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Feel confident creating your own projects in NBS Chorus

Course Overview

This is our introductory training course designed with new users in mind. It's also suitable for those that have dipped their toes into Chorus and are looking for a more comprehensive grounding in the platform. This is the course that will take you from having no experience in Chorus through to feeling confident creating your own projects, and your own specifications, all the way through to publishing. This first step in your training journey covers all the basics within Chorus, getting you up and running. The Bronze course can be booked to cover either CAWS or Uniclass content sets.

Course requirements

Basic computer literacy.

Learning outcomes

  • Accessing NBS Chorus
  • Interface overview
  • Creating a project
  • Creating a specification
  • Explaining the edit window
  • Search for/add/edit content
  • Publishing
  • Q&A

Course duration

3 hours (09.30-12.30 or 13.30-16.30)

Book your course

This course is delivered in multiple formats. See which best suits your organisation:

  • Group booking: For multiple users from the same organisation, NBS can deliver a private learning session online or onsite. Complete the form below to find out more.
  • Pay per delegate: For individual users, these online sessions are open to multiple organisations at once, and represent excellent value for smaller practices. Complete the form below to find out more.

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