Objective

Engaging and/or building confidence

Useful information

The course is 8 days long, 2 days each week for 4 weeks. All equipment is provided, but personal cameras can be used if preferred.

When does this start and end?

30 April 2026 - 22 May 2026

What are the entry requirements?

There are no formal requirements, and no prior knowledge of digital design is required. However, students will be required to have completed the Next Steps in Computers course, or already have digital skills equivalent to those listed in that course’s description. Students might also find the Introduction to Digital Photography and Introduction to Video Editing courses useful before joining this course.

This sector employs over 35,000 people, in-demand skills and qualities that employers are looking for include problem solving, communication skills and creativity.

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