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NBS Academy:
Using NBS Chorus Pro
for Manufacturers

Gain a full understanding of NBS Chorus and how products are specified within the platform.

Course Overview

This is our training course designed for manufacturers who write and assist with specifications. Whether they're new to Chorus or have dipped their toes into the platform previously, this is the course that will take them from having little or no experience in Chorus, to feeling confident in creating specifications for your products and sharing them with your customers.

The course will cover all the essentials for specifying with both the CAWS and Uniclass content sets.

Course requirements

  • Basic computer literacy
  • Experience/ knowledge of writing specifications for your products

Learning outcomes

  • Accessing NBS Chorus
  • Interface overview
  • Creating a project & specification
  • Search for/ add/ edit content
  • Adding your product information to a specification
  • Copying content
  • Spec notes
  • Reports
  •  Publishing/ Collaboration - sharing your specs with your customers and working on projects together.
  • Revisions
  • Q&A

Course duration

3 hours (09.30-12.30 or 13.30-16.30)

Book your course

  • Group bookings: 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.