AI skills for students

AI can support your learning, spark your creativity, and help you bring big ideas to life. This course shows you how to work with AI confidently and responsibly – making it your ultimate creative partner.

AI skills for students

1h 30m

7 lessons

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AI can support your learning, spark your creativity, and help you bring big ideas to life. This course shows you how to work with AI confidently and responsibly – making it your ultimate creative partner.

AI skills for students

AI can support your learning, spark your creativity, and help you bring big ideas to life. This course shows you how to work with AI confidently and responsibly – making it your ultimate creative partner.

Start course

Welcome to AI skills for students! Start here to learn some AI fundamentals, and get a preview of what we'll create on this course.
Introduction to Canva AI for students
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Discover how Canva AI can be your brainstorm assistant – helping you develop your own ideas and improve them.
AI for student brainstorms
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Explore how to use AI-generated images to spark creativity, strengthen storytelling, and make thoughtful design choices.
Boost creativity and learning with AI
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Create and refine AI images
Activity
Turn numbers into narratives. Visualize data, uncover patterns, and learn to interpret what you find.
Bringing student data to life with AI
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Transform numbers into visual stories
Activity
Study smarter, not harder. Transform existing work into quizzes, flashcards, and interactive study tools using Canva AI.
Use AI to learn more effectively
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Create study tools in seconds
Activity
Build, test, and improve your ideas. Use Canva Code to create interactive widgets while practicing iteration and problem-solving.
Creative learning with Canva Code
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Create a study game with Canva Code
Activity
Congratulations on completing AI skills for students. Hopefully, this journey has equipped you with some new AI tools and strategies to enhance your learning. Don’t forget to head to the test and gain your downloadable certificate.
Congratulations, you completed AI skills for students
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What you’ll learn

Understand what AI is and how it works
How to use AI as a creative partner, not a replacement for learning
Build confidence using Canva’s AI tools
Apply AI ethically and safely
Think critically and creatively about AI’s role in learning
Create meaningful, original work with AI support

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33,760 learners

1h 30m

7 lessons

Key skills

Writing AI prompts

Brainstorming

Design

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Last updated 28 Jan, 2026

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The Course covers every essential component of Canva for educators. It provides easy-to-follow videos and hands-on activities, enabling educators to feel more confident using Canva for their own projects and, more importantly, with their students.

Alyssa, Instructional Design Coach

Frequently asked questions

First, we recommend completing all the course material associated with the certification. This might include tutorial videos, activities, and cheat sheets.
Once you’re ready, start the test at the top of this page. You’ll be asked a series of questions. If you get them all right, you'll be awarded a certificate.
There is no expiry date on our certifications. However, we update the course content and test questions regularly to reflect new updates to Canva, so it’s a good idea to come back and re-test every 12 months or so.
Feel free to try the test again. We don’t limit the number of times you can attempt it.
Please log in to your Canva account to take the test. If you don’t have an account, it’s free to create one. You can do that at canva.com
Yes. At the end of the test, you can add your credential to your LinkedIn profile and share your achievement on social media.
The certification is digital-only for now. You’ll receive an email to access your certification at any time.
Canva certifications are a great way to showcase your skills and proficiency with our platform! While our training courses are not accredited by any external party, Canva itself is a globally recognized company, and our products are used by millions of people all around the world. Earning a Canva certification can help demonstrate your expertise in visual communication and familiarity with one of the most popular design tools available today. It’s a fantastic addition to your professional portfolio!
The name displayed on the certificate is the same as your Canva account name. This can be changed by going to your account settings and clicking Edit next to the name field: www.canva.com/settings/your-account
If you have any further questions or need additional support, visit our help center at canva.com/help

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