Meet PrimaryTech’s Canva Certified Education Trainer

What is a Canva Certified Education Trainer?

A Canva Certified Education Trainer is someone recognised by Canva as qualified to train educators to use Canva effectively in teaching and learning. It goes a step beyond being a confident Canva user or holding an individual teaching certificate: the focus is on the ability to upskill other staff members.

In practice, that means understanding both the tool and the classroom. A good trainer knows the features, but more importantly, knows how they map onto real teaching tasks, from resource creation to student engagement.

Why this matters for schools

Canva is everywhere in schools now. Teachers use it to build lesson resources and worksheets, students use it for projects and presentations, and leaders use it for newsletters, displays and parent communications.

Having access to Canva is not the same as using it well, and most staff only use a fraction of what it can do, so the time savings and creativity it promises often go unrealised. 

That is the gap this certification is designed to close. With Devin now a Canva Certified Education Trainer, PrimaryTech can continue to help school staff move from dabbling to genuine confidence when using it for teaching, learning and school communications.

What does Canva offer schools, and why does training matter?

Canva for Education is free for Education, which covers both primary and secondary settings in the UK. That makes it one of the most accessible tools a school can adopt, with no licence cost as a barrier.

With the right training, staff can use it to: 

• Create teaching resources quickly, from worksheets and lesson slides to displays and revision materials
• Support student creativity, with projects, portfolios and presentations that build digital literacy skills
• Improve accessibility and consistency, using templates and brand kits so school communications look professional and clear.
• Save time on communications, from newsletters and social posts to parent letters and event materials.
• Create new Learning Experiences by getting all your students involved in a single Canva design at the same time

The common thread is that all of this depends on confident and informed use. A tool this capable rewards proper training, which is where a certified trainer, like Devin, adds value.

What does Canva training look like?

From everyday essentials to bringing Canva into the classroom and building a consistent school brand, each session is built around what your staff actually need to do. Training can be delivered as in person workshops, whole staff sessions on a training day, or as focused support for specific teams.

The courses we offer include:

• Canva Essentials for Staff, a practical introduction to Canva for everyday school use, covering templates, Whiteboard, Presentations and Docs, for staff moving away from traditional office software for the first time.
• Canva for the Classroom, ready-to-use lesson ideas and templates by key stage, showing staff how to bring Canva into everyday teaching rather than just admin tasks.
• School Brand and Comms Kit, building a consistent visual identity for your school's newsletters, social media and communications, so anyone in the office can produce on-brand materials confidently.

Every staff member should leave with the confidence to apply their new skills straight away. We believe in lasting change, rather than short-lived excitement.

What this means for the schools PrimaryTech supports

Being a Canva Certified Education Trainer means that we, PrimaryTech, can expand our offering to schools. Alongside managed IT, cybersecurity, AI and Google training, we can now deliver dedicated Canva training as part of our ongoing support.

That matters because, as a school, you shouldn’t need to juggle separate suppliers for every tool. Having Canva training available from the same partner that already looks after your technology keeps things simple and keeps accountability in one place. 

That being said, our training is not limited to our current client base. If your organisation is interested in additional training, we would be more than happy to assist.

Devin Falvey, Digital Transformation Lead at PrimaryTech, said:

“Access to Canva is not the problem across most education providers; confidence is. My job is to help staff use it well, so it saves them time and lifts what they can do in the classroom and beyond.

For schools across East Yorkshire and the wider region, this training is genuinely local. We understand the pressure each school is under, and are close enough to offer support that goes well beyond a single session.”

Becoming a Canva Certified Education Trainer is a milestone for PrimaryTech, and one that directly benefits the schools we work with. 

If your school uses Canva, but wants staff to get far more from it. We can help. Explore the training we offer, and if you would like to talk through how we can support your school, get in touch with the team today.