Google Android is the first complete, open and free mobile stack for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Take a look a this exciting new platform and learn abut some of the in and outs of developing rich mobile applications using Android. This course is a hands-on guide to designing and building mobile applications using Google Android to explore the potential of developing applications on the Android SDK.

This extends the “Google Android Programming Essentials” training course and is focused on designing, building and delivering a mobile application through example exercises. It will introduce some core API features that will allow developers to utilise phone features including databases and  media players.

The day will involve the use of Android enabled phones supplied by the NTI.

December 8th 2009 - December 8th 2009

Understand what Android is, without the hype

Create Android user interface (activities)

Design and build a simple mobile application

Google Android is the first complete, open and free mobile stack for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Take a look a this exciting new platform and learn abut some of the in and outs of developing rich mobile applications using Android. This course is a hands-on guide to designing and building mobile applications using Google Android to explore the potential of developing applications on the Android SDK.

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Take a closer look at the online software that Google offers to help run and grow businesses including an easy to understand guide to search engine optimisation.

The course covers topics from day to day spreadsheet and word processing software, to sophisticated market research tools that ou can tart to benefit from instantly. The hands on teaching will ensure that you leave the course with greater understanding of the tools Google offers to help small businesses but also how to utilise these tools within your business.

These tools are a route to improving efficiency, communication and marketing within your business. In addition you will be able to effectively rack and analyse the sales process and increase marketing activity where it counts.

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Creatively manipulate, edit and retouch images using the open source image editor, Gimp.

It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

It is commonly used to create graphics and logos, resise and crop photos, alter colors, stitch multiple images together, remove unwanted image elements, and to convert between different image formats. GIMP can also be used to create basic animated images in GIF format. Gimp often used as a replacement for Adobe Photoshop.

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This is a one day introductory course to the Magento e-commerce system. Magento is an awesomely powerful cutting edge open source e-commerce package that is quickly gaining a large following due to its impressive array of powerful enterprise level features.

This course will give you the background understanding and practical skills needed not only to get the best out of your Magento store; but also presents principles which are relevant to all e-commerce platforms.

You will also leave with a clearer understanding of some of the more complex principles in Magento and will learn how to leverage some of the core features of Magento to get the most out of your store.

The Magento course can be delivered online or in a training enviroment please see our calendar for scheduled online and classroom based training sessions

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January 8th 2010 - January 8th 2010

Wordpress is the ideal platform for creating simple content managed websites and blogs due to it’s intuitive and easy to use nature and open source standards. Wordpress is by far the most popular website management software on the web with 6 years of development, countless plugins and themes; it can be tailored to suit almost any website need. The hands-on teaching from nti’s trainer will ensure that you leave the Wordpress course with a full understanding of how to fully integrate a html design into Wordpress and finely tune your website for Search Engine Optimisation, performance and best practices.

You will also be provided with a Wordpress Pack, which includes example and tutorials from the day, recommend web hosts, plugins, SEO tips and further reading and resources. The pack will  ensure that you always have reference material when you come to developing Wordpress site in the future.

February 18th 2010 - February 18th 2010

The Zend PHP 5 Certification training course prepares experienced PHP programmers for the challenge of passing the PHP 5 certification exam and achieving the status of Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE). This is a test preparation and PHP review course - it does not teach PHP. The content discusses important information about the exam itself and strategies for answering the exam questions, in addition to providing an in-depth review of the twelve certification topic areas. Participants are continually challenged to test their knowledge with focused quizzes. The course moves at a fast pace, and assumes at least an intermediate skill level in programming within PHP.

February 15th 2010 - February 17h 2010

The PHP I: Foundations course is designed to provide non-programmers with a solid foundation in the PHP language. This course guides you through the basics of PHP with an experiential approach, filled with numerous examples and hands-on exercises, including substantial practice in coding a functional application. All of the exercises are designed to reinforce key learning. You will also have the opportunity to use the Zend Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to start your coding adventures the easy and correct way! The Zend Training Center will allow you to code exercises live during the course with your instructor able to both see and coach your progress.

March 17th 2010 - March 19th 2010

The Zend PHP II: Higher Structures advanced training course is designed to expand a beginning programmer’s understanding of the PHP language. This intermediate-level course builds upon knowledge gained in PHP I: Foundations. It utilises a hands-on approach with numerous examples and practical exercises, as well as a key development project, to enhance learning. You will also have the opportunity to use the Zend Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to continue honing your coding skills utilising best practices and effective tools.

December 9th 2010 - December 11th 2010

January 20th 2010 - January 22nd 2010