The article describes a proposal for a skills-based training course, including the methodology involved and results obtained. In this online course, the areas of competence and the teaching method adopted draw from the precepts of visual literacy. Gamification is the approach adopted to encourage student participation in and engagement with the learning process. The findings corroborate the effectiveness and replicability of this educational toolkit and identify online library services as essential partners. The collaboration of such services is ideal for implementing the proposal for online university training. One line of action suggested in this regard is to use academic skills centers (ASC) to link library resources to non-formal digital skills training in pursuit of academic excellence.