Training, seminars and courses

We provide both in-depth training and short courses/seminars in usability and user-centered design. Learn about integrating usability and user experience work into projects, key issues in user interface design, as well as practical tools and methods.

Improve the way you work with UX and usability

• Understand how to create interface designs that are easy to use through a structured and user-centred development process.
• Discover how to integrate appropriate activities into your design and development work.
• Learn about effective tools and methods for efficiently improving your user interface designs.
• Better address your user needs, focus your design effort, improve product quality and rise above your competitors.

What we offer

A central concept is that of user-centred design, as illustrated below (from ISO 9241-210 - "Human-centred design for interactive systems"). This process provides a structure to many of our seminars/courses, around which domain-specific tools/methods and design examples can be discussed.

Usability Partners provides a range of usability and user-centred design seminars, workshops and courses. These can be tailored to suit the individual requirements of a specific organisation. They can vary in length from several hours to several days, or in some cases can be run part-time over several weeks (depending upon the needs of participants and the depth to which topics are explored).

Titles include

• "Introduction to UX, usability & user-centred design for development teams"
• "UX/usability strategy and process for project managers"
• "Web UX - creating sites that work"
• "Usability measures and KPIs"
• "User-based testing and evaluation techniques"

Longer courses include practical exercises and 'hands-on' activities, which are well suited to designers and developers. Shorter and more focused activities can be tailored to fit the needs of project managers, product owners and key decision-makers.

Contents include

Material is illustrated with examples and case studies to effectively convey knowledge from our consulting experience

• Rationale and key concepts in usability/user-centred design
• Key factors and requirements in ensuring ease of use
• Information about appropriate tools and methods, including how and when they can be utilised in the development process
• Practical approaches to dealing with common challenges
• Illustrated examples of good and bad design
• Case studies demonstrating real application in development projects, and the resulting benefits
• Information about relevant international standards and guidelines
• Short interactive exercises which participants carry out in groups

All courses and training activities are taught by experienced consultants who have worked with usability and user-centred design in a variety of projects over many years.