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Canva & Social Media Design for Business

Design scroll-stopping posts, flyers and short videos for your business or clients using Canva — no design background needed.

3 weeks18 lessonsBeginnerIn-person & online

Course overview

Built for business owners, social media managers and marketing staff who need good-looking content every week. You'll learn the design rules that make posts look professional and the Canva features that save hours.

We cover Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp Status and print flyers, and you'll leave with a reusable template kit for your own brand.

What you'll learn

  • Design basics that make content look professional
  • Canva layouts, brand kits and templates
  • Designing carousels, stories and status posts
  • Simple video editing and animations in Canva
  • Writing short captions and calls to action
  • Planning a monthly content calendar
  • Exporting the right sizes for each platform
  • Printing flyers and posters from Canva

Curriculum

  • Layout, colour and fonts
  • Canva workspace and brand kit
  • Building your first templates
  • Product posts and offers
  • Carousels, stories and reels
  • Short video editing
  • Content calendars
  • Batch-creating a month of posts
  • Final template kit

Tools you'll use

CanvaMeta Business SuiteCapCutGoogle Drive

Who this course is for

Business owners, social media managers, church and NGO communication teams, and students.

Class schedules

OptionDaysTimeMode
Weekday morningsMon – Thu9:00 – 12:00In-person or live online
Weekday eveningsMon – Thu17:30 – 19:30In-person or live online
Weekend classSaturdays9:00 – 15:00In-person or live online

Choose your preferred schedule when you enroll. In-person classes are held in Dar es Salaam; online classes run live on Zoom or Google Meet.

Ready to take the next step in your creative journey?

January 2027 intake is open. Reserve your seat in a design or IT class — in Dar es Salaam or online.

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