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Albereth

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Who offers the best Dreamweaver training for a novice through to pretty darn good?

Course would need to be in Joburg north.

The novice can use a PC so not that basic.

Many thanks
 
+1.

I taught myself to use Dreamweaver through trial and error, and googling whenever I got stuck.
 
Ideally you need to get trained in HTML first. (ideally javascript as well). Dreamweaver is just an editorl.
 
froot said:
+1.

I taught myself to use Dreamweaver through trial and error, and googling whenever I got stuck.
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Did that as well, learnt HTML from Dreamweaver rather than the other way round. Google is the best and cheapest option. Play around with it and whenever you want to do something and you can't google it or ask us here
 
It isn't for me. It is for someone who prefers a classroom rather than video.

I've seen a few 2 or 3 day courses advertised but some seem to spend to much time in the 'how to turn your machine on' mode. I was hoping that I could get a recommendation

I have most of the Lynda stuff as well as several books but she who must be obeyed wants a classroom environment
 
skimread said:
The significant other.:D

Google brings up this:
http://www.leadingtraining.co.za/dreamweaver_training_course
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Thanks for that.

Sorry, but not to sound rude, but I can use google and a whole list of places offering training pitched up. But there are trainers and then there are trainers. In the same way that everyman and his dog thinks that they can develop websites, so are there an equal number of people who will regurgitate a book or a video.

I was looking for a recommendation on a worthy training institute and course rather than a link to an arb 'training' venue.

Most folk here, it seems, have gone the self taught route. That isn't really going to work for the SO.
 
Not to sound rude but by requesting "Dreamweaver training for a novice" without using self training you are in fact asking for training institutions who regurgitate video training or a book in a class environment. Like I said before DW is just an editor. It is like asking someone to operate a brick laying machine without getting taught the basics of bricks and mortar.

If SO is hell bent on physical training then perhaps she is more suited to enter web design from the creative design side doing Photoshop route that could inlcude converting PS designs to elements in HTML.
 
Albereth said:
Who offers the best Dreamweaver training for a novice through to pretty darn good?

Course would need to be in Joburg north.

The novice can use a PC so not that basic.

Many thanks
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What does the SU want to get out of Dreamweaver, or rather, what does she want to do with it? PHP? Coldfusion? HTML/js/css? ASP?
 
Albereth said:
Who offers the best Dreamweaver training for a novice through to pretty darn good?

Course would need to be in Joburg north.

The novice can use a PC so not that basic.

Many thanks
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Youtube and google or do a degree there is really nothing in between this either you have or you dont

For basic html you really do not need any training when you start to work with Databases, php/ asp etc yes then you can look at a course also a (1 week course) not really going to cut it
 
froot said:
What does the SU want to get out of Dreamweaver, or rather, what does she want to do with it? PHP? Coldfusion? HTML/js/css? ASP?
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She is an artist and has her own business selling the art. She'd like to improve on her existing web site and possibly expand her offerings into the artistic side of web design.

So picture a straight forward web site but with gallery capability and add to that the ability to pull off sales too. There are sites similar to what she'd like to do but not exactly right. Getting caught up in the gee whiz of the technology is quite a way away yet.
 
byron_spy said:
Youtube and google or do a degree there is really nothing in between this either you have or you dont

For basic html you really do not need any training when you start to work with Databases, php/ asp etc yes then you can look at a course also a (1 week course) not really going to cut it
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Is there any that you'd recommend - course that is.
 
I agree with what has been said above: Dreamweaver is only an editor, she first needs to learn and understand what HTML and CSS is all about, and THEN to use Dreamweaver, or some other editor, to achieve the purpose. This sounds like a lot of effort, but is really the only sensible way.
Don't even consider such extras as php, asp, javascript until the basics (HTML and CSS) have been mastered, otherwise it is equivalent to a learner driver who has not yet mastered pulling off on a slope without rolling back, but going on an advanced driving course.
 
Albereth said:
Is there any that you'd recommend - course that is.
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Please answer the below and we can recommend a few places if anyone else wants to add a question as well on here feel free to do so

Before I do this though

Some background info would be good are you currently employed ? What are you doing now ? And why do you want to be web develop/ designer ?

How much time would you be able to put into this ? Are you still based in Bryanston ?
 
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byron_spy said:
Some background info would be good are you currently employed ? What are you doing now ? And why do you want to be web develop/ designer ?

How much time would you be able to put into this ? Are you still based in Bryanston ?
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just a bit upthread:
She is an artist and has her own business selling the art. She'd like to improve on her existing web site and possibly expand her offerings into the artistic side of web design.

So picture a straight forward web site but with gallery capability and add to that the ability to pull off sales too. There are sites similar to what she'd like to do but not exactly right. Getting caught up in the gee whiz of the technology is quite a way away yet.
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An aside: I used to know a lady that did training for one of the big training places.
They used to train excel, powerpoint, etc and I remember one tuesday evening she was saying she couldn't go out as she was giving a Powerpoint (or whatever) course the next day and hadn't read through the material yet.
She didn't know crap about it, but she said neither do the students and if you know the stuff in the book before them then they think you know everything...

That's the kind of training you want to avoid... good luck !


As mentioned, save yourself R7500 and grab a free, random, online "HTML is easy" lesson..
 
rward said:
just a bit upthread:


An aside: I used to know a lady that did training for one of the big training places.
They used to train excel, powerpoint, etc and I remember one tuesday evening she was saying she couldn't go out as she was giving a Powerpoint (or whatever) course the next day and hadn't read through the material yet.
She didn't know crap about it, but she said neither do the students and if you know the stuff in the book before them then they think you know everything...

That's the kind of training you want to avoid... good luck !


As mentioned, save yourself R7500 and grab a free, random, online "HTML is easy" lesson..
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If I consider what I learned while studying compared to how much I learned just over the past year its shocking and this only on HTML 5 and CSS 3

This is a industry thats changing so fast and as soon as you are doing websites that's when you really start to learn

Must say My SQL not much change there :D
 
byron_spy said:
Please answer the below and we can recommend a few places if anyone else wants to add a question as well on here feel free to do so

Before I do this though

Some background info would be good are you currently employed ? What are you doing now ? And why do you want to be web develop/ designer ?

How much time would you be able to put into this ? Are you still based in Bryanston ?
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She is self-employed. I've mentioned this already. She is an artist (sculptor).
She wants to market herself and possibly help out a few of her contacts/friends with the same.
She is self employed so can manage her own time.
Yes, she is still in Bryanston.
 
rward said:
just a bit upthread:


An aside: I used to know a lady that did training for one of the big training places.
They used to train excel, powerpoint, etc and I remember one tuesday evening she was saying she couldn't go out as she was giving a Powerpoint (or whatever) course the next day and hadn't read through the material yet.
She didn't know crap about it, but she said neither do the students and if you know the stuff in the book before them then they think you know everything...

That's the kind of training you want to avoid... good luck !


As mentioned, save yourself R7500 and grab a free, random, online "HTML is easy" lesson..
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Exactly right - that is the person/insitution that we want to avoid.
I've tried suggesting watching the Lynda videos that I have but that isn't going to work - it may be the artist in her and the attention to detail. She knows she can hit pause and rewind but she can't ask the video questions.
 
I am self taught, but decided to do a course for official certification.... An instructor makes a huge difference, I've learnt so much by the guy teaching my class ,he has years experience and on the bleeding edge, it's always worth getting someone trained to guide you.
 
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