Online Course Expert in Drupal 7. Flexible

In this modality there are no deadlines. Start working from the first day following your own pace. Our tutors will correct your activities, providing you continuous feedback on your progress.

At the end of each level you can take the level test to access the certificate (optional). After completing the 3 leves (beginner, intermediate and advanced) you'll be certified as an Expert in Drupal 7 by completing the Final Project (optional).

Then, how long is the course? To finish the 3 levels and the Final project we estimate an effort of 420 hours. At a rate of 15 hours per week the course can be completed in 7 months. However, this modality is flexible, so if you spend more time each week you could finish the course in less time. Just expand your monthly subscription to complete the course, and if at any time you decide not to continue, you can cancel your subscription without penalty.

While this formative experience requires a significant amount of effort, you will save a considerable amount of time when compared to studying Drupal on your own.

You can cancel your subscription at any time, both temporarily and permanently.

If you need a break in your training for any reason (vacation, illness, work, etc.), you can temporarily suspend your subscription for up to two months. At any time you can rejoin the course at the point where you left off, renewing your subscription without penalty.

If you need more than two months break, return to the course at the halfway point itself will have a penalty equivalent to one month subscription. You can always choose to start the level from scratch, in which case the penalty would not apply (would not have to repeat the already completed levels).

The main aim of the Expert in Drupal 7 course is to train the student for the implementation of professional Websites with Drupal. To reach out this objective, these secondary objectives must be achieved:

• Acquire a strong foundation in Drupal. Having a good base is essential for defining a good strategy for the installation, configuration and programming of features in Drupal. In this course we place special emphasis on the need to study Drupal in an orderly and guided way, carrying out work ranging in difficulty from lowest to highest. For this reason we believe that all of the activities proposed in the training plan are important for the acquisition of a good base, regardless of the student’s previous level of knowledge.
• Knowing Drupal architecture in depth. Knowing Drupal architecture at the programming level is essential in understanding how the modules interact with the system, as well as developing modules that adapt to the core and the rest of the installed modules on a Website in a proper manner.
• Essential additional modules. The Drupal core is only a starting point; it will always be necessary to add additional modules. The most important modules that are offered will be studied in this course. Some of these modules have become essential, because they have been used in prior versions to Drupal 7, having enjoyed widespread acceptance in the community for years. Other modules created specifically for Drupal 7 will also be studied.
• Developers’ tools. We will study some of the programming tools for modules and system administration tools with the aim of speeding up the work with Drupal.
• Adaptation to new versions and modules . The student will have the necessary skills to adapt to the continuous changes of version and to manage the installation and configuration of new modules contributed by the community successfully.
• Modules Programming. When the available modules are not enough to achieve the functional requirements of our project, we will need to implement new modules. We go into greater depth in the API of Drupal and the Drupal programming style to develop professional modules.
• Learn how to contribute to the community. The Drupal success would not have been possible if it did not have thousands of enthusiasts, users and developers, who have shared their developments, knowledge and experiences with the community. This is why believe that, wherever possible, we must contribute to the community, whether sharing and maintaining developed modules, reporting bugs and solutions, and helping other users.

Through this course you will learn to install, configure and administrate Websites with Drupal 7. You will also be able to develop new functionalities that allow adapting a Website to the required functional requirements. Becoming an expert in Drupal 7 you will be trained to deal with, both individually and in team, the design and implementation of complex Websites. Acquired training will be helpful in getting you into the labor market, improving in your job or even undertaking your own project based on web technologies.

The Expert in Drupal 7 course is aimed at web site developers with programming skills that require the development of professional Web projects with Drupal 7, either for third parties or in order to carry out their own business ideas.

To access the course it will be necessary to have intermediate level knowledge of programming in PHP and MySQL, as well as have minimal knowledge of computer science and Internet user-level.

People who do not have programming skills may do the Drupal 7 Site Building Course (Beginner and Intermediate levels).

It is necessary to have a computer with Internet connection and web browser to take this course. During the course it will be necessary to install an FTP client (FileZilla or similar).

The Expert in Drupal 7 course includes the following services and materials:

• Materials organized in English. There is a lot of information on Drupal available in books, blogs, forums, etc. At Forcontu, we have developed some organized training materials consisting of different learning subjects to ensure the professional training in Drupal (compulsory work, practical cases, enhancement activities, etc). The course includes 3 Expert in Drupal 7 books in eBook (PDF).
• Web hosting for the training plan activities and the final project.
• Continuous assessment of the work carried out during the course, providing feedback on the possible mistakes.
• Practical examination after each module.
• Final Project evaluation.
• Follow-up on the student's progress.Tutors will carry out continuous monitoring of the student and will answer the doubts raised in the classroom forums.
• Individual certificate per module/level.
• Expert in Drupal 7 Certificate after passing the training modules and the Final project.
• Letter of introduction, for students who have completed the course in Expert in Drupal 7 with a grade of Excellent (A+, 10).
• Job market with access to offers posted by companies interested in Drupal developers.
• Consultancy after the course in order to migrate your Website (Final project) to your personal hosting site.

* Optional services (additional fee): Exams that give access to the certificate of each level are optional and have an additional fee. The final certificate Expert in Drupal 7 is also optional and requires and addional fee (see prices in Fees and Registration tab). Services that require an additional fee are:

• Level exam after each module.
• Certificate after each module (PDF)
• Certificate of Expert in Drupal 7 after passing the training modules and the Final project (PDF)