Training

eZ Publish Developer Training

Offered Worldwide

Granite Horizon delivers eZ Publish training on-site and remotely via WebEx. Training is customized to meet the specific needs of our clients. We are proud to have prepared software engineers to develop using the eZ Publish content management framework. We've prepared developers from Shanghai China to Shaumburg Illinois (and beyond), and in organizations from non-profit to major US manufacturing. Out team of certified developers includes a co-author of eZ System's advanced book on eZ Publish. We have delivered our own custom training as well as the official eZ Publish Developer Basics on behalf of eZ Systems. User training is also available. Contact us if you would like to be receive notification of our next training, or to explore custom training for your company or organization.

Media for Remote Training

The live online course is be offered in English via Granite Horizon's Cisco Webex meeting room and includes:

  • lab exercises using Granite Horizon's server, with the instructor able to look "over your shoulder" to give assistance via Webex's breakout sessions
  • reading from the book eZ Publish Basics
  • presentations
  • lecture
  • discussion

Participants

Candidates for the course should know HTML and be familiar with programming (preferably in PHP). We recommend registrants take some time to be acquainted with at least the basic concepts of eZ Publish and explore it a bit.

The course is good preparation for eZ Systems' developer certification exam.

Instructor

Greg McAvoy-Jensen is a certified eZ Publish developer who has been using the framework since 2003. He also has years of experience as a professional educator and is author of the tutorial, Lots of Websites, One eZ Publish Installation - Adding Siteaccesses in eZ Publish.

Requirements

  • computer with a browser and broadband connection
  • webcam (enabling participants to see one another and instructor to read the group better)
  • headset (audio will be Cisco Webex VOIP)
  • SSH client
  • FTP client
  • favorite editor (VIM is available via SSH)
  • a quiet room
  • freedom to train undisturbed by normal work
  • participation in a brief session to verify all is working well before the training (date TBA)