Posts Tagged ‘Courses’

The number one HTTP Linux Server on the internet takes you to new heights to install, configure and manage a modern operating system that is the leading choice for independent web server platform technology today. Balance comprehensive and powerful functionality with safe, secure and reliable operation to become proficient with engaging Apache web server administration training.

Yorkshire and Humber businesses qualify for up to 60% part-funding for this course through the OS4B project - contact us for full details.

This training will save you valuable time and money - you will get to know the advanced features of InDesign which improve your productivity and enhance the quality of your creative output.

Adobe InDesign provides precise control over typography and has built-in creative tools for designing, pre-flighting, and publishing documents for print, online, or to mobile devices. InDesign’s ability to dovetail with the rest of the Creative Suite product range offers users unrivaled editing and publishing power and this course will show you how to include interactivity, animation, video, and sound in page layouts to fully engage your readers

InDesign is a feature rich application, possessing a streamlined interface, and logical methodologies, as well as all of the functionality required by established professionals. Investing in this one day advanced course will enable you to exploit these features to their best effect for your own specific projects.

I was referred to a particularly interesting article about Android phones doing extremely well against the proprietary players. It seems that Google is quietly getting on with what it does best - gathering market share by providing high value products for free. Sure, there’s caveats and provisos - but I encourage you not to ignore this valuable market. Have a closer look at our very well priced courses here in Leeds starting with :

the Android essentials course on Monday 14th June 2010 and with the
Android advanced course following on Tuesday the 15th June 2010

nti Leeds is hosting a new Introduction and Advanced DNS and BIND training course as part of the Open Source for Business (OS4B) project this week.

This highly technical training course has brought delegates together from all over the world. Attendees include technical system officers like Ejaz Ahmad, who works for Erricson in Reading. Managing the IP design and 3G connection, Ejaz gives his opinion on the course: “It has been a really useful and knowledgeable course that has looked at the common pitfalls surrounding DNS, and how to avoid financial lose in business.” (more…)

Open Source for Business (OS4B) is the exciting joint venture from Yorkshire Forward and nti Leeds, designed to help regional businesses make the most of open source technology to benefit from cost effective IT solutions. Open source Zend and PHP training courses benefit your business solution to provide you with the skills for doing business better.

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Green IT is gaining momentum – but it is an area that is complicated by misinformation, tokenism (or ‘greenwashing’) from manufacturers/service providers and misperceptions among end users. At the moment the key driver for most organisations is cost saving, although the UK public sector has published carbon reduction targets for 2012 and 2020. Private sector enterprise now also has to make the choice between meeting carbon reduction targets or paying fines. (more…)

Working in partnership with the Train to Gain Enhancement Fund we will soon be offering heavily subsidised training courses to support a wide range of businesses through the current economic challenges. We will be submitting bids in the areas of Project Management, Creative Technology (e.g. Adobe & Apple products) and Open Source amongst others. Talk to us on 0845 122 1555 or info@ntileeds.co.uk about how your organisation can benefit from accredited training at less than half the price!

This three-day hands-on course introduces the primary features and basic user interface of Logic Pro. You will learn how to generate a customised audio and MIDI configuration that will seamlessly integrate with your own personal production studio. You can also create your own song using Logic Pro’s comprehensive array of software instruments, Apple Loops and DSP effects. In-depth lessons will cover MIDI and audio recording, streamlined editing and arrangement techniques, user defined key commands, automation, scoring to picture and surround mixing. A special troubleshooting section helps you to set up and optimise a Logic system effectively.

• Create eye catching designs and images for print and multimedia using Adobe Photoshop
• Save time , and costs by becoming a proficient user of this professional image editing software
• Speed up workflow and deliver projects faster by using the most effective ways to complete tasks
• Create and retouch digital images and manage and control your workflow for better image optimisation.
• Format and save pictures for the web, pdf and other applications
• Beginners have the opportunity to acquire good habits and avoid time consuming and costly mistakes.
• Advanced users will also benefit greatly from this course with many tips and tricks to help increase productivity.
• If you are self-taught, and have found getting the results you want frustrating, this course will empower you to focus on tasks that add value to your creativity, projects and job satisfaction

Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard and professionals’ choice for image editing, graphic design, photographic retouching, web development, multimedia, post-production, animation and more besides.

It is widely used in every facet of the visual communications sector from photographers and graphic designers, to scientists and 3D artists. Now in its twelfth version, and part of a larger Suite of products, Photoshop provides highly efficient methods for editing scanned artwork, digital photographs and even movies. Its tight integration with each of the Creative Suite applications provides unrivalled synergy for publishing to print, web and mobile devices.

If you wish to aim for certification, on top of the practical skills you’ll learn from Photoshop, then you can come back and take the ACA examination with us.

Accelerate your path from imagination to imagery

Prepare images professionally for presentations, publications, web and video

Communicate your concepts clearly and effectively

This Advanced Adobe Photoshop course teaches participants the techniques necessary to create, manipulate and edit professional quality images with skill and precision. This Photoshop training course is suitable for designers and photographers who have working experience of Photoshop. The training is designed to give you a good understanding of the main Photoshop features and the techniques used in professional design and photo retouching work.

Produce eye-catching page designs suitable for both print and the web

Use InDesign to produce  flyers, leaflets  and newsletters

Create artwork  from scratch and learn how to  produce creative layouts and use production techniques.

This course introduces you to the page layout and design applications of InDesign.  The course starts from the program basics and quickly builds knowledge and confidence in how to navigate the application and use the tools to create layouts from single pages to complex multi-page documents.

Produce a wide range of graphic visuals from producing logos to tracing complex images

Learn essential drawing and production techniques with diverse tools and features

Understand the advantages of vector based graphics for developing your skills

Use professional vector editing software correctly in order to save time and increase your productivity, as well as the quality of your finished design.

This course develops the  fundamental skills required to create, manage, and edit vector artwork, as well as providing a  sound introduction to the concepts of vector graphics and their implementation within the design process.

If you are a complete beginner you have the opportunity to acquire good habits and avoid time consuming and costly mistakes.

If you are self taught and have found getting the results you want frustrating or have struggled to navigate the Illustrator interface this course is ideal.

Since its release in 1986, Adobe Illustrator has firmly established itself as a market leader in digital illustration and “infographics”.
Everywhere you look there are examples of how Adobe Illustrator has shaped the way branding and advertising has evolved over the decades.
From cereal box design, to multi-national corporate logo and identity. Adobe Illustrator is at the heart of global visual communications.

PRINCE2® is a structured project management method that has become an effective standard for organising, managing and controlling all types of projects. Its reputation as a highly effective, process-based approach to project delivery is widespread across public and private sectors in the UK and worldwide. In recent years an increasing number of smaller organisations have embraced PRINCE2’s® ’structured common sense’ method in order to effectively manage their growing portfolios of client projects. Our primary trainer Marian Watson is a highly experienced PRINCE2® trainer and we believe she is one of the best.

PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

NTI Leeds is an Affiliate of NES AIM Academy, a PRINCE2 Accredited Training Organisation, and are registered as such on the APMG website

The Swirl® logo is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce