Plone Content Management Public Training

Dates: August 12th, 13th, & 14th 2009

Times: 9-4 each day

Location: Sunshine Room, Centre for Social Innovation

Price: $650

A three day training for those new to Plone, an Open Source Content Management System. Learn to create and maintain content within a Plone website or intranet. Using a variety of creative exercises you will develop and hone your Plone skills.

Who is this for?

• Web masters and administrators
• Content managers and Web developers
• Plone users who want to learn how to most effectively use the built-in features

Benefits

• Learn best practices from expert Plone developers with real-world experience
• Kick start your project with hands-on learning
• Learn with the latest version of Plone - content updated for Plone 3.2 and 3.3

What You Will Learn

Here are just a few of the things you will learn:

• Create and maintain a public website or Intranet using Plone without programming and minimal HTML knowledge
• Learn to use Plone's built-in features effectively including Images, Files, Search, RSS
• Use built-in security and workflow
• Make dynamic pages without programming
• Use RSS syndication in Plone
• Syllabus
  

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of web browser and Internet

Details

This is a hands-on training! You will need to bring your own laptop. We will be working with Plone 3.2, installation of Plone is not required. Provided on Day 1 will be a hard copy of A Users' Guide to Plone: Updated for Plone 3. We will be closely following the material in this text. You can also download the book for free at http://www.plonebook.info/books

Morning and afternoon coffee/tea and snacks provided. The Centre for Social Innovation is located right in the heart of Toronto's China Town. There are plenty of food options for lunch in the area, including Kensington Market, a cultural hot spot in Toronto.

Meet Your Trainer

Jordan Baker will be your trainer. Get ready for a fun filled three days exploring all the ways that Plone can help you manage your content. Using a variety of creative exercises Jordan Baker will guide you towards a solid understanding of Plone. You can read about Jordan here.

Registration

Registration is a two-step process! To register, please submit payment through the PayPal button below. Once your payment has been accepted, return to Scryent to fill out a Scryent Plone Training registration form. Please fill out the required information. Thank-you for your order. If you are having any problems with registration please contact us.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation by Scryent will result in a 100% registration fee refund at any point. If you must cancel for any reason please notify us through email at least 30 days before the event, for a refund less a $75 administrative fee. Cancellations within 30 days of the event are non-refundable.