Dear Colleague
There are still some spaces available on the following Web Technologies workshops Netskills will be running at Edinburgh University in February & March:
1. Web Pages from Scratch, 20th February
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Publishing web pages is now easier than ever. However, some degree of technical knowledge and skill is vital in order to create high-quality, standards-compliant online content. This practical workshop explains how web publishing works and teaches the fundamental skills you will need to create web pages using the current XHTML standard - along with an introduction to web page style and design.
2. CSS: A Complete Web Style Toolkit, 21st February
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Developed in response to customer demand this brand new one-day workshop and offers a complete, practical guide to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - the standards-compliant to deliver professional-looking, accessible and cost-effective web content.
3. Accessibility, Usability & Your Web Site, 22nd February
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This workshop will introduces a holistic approach to making accessible, usable web content and key evaluation techniques that you can use on your own (and other people's) web sites.
4. Programming for Web Developers, 27th February
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Now you can finally get to grips with the fundamentals of web programming and add exciting, dynamic functionality to your web site. Having picked up the skills required to present web content using HTML and CSS, many developers find the move towards incorporating programming technologies within their web sites more challenging. This new workshop will explain the core web programming concepts and languages that you will need - to help you make that move with confidence!
5. PHP: Primed and Ready, 28th February
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Get to grips with the fundamentals of PHP, possibly the most popular server scripting language in use today. This new workshop will guide you through the main features of the PHP environment and enable you to start building your own dynamic web applications.
6. Databases on the Web, 1st March
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Being able to integrate database technology with the provision of web content is now a common expectation for web site developers. Harnessing these techniques can improve the management, maintenance and scalability of your web sites. This practical workshop teaches you the skills needed to provide web access to existing databases - enabling you to start developing web sites using database-managed content with confidence.
These workshops also support our BTEC-accredited qualifications:
www.netskills.ac.uk/accreditation
Further details these workshops and of all Netskills events are available from:
www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops
Regards
Jamie Stogden
Netskills
University of Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 7RU
tel: 0191 222 5000
fax: 0191 222 5001
web: http://www.netskills.ac.uk
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