Which course is right for me?

It can be difficult to decide which course to enrol in. You may be planning to use more than one software package, and are not sure which one to enrol in first. Or you may have already used a piece of software, and are unsure whether to enrol in a Level 1 or Level 2 course.

Below is a list of frequently asked questions that may help you make your decision.

My work owns InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat. Which course should I do, and in what order?

This depends on what you will be doing with the software. InDesign is a page layout program used to create brochures, flyers, books and other material for print and onscreen viewing. Photoshop lets you edit photos, and Illustrator lets you create logos, do line-based drawings and manipulate text for headings. Acrobat lets you work with pdf files.

Most graphic designers use all four programs. If you will be doing some form of page layout or graphics design, we suggest you register for Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat. The order of attending courses is not critical. Take a look at our packages that allow you to combine courses and save $$.

I need to make websites. Should I enrol in the Dreamweaver or Flash course?

Dreamweaver writes the code that allows you to make text and image based websites, while Flash allows you to create rich content – animation, sound and video. Most web designers use a combination of the two – Dreamweaver to make the website, Flash to add the rich content. Most websites are not made uniquely in Flash.

We recommend you enrol in our Dreamweaver courses, and add Flash if you require rich content. Take a look at our packages that allow you to combine courses.

I’ve already used a software package. Should I skip Level 1 and go straight to the Level 2 course?

Unless you are an advanced user, we recommend that you begin with the Level 1 course. All our courses are professional level and relatively fast-paced. Our Level 1 courses cover many intermediate level topics as well as beginner’s level topics. We find that even advanced users of a software get a lot out of our Level 1 courses.

If you are an advanced user, we generally recommend that you take a close look at the course outline for the Level 1 course. If you are extremely familiar with at least 80% of the content for the Level 1 course, you may wish to enrol in Level 2 instead.

Our packages allow you to do all levels of our software at a discounted rate.

I’ve used a software for years, can I skip Level 1 and Level 2?

Our clients have commented how comprehensive our courses are and that even though they have used the software for some time, the Level 1 and Level 2 courses has been invaluable in filling the gaps and providing real-world examples.

Do I need to leave a gap in between doing the Level 1 course and the Level 2 courses?

This depends on your learning style, some users like to consolidate the learning before progressing to the next level of training, while others prefer to attend the learning as quickly as possible, then consolidate after attending all the training.

If you have never used a software package before and are concerned, it may be advisable to leave some time to experiment with the software after attending the Level 1 course, before attending the Level 2 course.

However our Level 2 courses cover a completely different set of topics to our level 1 course, so do not require you to remember everything from Level 1.