At the June 2014 meetup we discussed the possibility of getting better(-value) training, especially for the university in the first instance. This would be supported in part by either OxDUG or an offshoot of it.
People interested
Here's a list of who expressed an interest:
- J-P Stacey
- Finn Lewis
- Karen Leech
- Dan Duke
- Maria Young
- Ben Newton
- Ben Chad
- Richard Gruszka
- Tom Bamford
And volunteered in their absence:
- Aaron Hirtenstein
- Hedley Smith
- Chandeep Khosa
Please add or remove yourself, if this list is not correct!
Initial plan
Colin at Medical Sciences IT might have a list of university Drupalers. J-P to liaise with him to (a) gauge interest and (b) possibly send out a survey to any list he has.
Medium plan
We would need to both get trainers trained - there are courses for this - and establish a training framework. Frameworks mentioned:
- Open Drupal
- Acquia certification
- Drupal Ladder (but that's D8).
We could build our own portfolio of training, but some of these would be good starting points.
Long-term plan
Finn suggested setting up a training co-operative, separate from OxDUG: it's simple (dangerously so, he said) to do so. It's worth discussing, as some structure would help us as a group, especially if e.g. there's modest expenditure or income involved.