Certificate Course in Advertising and Graphic Design

A four-month full-time course in advertising basics, typography, colour theory and the Adobe tools used to produce ads and multimedia.

LevelCertificate
Duration4 Months
Study modefull-time

Overview

About this course

Offered through the School of Computing, this course teaches the creative and technical sides of making advertisements, branding and digital media. It is open to people who have sat the O/L or A/L. Learners study advertising, the communication mix and consumer behaviour, design principles and design thinking, typography, concept development, colour psychology and composition, then practise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animator, Dreamweaver and basic HTML. NIBM lists the course at Kandy, Kurunegala and Matara. The fee is LKR 45,000 plus LKR 2,000 for registration. The page does not name an awarding body.

Modules

15 modules
Modules15 modules
Introduction to Advertising and Designing Principles
Communication Mix and Consumer Behavior (Advertising)
Design Principles
Design thinking and Problem Solving
Basic Building Blocks of a Multimedia Application
Typography
Concept Development
Colour theory
Colour Psychology and Composition
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Basic HTML
Adobe Animator
Dreamweaver for Web Designing

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

Admission criteria

Those who have sat for O/L or A/L

Fees & scholarships

Local students

LKR 45,000total
Application feeLKR 2,000
Course fee. Subject to change without prior notice.

Facilities

Gallery

Key information

Level

certificate

Duration

4 Months ยท full-time

Location

Colombo, Colombo, Peradeniya, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala

Fees

LKR 45,000 ยท Local

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Upcoming intakes

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Verified informationOct 19, 2026

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