AI-Powered Content Creation: Level 1

Build practical, job-ready content-production skills with Canva and AI. This Level 1 bootcamp is designed for beginners and early-stage creators who want to create, design, and publish high-quality digital content efficiently—without getting stuck in complex strategy frameworks.

Across five 3-hour sessions, you’ll learn how to use AI (ChatGPT-style tools, image generation, smart copywriting) to generate content ideas, captions, and drafts—and then bring those ideas to life visually in Canva. You’ll develop a simple, repeatable content workflow that blends automation and design to produce branded, professional, platform-ready content consistently. We’ll still touch on key social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and X). Still, the focus stays on creating the content itself: graphics, short videos, and reusable content assets powered by AI + Canva.

Training Outline:

  1. Introduction, Content Mindset & Canva Foundations
    1. Content foundations and mindset
    2. Canva basics and first project
  2. Using AI for Content Ideation & On-Brand Copy
    1. AI content generation
    2. Practical copywriting
  3. Building a Simple Content Workflow + Canva Design for Social
    1. Streamlined content planning
    2. Multi-format design execution
  4. Advanced Visual Content + AI-Enhanced Visual Creation
    1. Multi-platform design and video creation
    2. AI-enhanced production workflow
  5. Light Platform Essentials, Review Studio & Final Project
    1. Social media essentials and best practices
    2. Feedback-driven refinement and final project

Who Should Enroll:

  • Beginners to intermediate creators
  • Business owners
  • Marketing assistants, coordinators
  • Non-designers who need to produce content regularly
  • Anyone who wants a simple, repeatable content creation workflow using Canva + AI

Prerequisites for the Level 1 Class:

To ensure success in the this level 1 class, participants should meet the following prerequisites:

  • Basic Computer Skills (Comfortable managing files and using web-based applications)
  • Social Media Accounts on at least 2 platforms
  • Basic Understanding of Social Media
  • Basic Communication Skills (ability to write clearly and effectively for online platforms)

 

This class is very interactive. It is designed to engage trainees in practical, actionable social media practice and design.

Important note: You are expected to bring your own laptop so that you are able to work on your own social media accounts.

Quotes from participants in previous training:

  • “Definitely helpful! Thank you for the tips and tricks to starting and maintaining smart, relevant, and useful social media sites!”
  • “This class made me excited that I might actually be able to do this – Thanks”
  • “Great course – useful!”

Click here to view a downloadable flyer for this training: AI-Powered Content Creation Spring 2026

 

Check out the video below, created by a previous class trainee in Canva!

Cost

$395.00

Additional information

Class Dates

  • March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2026
    • Tuesdays
    • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm each day
    • Deadline to register: February 27, 2026

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Cost


Instructor

Jennifer Smith, M.Ed.

Jennifer A. Smith holds a B.S. in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara and an M.S. in Education from Indiana University. With over 28 years of diverse experience, she is a credentialed teacher in five states and has multiple certifications. Jennifer leverages her sales, marketing, professional development, curriculum design, and analysis expertise to help clients reach their individual and organizational goals. Committed to equity and community, she has driven significant business profitability and performance improvements, focusing on sustainable and inclusive growth.


Location

COS Regional Training Center
1233 N. Century St.
Visalia, Ca 93291


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Questions

Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or trainingcenter@cos.ed