This course provides delegates with a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Visio, equipping them with the essential skills to create, edit, and manage professional diagrams and drawings with confidence. Participants will gain a solid understanding of the Visio interface, file management, and advanced techniques such as formatting, grouping, and utilising smart shapes to enhance diagram clarity and organisation. By mastering these foundational tools, delegates will be able to produce visually compelling and technically accurate diagrams, improving efficiency and collaboration in project planning, documentation, and communication.
Struggling to make sense of Visio? Our one-day Introduction course gives you the confidence to create professional diagrams quickly... Master the interface, arrange objects with ease, and add text that looks sharp. Whether you're new to Visio or need a refresher, this course delivers practical skills you can use straight away. Choose open courses, closed group training, or one-to-one coaching – flexible to fit your needs. It’s also worth six CPD hours, so invest in your development. Don’t let complexity hold you back... To find out more, contact us at let’s dash talk at eqv dot co dot uk.
Counts towards 6 CPD Hours1 DayOpen Public & Closed Group
Please reflect on one or more of the questions below and come prepared to discuss your responses during the session.
Self-Assessment: On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current skill level in this subject? What factors influenced your rating?
Development Focus: Identify one specific behaviour, skill, or capability you would like to improve or develop further.
Relevant Examples: If possible, bring one or two relevant examples or scenarios from your experience that you would be willing to share with the group.
What You Will Learn
The Screen Layout: Introduction to the Visio user interface, including toolbars, menus, and navigation.
Object Manipulation: Techniques for manipulating and arranging objects within a Visio drawing.
Adding Text to a Drawing: How to add and format text within Visio diagrams and drawings.
Saving & Opening Files: Basic file management, including saving and opening Visio files.
Smart Shapes: Working with smart shapes and dynamic objects in Visio.
Grouping Shapes: Techniques for grouping and managing multiple shapes for better organization.
Formatting: Customising the appearance of shapes, lines, and text using formatting tools.
Creating & Drawing Shapes: Creating custom shapes and using drawing tools to enhance diagrams.
Creating Master Shapes: Understanding how to create master shapes for reuse in Visio drawings.
Multiple Page Drawings: Managing and navigating multiple pages within a single Visio drawing.
Layers & Backgrounds: Utilising layers and backgrounds for more advanced diagram organisation and customisation.
Page Setup: Configuring page layout, size, and orientation for optimal printing or presentation.
Printing Drawings in Visio: How to set up and print Visio drawings with the desired settings.
Importing Graphics: Incorporating external graphics and images into Visio diagrams.
Your Post-Course Challenge
Complete the further practice workbook
Apply the techniques to your own data
Counts Towards 6 CPD Hours
This course contributes 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development. Delegates can log these hours as evidence of structured learning for professional bodies and employers.
This course is designed for individuals seeking to develop foundational skills in using Microsoft Visio for creating and managing diagrams and drawings. Whether you are new to Visio or looking to enhance your proficiency in basic diagramming tasks, this course provides a structured introduction to the essential tools and features required to produce clear, professional diagrams.
This course is ideal for:
New users who are unfamiliar with Visio and need to learn the basics of the software for diagramming and visualization tasks.
Administrative staff looking to improve their ability to create and manage diagrams for internal documentation or reporting purposes.
Project managers who require simple diagramming tools to plan, track, or present project workflows and timelines.
IT professionals needing to generate network diagrams, system architecture visuals, or other technical drawings.
Students or educators involved in subjects requiring diagramming, such as engineering, business, or design.
Business analysts who use diagrams to communicate processes, data flows, or organisational structures.
No prior experience needed
This course is tailored for beginners with no prior experience in Visio or advanced diagramming software. All concepts are explained in simple, jargon-free language, ensuring that delegates of all skill levels can follow along and build confidence in using the tool effectively.
What you will take away
By the end of this course, delegates will have a solid understanding of Visio’s core features and will be able to create, edit, and manage basic diagrams. They will gain practical skills in file management, text formatting, object manipulation, and working with smart shapes—enabling them to produce clear, professional diagrams for a variety of business and technical purposes.
For Groups & Teams
We can deliver this training session in several ways to suit your organisation’s needs:
Open Public Course
Join delegates from other organisations on a scheduled date
Closed Group
Exclusively for your team, using your real scenarios
In Person
Face-to-face at your premises or a venue of your choice
Virtual
Live, interactive online delivery via Teams or Zoom
One-to-One Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored entirely to you
Have two or more people to train?
You may want to consider a closed group course. Benefits include:
Cost effective for teams
Choose a date to suit you
Customise content and timings
No minimum delegate numbers
Uses your real-world scenarios
Builds shared language in your team
Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific dates and delivery requirements.
How Our Tutor-Led Courses Are Delivered
Before the day
Delegates are given pre-work to complete before attending. This ensures everyone arrives with relevant context and real scenarios from their own experience, so learning is immediately relevant and actionable from the first minute.
On the day
Our sessions are participative and highly interactive. We don’t do “death by PowerPoint” — instead, the day includes a variety of engaging activities throughout:
Real-world casework using your scenarios
Practical hands-on exercises
Real Play (not role play) simulations
Peer learning and group discussion
Case studies and scenario work
Facilitated discussion and structured reflection
What you leave with
Participants leave with:
Practical tools — frameworks and models you can use straight away
Clear action plans — specific next steps tailored to your role
Greater confidence — built through intensive, realistic practice
Skills you can apply immediately — not theory, but techniques tested during the day
After the day
Post-session measurements and a 30-day challenge ensure that learning is embedded and behaviour change is sustained.
Key Features
Course Duration is 1 Day
Engaging tutor led event
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance
Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)
Course Guarantee
Priced per delegate per day for open public course
£295.00 Plus VAT
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