Best Classes Manchester

Find & compare hands-on courses near Manchester or live online in coding, design, business, and more. We’ve chosen over 80 of the best tech courses from the top training providers to help you find the perfect fit.

Manchester Courses by School

Here are some of the top Manchester schools offering training, including The Knowledge Academy (46 courses), Academy Class (24 courses), and The Web Design Academy (15 courses).

  • Shillington School

    Manchester location: 1 Portland St, Manchester, M1 3BE United Kingdom
    Subjects:
    • Graphic Design

    A graphic design institute with locations around the world, Shillington School provides project-based training geared toward portfolio creation.

    Shillington School’s Top Manchester Courses

    • Graphic Design Course
      • 3 Months
      • $13,950

      This course covers the fundamentals of design theory and popular software for graphic and UX design, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.

  • The Web Design Academy

    Manchester location: 2 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5WQ UK
    Subjects:
    • HTML & CSS
    • Web Design
    • JavaScript
    • JavaScript & jQuery
    • Node.js
    + 1 more

    The Web Design Academy, primarily found in the UK and major cities across mainland Europe, teaches courses in web design and programming. With small class sizes and courses tailored to enrollees education level, they vow to not waste a student’s time by teaching unnecessary skills.

    The Web Design Academy’s Top Manchester Courses

    • Basic HTML
      • 1 Day
      • £375

      This class teaches students the fundamental skills that bolster everything in web design and development. You will learn about line breaks and how to structure the document.

    • Basic CSS
      • 1 Day
      • £375

      This CSS training course is intended to provide a basic introduction to Cascading Style Sheets for complete beginners. You will learn negative margins, borders vs. outlines, and list selectors.

    • Web Design Essentials
      • 2 Days
      • £700

      This web design course teaches the foundations for creating robust and reliable websites. You will learn HTML elements and simple web design with CSS.

    • Responsive Web Design Course
      • 1 Day
      • £375

      This class is meant to teach students how to use CSS3 media queries, among other skills. You will learn about responsive web design, technical issues and challenges, and foundational HTML.

  • Academy Class

    Manchester location: Universal Square, Devonshire St N, Manchester, M12 6JH UK
    Subjects:
    • After Effects
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • Premiere Pro
    + 6 more

    Learn how to design and develop video games, music, movies, and websites from Academy Class's extensive course catalog. Build a life-long community of creative minds through these short-term classes.

    Academy Class’s Top Manchester Courses

    • After Effects: Advanced
      • 2 Days
      • £497

      This course is designed to help students develop advanced Adobe After Effects skills. Students will learn color correcting, using advanced expressions, time remapping, camera controls, and integrating with other Adobe programs.

    • WordPress: Beginner
      • 5 Days
      • £697

      This course provides foundational instruction in using WordPress, the world’s most popular internet content management program. Students learn how to create a website using WordPress, navigating the dashboard, making posts, incorporating images, customizing appearance, and brief introductions to CSS and HTML.

    • After Effects: Beginner
      • 3 Days
      • £597

      The class teaches introductory Adobe After Effects skills, such as 2D animation creation, layering, adding effects, color correction, and exporting files. This course is designed for people with no prior After Effects experience.

    • After Effects: Intermediate
      • 2 Days
      • £497

      This course is intended for intermediate Adobe After Effects users and is recommended to prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam. Topics covered include understanding keyframes, working with expressions, compound effects, and creating 3D animations.

  • The Knowledge Academy

    Manchester location: City View House, 5 Union Street, Manchester, M12 4JD UK
    Subjects:
    • Photoshop
    • InDesign
    • Illustrator
    • After Effects
    • Premiere Pro
    + 36 more

    The Knowledge Academy provides tech training in business skills, Microsoft Office, coding, data analytics, and other topics in venues around the world. Onsite and corporate training are also available.

    The Knowledge Academy’s Top Manchester Courses

    • Adobe Photoshop Masterclass
      • 1 Day
      • £1,095

      This accessible course teaches students how to create, edit, restore, and animate photographs, images, and graphics.

    • Adobe InDesign Masterclass
      • 1 Day
      • £1,095

      The Adobe InDesign Masterclass prepares participants to create beautiful documents, posters, and magazines using InDesign software in one day.

    • Adobe Illustrator Masterclass
      • 1 Day
      • £1,095

      In this introductory class, students will learn how to create vector illustrations with Adobe Illustrator. Students will learn how to use the Pen and Pencil Tools, Pathfinder, Live Trace, colors, and other fundamental features of the app.

    • Adobe After Effects Masterclass
      • 1 Day
      • £1,095

      This visual effects course teaches novice participants how to create eye-catching effects and title cards for their movies.

  • Product Focus

    Manchester location: The Hive, 51 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN UK
    Subjects:
    • Product Management

    Founded in 2006, Product Focus provides product marketing courses across Europe. Besides its public courses, Product Focus provides private corporate training.

    Product Focus’s Top Manchester Courses

    • Product Management and Product Marketing for Technology-Based Products
      • 3 Days
      • £1,970

      This class teaches students how to improve product management and marketing using best practices for technology-based products. Topics covered include product management roles and mindsets, market analysis, dealing with business uncertainty, developing propositions, pricing strategy, product development, launch, and strategy, and techniques for improving personal performance.

  • SquareOne Training

    Subjects:
    • Microsoft Access
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Word
    • After Effects
    + 4 more

    Square One Training provides in-person and online courses in computer programming, Microsoft Office, and graphic design. Square One specializes in company training, though they offer public courses as well.

    SquareOne’s Top Manchester Courses

    • PowerPoint: Advanced
      • 1 Day
      • £250

      Participants in this advanced PowerPoint course learn many bells and whistles that can take a presentation to the proverbial next level. Adding multimedia elements (sound, video, animation), hiding slides, and even rehearsal timings are all covered in this information-packed one-day seminar.

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Manchester Tech Topics

  • Design

    Graphic Design

    Graphic design is visual communication through artwork or combining images and text. Graphic designers create logos, ads, social media graphics, magazines, books, websites, apps, and more.

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    Web Design

    Web design combines elements of user experience design (how the website works), visual or user interface design (how the website looks), and coding (how the website is actually built and made to function properly). Some web designers touch on all three areas, while others focus on one specific skill. If you like to design or write code, there's a role for you in web design. With billions of unique websites and more being created every day, web designers continue to be in high demand.

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    Video Editing

    Video editing is about telling a cohesive story through combining different video clips, footage, and effects. Video editors are able to achieve this using programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, and Final Cut Pro.

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    Photoshop

    Adobe Photoshop is widely known as the best photo editing software for photographers and photo retouchers. It's also used by digital painters as well as graphic designers for creating a wide variety of designs such as social media graphics, web designs, app designs, graphics that will be animated in Adobe After Effects, and much more.

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    After Effects

    Adobe After Effects is the industry standard for video post-production, compositing, effects, and animation. It's one of the most important apps for motion designers and can be used for creating animations and videos for social media, YouTube, websites, TV, and movies.

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    UX Design

    User experience (UX) designers work on creating functional, meaningful, and enjoyable user experiences. UX design focuses on ease of use, navigation, and functionality of products (which are commonly digital products such as websites and apps).

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    Adobe

    Adobe Creative Cloud is a collection of industry-leading apps dedicated to creativity, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and many more. Adobe Creative Cloud has what you need to create projects using photo editing, bitmap or vector illustration, digital design, animation, audio, augmented reality (AR), and more.

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    InDesign

    Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout design tool for print. Publishers of magazines, books, newspapers and other media rely on InDesign for page layouts and graphic design. InDesign can also be used to create digital documents such as PDFs and eBooks.

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    Premiere Pro

    Adobe Premiere Pro is the leading choice for video editing for TV, movies and the internet. It allows users to weave together video clips, graphics, and audio to produce professional grade video projects. It offers seamless integrations with Adobe Audition, After Effects, Photoshop and more.

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    AutoCAD

    AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software used to create scale blueprints, schematics, and models. It’s used by engineers, interior designers, manufacturers, and architects. AutoCAD offers intelligent objects for creating common plans, such as electrical and plumbing design plans.

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    Animation

    Animation refers to the art of creating the illusion of motion and depth in 2D or 3D images. Most modern animation is done using digital applications like Adobe After Effects or Premiere Pro though hand drawn projects aren't unheard of. Animation professionals will work on the post-production aspects of video production projects and their work ranges from the addition of simple title cards to the creation of completely digital assets like dragons, power armor or even whole environments.

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    UX UI

    UX/UI Design is the process of creating user interfaces for webpages, digital applications and software programs that both communicate information effectively and are easy to use and understand for all users. This process entails design skills and focused testing and iteration skills aimed at creating the most inviting and effective interfaces possible.

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    Revit

    Revit classes provide comprehensive instruction on Autodesk's industry-leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, equipping students with the skills to design and manage complex architectural and engineering projects. Attendees will learn how to create 3D models, generate detailed construction documentation, and collaborate efficiently, making these classes essential for aspiring architects and engineers seeking to excel in modern construction and design practices.

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    Figma

    Figma is a web-based design application used for wireframing and prototyping applications. With Figma, UX and UI Designers can easily collaborate on projects and share clickable product designs with users for testing.

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    Motion Graphics

    Motion graphics refers to animated graphic design. It blends together text, sound, motion, animation, and visual effects to communicate a message or tell a story.

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    Adobe Captivate

    Adobe Captivate is a tool for developing interactive presentations. This tool can be used to create elearning simulations, convert existing PowerPoint presentations, capture videos and screen recordings, and insert images and videos. This tool is the most popular elearning development tool available and offers seamless integrations with other tools in the Adobe Creative Suite.

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    Lightroom

    Adobe Lightroom is an application used for editing, organizing, and sharing photos. Lightroom is popular among both professional and amateur photographers, who often use it with Adobe's main photo editing application Photoshop.

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    Illustrator

    Adobe Illustrator is one of the most popular vector graphics applications. With seamless integrations across Adobe’s Creative Cloud, Illustrator is widely used by individuals and organizations to create resizable illustrations, design elements for videos and motion graphics, all through its powerful vector creation tools.

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  • Coding

    Web Development

    Web development encompasses all of the layers involved in building a website or web application. Websites are made up of two parts: the front end and the back end. Web development is used to create beautiful, interactive, and functional websites in nearly every industry.

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    Product Management

    Take enterprise-level projects from start to finish with a comprehensive Product Management course. Participants master core concepts, exhibit emotional intelligence, and support a company’s mission.

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    Programming

    Programming refers to the action of writing code for computer programs. Programmers develop games, software, peripherals, and the internal processes that drive computers. There are numerous programming languages used for software, hardware, game, web, and mobile development. Some of the most popular programming languages are Python, Java, JavaScript, and C#.

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    Software Engineering

    Software engineering is the process of creating applications for operating systems, as well as writing operating systems themselves. Software Engineers use a strong knowledge of coding and development to create and modify computer programs.

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    Mobile Development

    Mobile development is a type of web development that focuses on building applications for mobile devices (most often phones). Mobile Developers often focus on a specific mobile operating system, such as Android or iOS.

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    Computer Science

    The theory and practice of computer science is the foundation of most IT-related endeavors. Computer science also gives students important problem-solving skills.

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    FinTech

    FinTech (financial technology) includes new technologies that aim to improve or automate financial services. Your banking app, stock app, invoicing software, and bitcoins are all examples of FinTech. The FinTech (financial technology) industry has moved far beyond early entrants like PayPal. Many experts predict that this industry could replace up to 50 percent of all bank jobs within the next few decades.

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    Java

    From basic single-computer programs to enterprise-level solutions, Java is the most widely-used code in the world. It is a simple, open-sourced code which is relatively easy to learn. Those who master it have solid employment prospects now and in the future.

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  • Data

    Data Science

    Data science is one of the fastest-growing career fields, with competitive salaries and nearly endless opportunities for specialization. Data science uses machine learning algorithms, statistics and other analytic tools to understand data.

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    Python

    Python is an easy-to-read, versatile object-oriented programming language. It is often compared to Java, Ruby, and Perl. It is available under an open-source license and is a favorite among programmers.

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    SQL

    SQL is short for Structured Query Language and refers to a programming language designed for relational databases. SQL organizes data and allows for queries and sorting of data.

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    Excel

    Microsoft Excel is the leading spreadsheet application and data analytics tool. With Excel, you can create charts, tables, automate workflow, track budgets and financials, and much more.

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    Data Analytics

    Data analytics is the process of analyzing raw data in order to draw conclusions. Data analytics are used to study all kinds of data, including productivity, production, profit/loss and much more.

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    Machine Learning

    Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence and involves creating programs that learn from data and optimize. Machine learning is prevalent in our everyday lives, from the recommendation engines for music and TV to the search engines and the voice assistants. Machine learning models leverage vast amounts of past data to learn to solve problems on their own and predict future outcomes. With the power and prevalence of machine learning, it is a highly in-demand set of skills, and the field of machine learning continues to grow.

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    Tableau

    Tableau is a data visualization tool used to simplify raw data. Data visualizations take data and turn it into easily understandable analysis diagrams – even for non-technical users. Visualizations can be used for data journalism, business insights (BI), reporting, and research.

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    Power BI

    Power BI is a collection of software that works together to convert multiple sources of data into usable information. Using the Power BI Desktop, the Power BI service, and the Power BI mobile apps, businesses can analyze data, create visualizations, and make sense of it all. Leaders can use these critical insights to forecast, plan, and make informed decisions. This dashboard has the power to uncover critical business insights needed to drive decision making.

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    AI

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative field in technology that leverages advanced algorithms and data to enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, creating career opportunities in numerous industries. By learning AI, professionals can gain cutting-edge skills essential for roles in sectors like tech, finance, healthcare, and more, positioning them at the forefront of innovation and problem-solving.

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    Data Visualization

    Data visualization creates visual representations of data, making it easier to read and understand.

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  • Digital Marketing

    SEO

    SEO is the practice of optimizing your pages and website for search engine ranking. With a variety of SEO strategies and techniques, you can boost your websites ranking to start bringing in organic traffic. In SEO classes, participants will learn the fundamental ideas of SEO and strategies to succeed in the search engines.

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    Google Analytics

    Google Analytics is a free web and marketing analytics tool offered by Google that provides valuable information about your website traffic. Google Analytics is a fundamental component of digital marketing as it serves as the aggregator of our online efforts. It allows us to measure web traffic, see the success of our marketing efforts, learn about our users, and understand their behavior on our site. Google Analytics does much more than count website views; it provides a deeper understanding of what is going on before, during, and after a website visit.

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    Google Ads

    Google Ads is an online advertising platform where businesses and organizations can pay to show up in the search results or display advertisements across the web through Google's Display Network. Google Ads can be a powerful tool for driving new prospects to your site and remarketing to previous visitors.

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    Social Media Marketing

    Social media refers to websites and applications that allow people to interact, and commonly used tools are Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Social media marketing involves leveraging those digital channels to achieve your business goals.

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  • Business

    Microsoft Office

    Microsoft Office is a suite of software with an integrated collection of applications for word processing, and creating spreadsheets, databases and other media. Many offices, schools and individuals use Microsoft Office.

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    Project Management

    Project management is the art of leading a team to achieve a common goal. As a field, project management involves managing people, scope, time, quality, and budget.

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    Business Analyst

    Business Analysts draw insights and make business decisions based on data. They analyze and organize their findings into visualizations to show how companies can reduce costs, grow their earnings, and improve their strategies across departments.

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    Office 365

    Office 365 is the collection of desktop applications released by Microsoft to assist in the day-to-day work of a range of professionals. This suite of tools includes Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. In addition, the collection of tools also incldues Access, OneNote, Outlook and Publisher.

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    Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Word is the very popular word processing program used world-wide by professionals and students. With built-in templates and pre-made writing elements, MS Word simplifies the writing process and allows a writer to maximize the strength and organization of his/her writing.

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    Finance

    Finance refers to all matters relating to money, from creating it to investing it. Finance is often divided into three, distinct specialties – personal finance, public finance, and corporate finance.

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    Investing

    Investing is the process of generating revenue for personal or business purposes by placing money in an asset that is expected to increase in value. Investors may purchase business shares (stocks), property, real estate, or something else with the goal of growing their finances.

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    PMP Certification

    The Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification is an industry-recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). To qualify for the PMP exam, a specific amount of hours and education level be met which makes this certification in-demand and valuable to employers.

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    PowerPoint

    Learn how to make powerful and dynamic presentations that captivate your audience and leave a very strong impression. Microsoft PowerPoint is the industry-standard presentation application. With PowerPoint, you can quickly and efficiently create slideshows, presentations, and reusable templates. You can add animations, images, charts, and more, and as part of the Microsoft Office suite, it integrates well with other Microsoft applications like Excel.

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  • Web Development

    HTML & CSS

    HTML and CSS are two essential coding languages for creating web pages. You cannot make a webpage without them! HTML creates the webpage and marks up the content. CSS styles the content.

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    React

    React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It’s maintained by Facebook but it’s free and open-source. React is often used as a framework in the development of single-page websites, mobile applications, social media platforms, and other interactive websites.

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    JavaScript

    JavaScript is a coding language primarily used to add interactivity to web pages. JavaScript is an essential language for Web Developers and is most commonly used for front-end development. With its libraries and frameworks, JavaScript is more efficient and versatile than ever before.

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    Front-End Web Development

    Websites are created by writing code. Web browsers read that code, and in turn create a webpage like this page you're currently reading. The code which affects what you see in the browser is called front-end code. People who write that code are called front-end developers.

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    WordPress

    WordPress is used on over 37% of all websites, and growing. It's a free and open-source content management system (CMS) that lets you create & manage a website or blog. It’s popular for blogging, but you can build websites that don't even have a blog.

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  • IT

    Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity refers to the protection of internet-connected assets. These assets can include servers, systems, hardware, software, and data. Cybersecurity professionals work to prevent and defend companies, governments, organizations, and individuals from cyber-attacks that seek to interrupt service or compromise data. These experts must stay informed about new technologies and threats.

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Training Locations in or Near Manchester

    Learn Tech Skills for a New Career

    Learn in-demand technology and computer skills to launch a new career in design, programming, marketing, business, and more. See the career pages for more information on required skills, tips for landing a job, typical day-to-day work, and where to find job postings.