New centres opening in Nottingham on 25 March 2024, and Manchester on 8 April 2024. Courses available to book now.

What do you want to learn?

CAD<br />
design

CAD
design

Adobe <br />
applications

Adobe
applications

Technical <br />
authoring

Technical
authoring

Welcome to Armada Training

Established 25 years ago, Armada is the market leader in providing training to designers, creatives and other professionals.

Accredited Training

Accredited Training

Our courses are accredited by:

  • Autodesk.
  • Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators.

These accreditations are your guarantee of first-class training.

Expert instructors

Expert instructors

Our instructors are specialists in their fields, equipped with many years’ industry experience.

CAD design courses are hosted by Autodesk Certified Instructors.

Creative courses are hosted by Adobe Certified Instructors.

Our guarantees to you

Our guarantees to you

Price guarantee: if you find the same scheduled course at a lower price, we’ll match that price.

Training guarantee: if you don’t feel you learned enough to put your skills into practice, you can repeat the same scheduled course free of charge.

Great client satisfaction

Great client satisfaction

Our performance is monitored by accrediting organisations, including Autodesk and Adobe.

Our overall approval rating based on delegate feedback exceeds 95%.

Great facilities

Great facilities

Our centres offer a comfortable and professional learning environment conductive to learning.

All offer dedicated, air-conditioned training suites, equipped with large-screen workstations for you to practice what you learn.

Course reviews

Course review

AutoCAD Essentials

By Sebastien R - March 2024

“Very good course, and a pleasant trainer with extensive knowledge!”

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Introduction to Premiere Pro

By Zara W - February 2024

“Really great course, went at the right pace and happy to have some videos to look back on if I need any insight.”

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Revit Essentials

By Heidi W - January 2024

“Really enjoyed the course. Learnt a lot, excellent teaching. Everything was very well planned out and explained.”

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Introduction to Illustrator

By Pippa D - March 2024

“The training was easy to follow and well paced. Lynne was patient and had no trouble going back if someone missed something. Would recommend!”

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Introduction to SketchUp

By Elizabeth W - February 2024

“The course was super helpful and informative it was my favourite that I have completed with Armada so far - I almost wish it was longer! As for a 2 day course a lot was covered and I've learnt some...”

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Introduction to InDesign

By Katie N - March 2024

“Starting with the basics of navigating the software was helpful. There were lots of opportunities to ask any specific questions, and the instructor provided clear step by step guidance.”

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Fusion Essentials

By Jordan B - March 2024

“Drew has been brilliant, his knowledge and insight have been really helpful, as well as his easy to approach nature.”

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AutoCAD Intermediate

By Tristan C - January 2024

“I recently completed the AutoCAD Intermediate course, and overall, it was a valuable learning experience. While some aspects proved to be quite challenging, particularly for an intermediate level, our instructor, Nebille, demonstrated exceptional patience with the entire class. His willingness...”

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Introduction to Photoshop

By Jack R - March 2024

“The trainer had great enthusiasm to teach and a great knowledge of Photoshop, I would definitely recommend to people looking at a beginners course guide to Photoshop.”

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Civil 3D Essentials

By Andrew U - March 2024

“Stewart was very knowledgeable and helpful. He kept the course engaging and informative.”

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Introduction to After Effects

By Mike P - March 2024

“The pace was perfect and Marek has a good way of explaining concepts so that they are easy to understand. A great teacher who made the training enjoyable. Would definitely recommend to anyone!”

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Technical authoring programme

By Denise E - March 2024

“It has been an incredibly rewarding experience being an attendee on the course Matthew ran. I'm looking forward to applying what I've learnt!”

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3ds Max Essentials

By Kailey M - March 2024

“I was skeptical about how much I'd be able to grasp onto in the short time of the course but was surprised with how easy to follow everything was and I am now overall a LOT more confident with my...”

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Inventor Essentials

By Dan E - March 2024

“Brilliant course. Andy is always a very helpful, patient and knowledgeable instructor. Really enjoyed getting to know this software that I haven't touched before. Pacing felt right also.”

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AutoCAD 3D

By Jacob E - January 2024

“Lot of useful info learned that will help me create 3D models for my clients in my current line of work!”

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