In this digital era of media, journalism and PR; training in the relevant, up-to-date software is essential. Whether you are a production journalist involved in pictoral material, an editor responsible for online content or simply someone wishing to gain grounding in digital design software, Press Association are guaranteed to deliver the highest quality training to suit your needs.
View all of our specialist software courses below:
To see when the next course is scheduled, view our calendar.
If you have a bespoke software training need, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Adobe InDesign
Whether you are a raw beginner or making a switch from Quark to InDesign, we can help. We run bespoke hands-on courses at Howden or London to guide you through the full programme. View more about our Adobe InDesign course.
Adobe Photoshop for beginners
A comprehensive introduction to the professional's choice of image editing package. This course guides the beginner through the processes of scanning pictures for newspapers and magazines; editing to improve the quality of the graphic; cleaning up and cropping pictures to maximise impact; and manipulating the picture to tell the story. Course numbers are limited to guarantee individual attention. We also run advance Photoshop courses on request. View more about our Adobe Photoshop for beginners course.
QuarkXPress for beginners
This course takes the beginner right through the Quark application from switching on the computer to complex page layout and the manipulation of images. Course numbers are restricted to ensure the best individual attention. View more about our QuarkXPress for beginners course.
Advanced QuarkXPress
This course takes up where our beginners' course leaves off. Among the material covered is how to create style sheets, master pages and templates, and the advanced uses of runaround. Using colour and trapping, how to set up dictionaries and libraries, and hyphenation are all covered in greater depth. View more about our advanced quarkxpress course.
Introduction to Photo Mechanic - one-day workshop
Photo Mechanic is a standalone image browser that lets you view your digital photos with convenience and speed. This one day course will cover the use of Photo Mechanic to improve productivity and efficiency and will include editing sets of images; IPTC metadata entry; optimising the software for stock photography via Controlled Vocabulary Keywording; how to deliver images from software via FTP/email; customising workflows and exporting to web and text.
Course Length: One day.
If you cannot find a program to suit your training needs in the above list of software courses, please contact us for a bespoke training proposal.