Training

Whether you're an old time developer new to Drupal, or a community manager just starting out online, we can provide the training you need in collaborative, supportive environment.  We provide hands-on training, workshops or intensive training.  Because we recognize that learning never stops, we offer informal lab sessions where you can continue to grow.

If you don't see a training that fits your needs, contact us so we can help you.

Signup: March video workshop

This workshop is open only to our Catalyst and Alliance Program members and is free of charge.

At the March video workshop you will be able to focus on one of two available Buildamodule.com courses:

Build your first Drupal 7 site Read More »

Date(s): 
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Sign up: April Drupal 7 Site Building class

This class in an in-person training taking place in Minneapolis, MN. Attendance is limited to the first 15 registrants.

Location:
Advantage Labs at Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Parking is available in the lots north of the building. Enter from Lyndale Avenue.

Note: This is a hands-on class -- bringing a laptop is required to participate.

Date(s): 
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 9:00am - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

Signup: March Introduction to Drupal workshop

Please note that this is an in-person workshop taking place in Minneapolis, MN:
Advantage Labs @ Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408

While we hope to offer this as an online workshop in the future, we apologize that we cannot accommodate remote attendees at this time. Please sign up only if you can be here in person.

Attendance is limited so we can answer all of your questions. This session fills up fast, and there's usually a waiting list! Please contact us if you sign up and are not able to make it.

Date(s): 
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Video workshop

Overhead photo of video training participants in Intermedia gallery space.

Unlike traditional workshops where lectures take up the majority of the time, at our video workshop you will work at your own pace through a set of comprehensive Drupal training videos via our friend and colleague Chris Shattuck's excellent buildamodule.com Drupal video training website. Read More »

Signup: January video workshop

This workshop is open only to our Catalyst and Alliance Program members and is free of charge.

Location
Advantage Labs at Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408

This is near the corner of Lake and Lyndale. Parking is available in the lots beside Intermedia Arts (entrance is North of the building). If parking is full in the main lot continue through the gate to the back lot. Enter Intermedia via the back door facing the parking lot.

What you need to bring to participate Read More »

Date(s): 
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Sign up: December Introduction to Drupal

Please note that this is an in-person workshop taking place in Minneapolis, MN:
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Please sign up only if you can be here in person.

Attendance is limited so we can answer all of your questions. This session fills up fast, and there's usually a waiting list! Please contact us if you sign up and are not able to make it.

Date(s): 
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Upcoming Drupal training schedule

Photo of participants in our Drupal 7 Site Building class

Our primary mission at Advantage Labs has always been to help people get the resources they need to get a lot done. So we're excited to announce we're ramping up our Drupal training program beginning this month. To get you up to speed, we're providing a range of training opportunities from our free Introduction to Drupal informational workshop to one and two-day intensive classes designed to take you from beginner concepts through advanced site building and theming practices. Read More »

Cultivating sustainability

In an effort to save the world with Drupal while also making a living, we've spent the last 7 years refining a model for working with clients that is sustainable for both them and us. Our principal strategy is simple enough:

  • Establish a long-term relationship with our clients ensuring that "set and forget" is not an option.
  • Collaborate with them to leverage their strengths and resources so they are freed up to do what they do best.

As this noble concept has proven to be more of a challenge than we anticipated, I'd like to share a few lessons we've learned along the way. In this post I'll talk about lesson number one: the importance and practice of a goals-based process. Read More »

Drupal Theming

During this two-day class, you will start by exploring the bare bones of Drupal theming and proceed step-by-step through completing a custom theme.   Learn development best practices using a well-tested theming framework.  We'll cover theme coding methods in-depth, including how to use pre-process and theme functions to get fine-grained control.  Come away from this class understanding not only how to create and work with Drupal themes but also how to ensure your themes are secure and stable.

By the end of the training you will:

Cost: 

$799 ($700 Advantage Labs Alliance and Catalyst members) Read More »

Sign up: October Introduction to Drupal

Please note that this is an in-person workshop taking place in Minneapolis, MN:
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

While we hope to offer this as an online workshop in the future, we apologize that we cannot accommodate remote attendees at this time. Please sign up only if you can be here in person.

Attendance is limited so we can answer all of your questions. This session fills up fast, and there's usually a waiting list! Please contact us if you sign up and are not able to make it.

Date(s): 
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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