Cleveland College of Art & Design (CCAD) are able to develop a wide range of flexible training programmes and short courses aimed at creative professionals. Whether it’s a half day intensive training course or something more in depth, we will listen to your needs and develop a training solution with a team of experts from within the college.

Developed by creative practitioners for creative professionals working in the sector, the training courses aim to help you and your business develop:

• newknowledgetohelpyourbusinessgrow• newskillstoremaincompetitive• theuseofnewtechnologies

I attended an Adobe Illustrator course and it has been really helpful. I am a costume designer/maker and I have used what I learnt to design T-shirts for carnival, The British Unicycle Convention and create different ways to express my ideas for costume designs such as a dragon for carnivalKim McDermottroe, Greenerlavelle

Lots of information given that hadn’t even occurred to me – all very useful and so helpful in moving the business on. It has made me feel more confident in taking the business forwardGillian Tallentire, Gilly T Designs Gillian attended ‘An Insiders Guide to Trade Shows’

Courses which have run in the past have included practical skills as well as general business knowledge such as :

• PhotoshopforCreativeProfessionals• GeneratingSalesinaTradeEnvironment• DigitalStudioLighting• 3DStudioMax• DigitalFabricPrinting-ExploringNewTechnologies• WacomDigitalGraphicTabletforAdobe• ProductPhotographyfortheWeb• IllustratorandPhotoshopforFashionandTextiles• DigitalWorkflowforPhotographers• CostingforProfit• FreelancingforSuccess• OnlinetradingforFashionandTextiles• FreelancingforSuccess• MarketingonaBudget• TheInsidersGuidetoTradeShows• StockistsandSales• DigitalLaserCutter-ExploringNewTechnologies• AdvancedIllustratorforDesignerMakers• CreatePromotionalMaterialwithInDesign

To find out more go to www.ccad.ac.uk or email creativeskills@ccad.ac.uk