Digital Design / Media Arts Courses in Toronto

New Image College of Design and Technology, Toronto:
Welcome to the New Image College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Do you possess creative flair and love technology? Are you ready to turn your passions into a career? Training in New Image College may be the right choice for you. Our programs provide a combination of practical training and technical skills. We are the only college in Canada and USA that specializes in Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Prepress & Internet Technologies for personal and professional development! Opened in 1998, New Image College offers in-class education in Toronto (located to the north of Toronto city on Dufferin Street between G Ross Lord Park and York University Heights). Thanks to on-line training classes are available 24/7. New Image College has a corporate training department, public courses and Teens Computer School.

All courses in New Image College are from 20 to 38 hours in class study. Courses include:

Corporate Training- Adobe Dreamweaver and Web Design Concepts:
1 day introduction

As the web becomes a critical part of every company profile, more and more people are finding the creation of web pages and web sites a part of their role. This course is for people who find themselves with web design responsibilities but who have had no formal design training.

Corporate Training- Adobe InDesign CS3:
2 days Introduction
1 day Advanced

Adobe InDesign CS3 is a sophisticated page layout program and a serious rival to QuarkXPress. It integrates well with Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat and has an impressive range of features.

New Image College offer a two day introduction and a one day advanced course on InDesign CS3. Our Introduction to InDesign CS3 gives a thorough grounding in how the program approaches page layout tasks and the use of the tools and palettes.

Graphic and Web Design Software courses:
Students develop skills with raster and vector graphic, computer animation, and web design tools, such as:

* Corel Draw
* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe Illustrator
* Adobe Image Ready
* Macromedia Dreamweaver
* Adobe After Effects
* Macromedia Flash
* HTML
* Java Script
* Action Script
* Java Aplets

Group Courses - Adobe Photoshop Training Courses:
Introduction and Advanced Level:
Four hours per week during 8 weeks

Adobe Photoshop allows designers, photographers and web creators to produce all kinds of color artwork by manipulating and compositing scanned or drawn images, using powerful layering and masking techniques and a wealth of special effect filters. Photoshop contains ImageReady, a separate software package used for the creation of JavaScript special effects, animations and complete web site designs.

New Image College offers Adobe Photoshop training courses from beginner to advanced levels. Adobe Photoshop is one of the regular scheduled computer training courses held at our North York training centre, and we can also organize in-house training anywhere in GTA.

On-Site Training:
If your company has the necessary equipment on its premises, we can provide any of our courses on-site, using your computer stations. As we charge a flat rate for on-site training, this solution is ideal for companies which have the necessary equipment. Our on-site software training courses are available anywhere in Canada and US. If your company is based in any Canadian province or territory or any state of the USA, The New Image College can offer you on-site training. Contact us for more information on our on-site training courses by completing the form on our Contact Page.

Individual Tuition:
Individualized Tutoring In its pursuit for excellence in education, the New Image College offers assistance through one-on-one training sessions and small group workshops, which may be held at the college or at your home or office.

Certificates of New Image College:
Every student who has successfully finished a particular course receives a certificate of completion of the course.

New! English for Designers. Certificate of Completion Course:
Writing and conversational English for Design and IT professionals.
New Image College invites students of all ages to unique English language program – writing and conversational English for Designers and IT professionals. - This unique program was developed by specialists of New Image College and there is no other like it in North America! The course is designed specifically for professional artists, graphic artists, graphic designers, Web designers and other professionals, designers and IT staff who do not speak English.

The aim of the course is to teach professional designers to freely communicate with English-speaking customers especially when working with design programs in English. This goal is achieved by means of "immersion" into a professional English-speaking environment. With discussions on art and design, study, use of special design terminology, visiting art galleries, exhibition halls, and practice in the Canadian design firms, students quickly master the professional terminology and learn to communicate in English.

Much attention in this course is devoted to the special graphics programs that are used in the design industry and the implementation of design projects using these programs. Each programs course length from 10 to 38 hours

English for Bankers. Certificate of Completion Course:
Communication Skills for Bankers. Helping banking and finance professionals to become effective international performers. This 16 - week course focuses on developing your English language skills for meetings, presentations and negotiations. The trainers are very experienced in training for the banking and finance sector and all the case studies and materials will be relevant to this area. This course covers both these situations and includes work on handling technical drawings.

Important part of a course is a introduction to the most popular office and presentation software for banking professionals. Each software course length from 10 to 38 hours.

Who`s it for?
Most participants on this course are experienced banking and finance specialists.

English for Business. Certificate of Completion Course:
Helping business managers and professionals people to work more effectively in the modern global market.
This 12 courses provide business managers and professional people with training to improve their language skills in order to work more effectively in the modern global market.

Important part of a course is a introduction to the most popular office and presentation software and software for business professionals. Each software course length from 10 to 38 hours.

Who`s it for?
Most participants on this course are experienced business managers and business specialists. 

English for Engineers. Certificate of Completion Course:
Precision, clarity and effective communication for engineers. This 16 week course develops your ability to explain, discuss and advise; to participate effectively in meetings; to make technical presentations. When talking with colleagues clarity and precision will be key requirements; when talking with clients it may also be important to simplify and to avoid technical language. This course covers both these situations and includes work on handling technical drawings.

Important part of a course is a introduction to the most popular computer software for technical drawings: AutoCAD; CANVAS 9; ProgeCAD; TigerCad 3.001 and other.
Each software course length from 10 to 38 hours.

Who`s it for?
People working in all areas of engineering who need to discuss matters with either colleagues or with clients.

English for Medical and Health Professionals. Certificate of Completion Course
Why study English for Medical and Health Professionals with us? English for Medical and Health Professionals 24 weeks courses are suitable for overseas-trained health professionals including dentists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical practitioners. The courses are suitable for students who need to study English in a medical context to improve their communication skills to pass the Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) and to ultimately achieve professional registration and practice in Canada.

Important part of a course is a introduction to the most popular computer software for medical offices and medical practitioners. Each software course length from 10 to 38 hours.

Our English for Medical and Health Professionals Courses focus on developing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the Canadian medical context, including preparation for the CELBAN test.

Students learn to write referral letters, and develop an understanding of appropriate functional language to manage taking patient histories.

Who`s it for?
Most participants on this course are experienced doctors and and health professionals.

English for the Oil and Gas Industries Certificate Course:
Helping industry professionals with specialised language. This 16-week course will help professionals working in the oil and gas industries to communicate more accurately, fluently and confidently in a range of professional situations.  On the course you will practise the specialised language learned in role-plays and scenarios that are relevant to your working life.

Important part of the course is an introduction to the most popular computer software for technical drawings: AutoCAD; CANVAS 9; ProgeCAD; TigerCad 3.001 and other.

Who`s it for?
This course is for anyone working in the oil and gas industries who needs to use English to communicate effectively with both clients and colleagues.