After completing the course, you will be able to use Adobe Systems' Creative Cloud for modern media design and will have the expertise needed to prepare for an apprenticeship and mentor apprentices.
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Certificates: Certificate in “Image Editing and Design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator”
Certificate in “Layout Design with Adobe InDesign and Acrobat Pro” -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Ausbildereignungsprüfung (Die genauen Termine erfährst du bei deiner IHK) -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 10 Weeks
Image Editing and Design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop CC – Image Editing and Artificial Intelligence (approx. 10 days)
Introduction and Work Environment
Color and Brushes
Selection and Masking
Layers and Smart Objects
Tone and Color Correction
Composition and Transformation
AI-Based Image Editing, Firefly
Camera Raw and RAW Optimization
Text, Shapes, and Paths
Output and Automation
Technical Knowledge
Adobe Illustrator CC – Vector Graphics and Artificial Intelligence (approx. 5 days)
Basics of vector graphics, workspaces, anchor points
Firefly in Illustrator, generative shapes, colors, symbols
Text-to-Vector, generative recoloring, and color psychology
Interlacing and 3D effects
Font identification with AI
Automatic Shape Corrections
Corporate Design Development
Icon Design and UI Components
Infographics and Charts
Project work (approx. 5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Layout Design with Adobe InDesign and Acrobat Pro
Adobe InDesign CC – Layout, Typography, and Artificial Intelligence (approx. 10 days)
User Interface, Master Pages, Layout Grids
Smart Layout and Auto Style (AI), automatic design and text formatting
Typography, paragraph and character styles, variable fonts
Placing, adjusting, and cropping images and graphics
Style application
Tables, data merge, GREP styles
Hyperlinks, buttons, ePUB, web export
Accessible design and PDF/UA
Adobe Acrobat Pro - Publishing, accessibility and automation (approx. 5 days)
Acrobat Pro interface and tools
PDF types, export, preflight, comment function
AI-supported accessibility: tags, alternative texts, structure check
Color management, proof, transparency check
Batch processing, smart actions, cloud workflows
Security and digital signatures
Project work (approx. 5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Preparation for the trainer aptitude test (AEVO)
General basics (approx. 0.5 days)
IHK exam dates and registration
Review Training Prerequisites and Plan Training (approx. 1.5 days)
Advantages and Benefits of On-the-Job Training
Legal and collective bargaining framework for on-the-job training
Structures of the vocational training system
Selecting apprenticeship occupations for the company
Suitability for the company
Possible applications of preparatory measures for vocational training
Coordination of training personnel, taking into account their roles and qualifications
Changing Occupational Requirements – The Role of Artificial Intelligence
Prepare for the apprenticeship program and assist in the hiring of apprentices (approx. 1.5 days)
Developing a company-wide training plan
Opportunities for employee representatives to participate and exercise co-determination
Need for cooperation and potential partners
Criteria and procedures for selecting trainees
Filing the vocational training contract with the appropriate authority
Conducting vocational training abroad
Conduct training (approx. 3.5 days)
Conditions conducive to learning and a motivating learning culture
Organization, design, and evaluation of the probationary period
Development and design of on-the-job learning and work tasks
Use of training methods and media
Support for learning difficulties
Additional training opportunities
Individual support and conflict management
Promoting intercultural competencies
Performance Assessment and Evaluation
Potential Applications of AI Tools in Training Practice
Complete the training (approx. 0.5 days)
Preparing trainees for their final or journeyman’s exam
Exam registration
Preparing a written certificate
Informing apprentices about in-house continuing education and personal career paths
Preparation for the Instructor Qualification Exam (approx. 1.5 days)
Procedure for the Instructor Qualification Exam
The Written Exam
Using AI to Assist in Creating Training Instructions
Writing and Formulating Training Sessions
Preparing and Delivering Presentations
Preparing for the technical interview
Project work (approx. 1 day)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After the course, you will be able to plan, design and implement creative projects independently, from image editing and vector graphics to layout and print production. You will work confidently with the central programs of the Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat Pro) and use Adobe Firefly to optimize design processes, automate designs and develop new creative ideas.
In addition, you will be familiar with the contents of the Training Aptitude Ordinance (AEVO) and will be able to independently plan, implement and monitor the course of vocational training.
Media designers, graphic designers, web designers, communication designers, textile designers, content creators, marketing managers, and UI/UX designers; individuals with degrees in (interior) architecture; professionals in the arts; or those who wish to play an active role in the conception, design, and practical implementation of digital and print media and wish to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills—including the targeted use of current AI technologies in the design process.
Your future area of application can be in the print and digital sector, but above all in the creation of advertising media. The knowledge you acquire is in demand across all sectors in all areas of design and graphics. With the appropriate know-how, self-employment is also an interesting prospect.
With the additional preparation for the trainer aptitude test in accordance with the AEVO (Trainer Aptitude Ordinance), you increase your chances of career entry and advancement across all sectors.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).