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Become a Drupal 10 Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins this month (Jan 21)

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2024-01-21 10:00 - 2024-01-24 19:15 America/New_York
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Training (free or commercial)

New year, launch your career. This course teaches Drupal 10 development with a focus on front end development (including Composer, Git, CMI, SASS, Twig, PHP, and more!)

Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's thorough Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

Here's what a graduate from the most recent semester had to say:
"If you want to learn Drupal, I can't say enough about Debugacademy. All of the other courses I've taken just gloss over what you need to learn to be a real Drupal developer (or just introduce concepts without putting the pieces together). Debugacademy starts with the basics and by the time you're done you know more than you ever thought you would and have the confidence to become an actual developer. This course is worth every single second and I can't thank Ashraf and his team enough."

What two other students have said:

  • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
  • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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Become a Drupal 9 (and 10) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins this month (Sept 24)

Start: 
2023-09-24 10:00 - 2023-09-27 19:15 America/New_York
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Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

This course teaches Drupal 9 & 10 development with a focus on front end development (including Composer, Git, CMI, SASS, Twig, PHP, and more!)

Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

What two students have said:

  • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
  • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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Must love Dogs!

Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue (MAGSR.org), has been running on a D7 site since about 2015. One of the two people who built it (me) is still around. Too bad it's not the other guy. He really knew what he was doing!

It is probably past time to upgrade to D9. Unfortunately, my Drupal skills are not up to the task of a solo upgrade.

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Become a Drupal 10 Developer - Begins this June!

Start: 
2023-06-21 19:00 - 2023-06-25 10:00 America/New_York
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Training (free or commercial)

We have two courses which are perfect for people looking to ramp-up their Drupal development skills. One course is 1-day (this Friday, June 2nd), and the other is part-time for 3 months (begins June 21st).

More information about the 3-month Web Development course follows.

What two students have said:

  • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
  • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
  • "Taking the class has been extremely beneficial and a great experience! So many great resources to learn and practice with, the structure of the course was very organized, and the lectures were engaging and super informative! It really feels like you are part of a Drupal community and family."
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Acquia Certification & other Drupal training classes available next month! (ramp-up before DrupalCon)

Start: 
2023-05-11 02:00 - 2023-05-15 04:45 America/New_York
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Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

In response to feedback, we (at Debug Academy) have scheduled a variety of courses 100% online for the coming month, including a brand new course!

Find a list of the scheduled courses and their dates here, more information follows (times listed in US ET):

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  • Drupal 9+ Acquia Front End Specialist Certification Prep Course (May 11 - June 1. Thursdays @ 2:00 - 4:45pm)
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    Become a Drupal *Architect* Series - Begins in just 1 month!

    Start: 
    2023-03-16 14:00 - 2023-03-23 16:30 America/New_York
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    Training (free or commercial)

    Our Drupal Architect series is back to teach you how to make the right long-term architectural decisions, as well as how to get the most out of Drupal's modern symfony-based architecture.

    This series begins on March 16th, and includes all five of the 2.5-hour Drupal Architect classes. By signing up for the full Drupal Architect series you automatically receive a total of 20% off!

    The Architect Series: https://debugacademy.com/event/become-drupal-architect-series-5-classes/...

    We'll address topics such as performance, caching, security, data structure, writing maintainable OOP code, dependency injection, testing, and much more.

    Here's what people who took the architect series had to say:
    "This is the course to take if you're looking to move from intermediate to advanced Drupal knowledge. The tools and real life examples alone are worth the price."

    "This course is time and money well spent. It provides you with practical information to help you make more informed data/content modeling decisions."

    "Extremely knowledgeable on the subject matter. The instructor (Ashraf) has a very good understanding of the Drupal ecosystem and was able to answer all questions effortlessly."

    "Ashraf has deep knowledge of Drupal and it comes out in the examples he provides. He's a clear communicator, and I trusted him to guide us in the right direction. "

    Please feel welcome to reach out with any questions about our courses or custom training: ashraf@debugacademy.com

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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 10) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins in January

    Start: 
    2023-01-22 10:00 - 2023-01-25 19:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 & 10 development with a focus on front end development (including Composer, Git, CMI, SASS, Twig, PHP, and more!)

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

    https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

    What two students have said:

    • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
    • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 10) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins in September

    Start: 
    2022-09-18 10:00 - 2022-09-21 19:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 10) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

    https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-web-development

    What two students have said:

    • A beginner: "I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more!"
    • An experienced dev: "It's great to finally get to learn the why's of why I was doing certain things/running commands instead of just doing rote execution. Starting to feel more confident already."
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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 8) Developer with Debug Academy! - Begins this January

    Start: 
    2022-01-23 10:00 - 2022-01-26 19:15 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 8) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level.

    https://debugacademy.com/course/drupal-8-9-web-development

    Here's what a recent graduate emailed me, word-for-word:

    "I’m happy to announce that I received a job offer for a mid Drupal developer role. I am so glad that I took the course. I get to work from home and earn a good living. It is everything I hoped for and more! Thank you once again.

    Take care,

    Please feel free to use this as a testimony. ????"

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    Learn PHP, Symfony, JS, & Module development this month

    Start: 
    2021-10-15 14:00 - 2021-10-29 16:00 America/New_York
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    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    Join Debug Academy, Acquia Training Partners, this month for our hands-on, interactive classes. Live and online, no unnecessary jargon, no time wasted.

    This is the best way to quickly ramp up on topics like PHP, JavaScript, and module development. Why struggle? We've done the hard work by simplifying the material for you.

    https://debugacademy.com/courses

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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 8) Developer with Debug Academy! - Summer 2021

    Start: 
    2021-06-06 10:00 - 2021-06-10 19:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 8) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level. (Yes, ANY level!)

    This class is designed for:

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  • Anyone interested in learning Drupal 8 and 9 (theming, module development, and more!)
  • Anyone looking to make a career change into the web development field
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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 8) Developer with Debug Academy! - Spring 2021

    Start: 
    2021-01-31 10:00 - 2021-04-28 19:00 UTC
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 8) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal, a Drupal site builder, or self-taught with Drupal 7, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level. (Yes, ANY level!)

    This class is designed for:

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  • Anyone interested in learning Drupal 8 and 9 (theming, module development, and more!)
  • Anyone looking to make a career change into the web development field
  • Read more
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    Become a Drupal 9 (and 8) Developer with Debug Academy! - Fall 2020

    Start: 
    2020-09-13 10:00 - 2020-12-16 22:00 America/New_York
    Organizers: 
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    This course teaches Drupal 9 (and 8) development with a focus on front end development.

    Whether you're unfamiliar with Drupal or a seasoned sitebuilder looking to build developer skills, you're in for a treat. Debug Academy's comprehensive Drupal course teaches Drupal best practices for developers of any level. (Yes, ANY level!)

    This class is designed for:

    • Anyone looking to make a career change into the web development field
    • Students who are dedicated to putting in the time and effort to be successful in the class
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    New Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced Live Drupal+React Training Classes

    Start: 
    2020-06-12 09:15 - 2020-06-17 16:15 America/New_York
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    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    Debug Academy, an Acquia training partner founded by an Acquia Certified Grand Master, is pleased to share a number of new, inclusive, and accessible course offerings. The classes are taught by a team of multiple Acquia Certified Developers, including an Acquia Certified Grand Master.

    These are the classes I always wanted but could not find throughout my career as a Drupal developer.

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    Our DrupalCon Trainings are now available!

    Start: 
    2020-06-12 09:00 - 2020-06-27 17:00 America/New_York
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    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    Due to current conditions with COVID-19, DrupalCon was forced to cancel all trainings. Because of how popular our trainings were, we are pleased to offer them fully online. 

    Our DrupalCon trainings are back!

    With our newfound time and our ongoing commitment to accessibility & remote-availability, the Debug Academy team is proud to announce that we are offering our DrupalCon courses directly! We plan to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Drupal Association.

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    2 Free web development trainings tomorrow (Sunday)

    Start: 
    2019-12-15 11:00 - 16:00 America/New_York
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    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    https://debugacademy.com/apply?session_checkbox[0]=424&session_checkbox[1]=426

    Hello,

    What better way to spend a few hours than learning and improving your career prospects?

    Join Debug Academy's instructors tomorrow, Sunday December 15th, for a few free training classes:
    - HTML & CSS (11am)
    - Git (2pm)
    - Drupal 8 course preview and Q&A (10 minutes, at approximately 1pm and 3:30pm)

    Our instructors will be available to answer any questions you might have about this training or our other offerings. Be sure to bring your laptop if you'd like to work along!

    The training events will be at the following location (free parking available):
    1934 Old Gallows Rd

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    Become a Drupal 8 developer (&contributor!) Live, accessible, project-based course taught by Acquia Certified Drupal Grand Master

    Start: 
    2020-02-02 10:00 - 2020-02-06 13:00 America/New_York
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    Hello,

    I am the founder of Debug Academy; my team and I have taught and refined career-changing Drupal 7 & 8 development courses at Debug Academy ( https://debugacademy.com ). My team and I will be teaching the upcoming Drupal 8 semester live, building a real project as a team. The course will be offered approximately 50% in-person at a metro-accessible location in Tysons Corner, VA, and 50% online. Can't make it in-person? You can attend ALL classes live & remotely as well (& catch recordings in our student portal)!

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    We're hiring for BE and FE Drupal Devs! Work Remotely!

    We are hiring for multiple back end and front end developer positions! We have a specific role open for a Senior Back End Drupal Developer local to the DC Metro area who could come into the office occasionally, but we also have room on the team for mid-to-senior level BE and FE Drupal devs further afield (basically anywhere in North, Central, and South America is ok).

    We've got a close-knit dev team and we are passionate about constantly improving our work and our processes. Please reach out if you're interested or if you know anyone who might be.

    https://www.taoti.com/careers/

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    Become a Drupal 8 developer (&contributor!) Live, accessible, project-based course taught by Acquia Certified Drupal Grand Master

    Start: 
    2019-09-22 10:00 - 2019-09-26 10:00 America/New_York
    Event type: 
    User group meeting

    Hello,

    I am the founder of Debug Academy; my team and I have taught and refined career-changing Drupal 7 & 8 development courses at Debug Academy ( https://debugacademy.com ). My team and I will be teaching the upcoming Drupal 8 semester live, building a real project as a team. The course will be offered approximately 50% in-person at a metro-accessible location in Tysons Corner, VA, and 50% online. Can't make it in-person? You can attend ALL classes live & remotely as well (& catch recordings in our student portal)!

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    New Intermediate and Advanced Drupal development classes by Debug Academy - PHP, Modules, React, Twig, & more

    Start: 
    2019-08-09 09:00 - 2019-09-12 09:00 UTC
    Event type: 
    Training (free or commercial)

    In response to feedback from many people, including attendees at Drupal GovCon and Decoupled days, the Debug Academy team has spent many months creating new intermediate developer courses! We're excited to offer the short (1-2 day) classes in Tysons Corner, VA, this August.

    Rather than making a post per class, we're making a single post to share various 1-2 day classes which are coming up in the next month.

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