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Description

Canva Intermediate: Composing, Animating and Scaling Your Content

Moving from customised templates to a controlled output of animated content and multi-format series

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Regular Canva users quickly hit a ceiling: visuals remain acceptable but all look alike, each variation is reworked by hand, and animated or video formats are avoided for lack of a clear method. Production becomes repetitive and time-consuming.

This one-day programme assumes the tool is already in daily use. It covers advanced composition, background removal and effects, animated and short video formats, the creation of brand kits and locked team templates, as well as the organisation of collaborative work and approval flows.

Learning objectives

  • Compose an original visual without starting from an existing template
  • Use background removal layers and effects to create visual hierarchy
  • Produce a short animation or video suited to social media
  • Build a brand kit and locked templates for a team
  • Organise collaboration comments and approvals on a project

What makes this programme different

Each participant produces one content item declined across three formats
A short video is edited subtitled and exported during the session
A locked team template is built and tested by another participant

Programme

1Advanced composition and image treatment

Moving beyond the ready-made template

  • Building a layout from a blank page
  • Layers overlays and depth management
  • Background removal masks and frames
  • Text effects wrapping and legibility over photographic backgrounds
  • Grids and guides for consistent compositions

2Animation and short video formats

Adding movement without adding weight

  • Page and element animations and timing of appearance
  • Editing short sequences and managing duration
  • Adding subtitles and ensuring legibility without sound
  • Music and audio elements and conditions of use
  • Exporting in line with publishing platform requirements

3Brand kits and teamwork

Scaling up production

  • Building a complete brand kit and its variants
  • Locked templates and elements editable by contributors
  • Automatic resizing of one content item across several formats
  • Comments approvals and version control
  • Folder structure and access rights

Who is it for

Communication officers · community managers · marketing assistants and regular Canva users.

Prerequisites

Use Canva regularly and be able to customise a template and export a visual.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.