Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Date: Wednesdays, 6 August to 10 September 2025
Where: Castlemaine Community House, 30 Templeton St Castlemaine
Instructor: Chakra
Discover the power of design in this hands-on Canva course for beginners. Whether you’re running a small business, working in a community group, or just want to create professional-looking designs for personal use — Canva makes it easy.
Over 6 weeks, you’ll build confidence using Canva’s intuitive, drag-and-drop tools to design fliers, posters, invitations, social media graphics, and more. You’ll also learn key design principles to make your content look polished and effective.
In this course, you’ll learn:
• How to use Canva to create eye-catching visual content
• Tips for layout, typography, and colour to improve your designs
• How to use templates and customise them to suit your needs
• How to save, download, and print your designs
• How to organise your brand assets (logos, colours, fonts)
• How to collaborate or share designs with others
No prior design experience needed—just a willingness to learn and create!
Requires: Intermediate computer skills (drag and drop, download & upload files, basic understanding of internet search) or completion of the Community House Basic Computer Skills course.
Please Bring: Laptop
Bookings close Monday 4 August 2025
Date: Wednesdays, 6 August to 10 September 2025 (6 sessions)
Time:6.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost: $77.50 (Full) / $57.50 (Early Bird Discount available until 28 July) / $52.50 (Concession)
Facilitator: Chakra
Chakra is a freelance digital specialist who supports small businesses with practical online solutions, including website development, digital marketing, and AI integration. With a background in retail, events, teaching, and software QA, he brings a unique mix of technical skill and real-world experience. Chakra also teaches community-based courses in AI for Business, Canva Design, Computer Basics, and Digital Marketing, helping others build confidence and capability with digital tools
