WordPress Web Design : An Introduction (1 day)

This one day intensive course gives you a complete and detailed overview of WordPress: from downloading and installing the software, through learning how to use it quickly and effectively, to customising WordPress and highlighting some the options open to you for expanding on it’s possibilities and potential. The perfect course for those looking to master the software with the minimum amount of time and expense.

WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. Since it’s inception in 2003, WordPress has grown to become one of the largest self-hosted Content Management Systems (CMS) and blogging tools in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything.

It is also an ‘Open Source’ project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it – more than most commercial platforms. It also means you are free to use it for anything you like without paying anyone a license fee. For all of these reasons (and many more), WordPress is now the platform of choice whenever a quick, robust content managed or blogging solution is required.

However, installing and mastering the software and it’s many uses can initially be a daunting task. This one day intensive course gives you a complete and detailed overview of WordPress: from downloading and installing the software, through learning how to use it quickly and effectively, to customising WordPress and highlighting some the options open to you for expanding on it’s possibilities and potential. The perfect course for those looking to master the software with the minimum amount of time and expense.

All of our courses are designed for beginners who wish to 'break the ice' on their chosen subject in the shortest time possible. Rather than elaborate on the theory of a subject, our training is fully focused on teaching hands-on production skills and techniques, and all of our trainers are full time media producers working in their chosen fields. If you are seeking to get up-to-speed at a rapid pace, and to have the opportunity to discuss your concerns in detail with an experienced producer, look no further.

We have no specific requirements in order to attend our courses. In fact, we supply all of the technology required for your training. Our fully kitted out training room has seven top-of-the-range iMac computers with the latest software. All of our courses include lunch (sandwiches, crisps, fruit, chocolate and drinks) and a quiet private studio environment that has been tailor-made to assist your concentration and to ensure that you get the very most from your training with us.

All of our trainers are experienced producers with decades of knowledge in their chosen professions, and they are in the unique position of being able to impart concise and accurate career information and advice. More than a few of our students have subsequently gone on to secure high paying roles in the industry. Several of them have even come back to teach for us over the years!