apprenticeship

Over the past few months we've been working on starting an Apprenticeship scheme between some London based companies, I've included a press release below which should explain what we're going to be doing.

We've had a very positive reaction from the Drupal community so far, as well as from many other people, and it would be great to hear people's thoughts on this, and hear from anyone who would like to become involved.

INCUBE8 Drupal Apprenticeship

Per snelson's (creator of these amazing sites) description of the Services module:

The newly minted 'Zen Task Force' may provide some great project orientated learning opportunities in realm of theming. Seems like it would tie in quite nicely as an extension to the great Dojo theming lesson as well as our work on Merlin's 'Themer Pack Project'?

NOTE: Clearly this is a collaborative effort and I am totally open to adjusting/changing this as we discover what works. I am also actively looking for other experienced Drupal developers to lend time and energy to this, as well as (obviously) hustling up a good crop of apprentices.

Why Apprentices?
Everywhere you turn, people talk about the shortage of Drupal talent. There are various groups dedicated to regional meetups, drupal camps, even formal training events. This group is trying to answer the talent shortage by creating an online community dedicated to transferring knowledge from existing experts in the community to newbies who want to learn.