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WORKSHOP TITLE WORKSHOP CONTENT DURATION*
Adobe Creative Suite • Introduction to Creative Suite
- The range of applications
- Common approaches and
relationships between different
applications
• Photoshop
- File formats
- Cropping
- Touch up tools
- Basic layers
• InDesign
- Introduction
- Document set up
- Formatting & styles
- Columns and text
• Illustrator
- Introduction
- Drawing tools
- Layers and effects
12 hours
Adobe InDesign • Using Adobe InDesign to create a custom newsletter
• Introduction to effective page layout
• Creating a template in InDesign
• Fundamentals of typography
6 hours
Autodesk Revit • How to use Autodesk Revit to create a 3D model of a building that includes its
different wall types, doors, windows and roof structure.
• How to introduce fixtures and fittings to the completed floor plans.
• How to use your 3D model to create elevations, sections and floor plans.
12 hours
Content Creation
for Websites
• HTML and CSS
• Preparing text and graphic content
• Embedding content (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter)
• Developing a web-based template and uploading to a web server
• Optimising content for the web and applying SEO techniques
6 hours
NEW FOR YEAR 4
COVID-19: Prevention of
infection
• Evidence based theory pertaining to the chain of infection, COVID 19 and other
pathogens
• Breaking that chain
• Risk assessment
• Current guidelines
• Practical techniques including hand washing and protective equipment
• Sources of useful, reliable information
2 hours
Digital Literacy • Hardware and software
• Smart devices and apps
• Browsers
• Using internet search functions
• Social media including privacy issues and proper use of social media channels
• Email basics, including how to use email, attach files or images and email
etiquette (Microsoft Outlook)
• Creating strong passwords
• Creating a document or image and saving it
• Creating and managing folders
6 hours
New for Year 4
Effective Note and Minute
Taking
• Purpose and different types of minutes
• Why minutes matter
• Types of meetings
• Relationship between Chair and Minute taker
• Minute styles (formal, informal, and action)
• What do I record? Minute writing etiquette
• Pitfalls
• Active listening
6 hours