Online Content Management System (CMS) Training in South Africa

Drupal 10 is a robust open-source content management system employed to create and oversee dynamic websites and applications.

This instructor-led, live training (delivered online or on-site) is tailored for beginner to intermediate web administrators, content managers, and developers keen on learning to build, manage, and customise websites using Drupal 10.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp Drupal’s ecosystem, features, and user interface.
• Construct and configure sites using content types, fields, and navigation.
• Oversee content through taxonomies and media tools.
• Configure users, roles, permissions, and content workflows.
• Install and configure modules, themes, and site settings.
• Apply foundational theming and optimisation best practices.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Ample exercises and practical application.
• Hands-on implementation within a live lab environment.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a bespoke training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led live training in South Africa (online or on-site) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level website administrators who wish to efficiently manage a Backdrop CMS website without needing extensive coding knowledge.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install, configure, and maintain a Backdrop CMS website.
• Manage content, users, and permissions effectively.
• Customise the website layout and appearance.
• Extend website functionality using modules and themes.
• Perform backups and security best practices.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers who wish to build, extend, and customize websites using Backdrop CMS.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Backdrop CMS.
• Develop and customize themes.
• Build custom modules to extend functionality.
• Integrate third-party APIs and services.
• Manage databases and optimize performance.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level web content managers who wish to update content, manage menus, work with taxonomy, and upload PDFs or images in Drupal.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate the Drupal interface and understand key features.
• Create and manage menus to improve site navigation.
• Use taxonomy to categorise and organise content effectively.
• Upload and manage PDFs, images, and other media files.
• Edit and publish basic content pages for the library website.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is tailored for beginners who want to grasp the core concepts of Drupal 11 and gain the skills to build, manage, and customise websites using its capabilities.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Drupal 11 in local or cloud environments.
• Create and manage content via the Drupal interface.
• Customise website appearance using themes.
• Enhance website functionality with modules and plugins.
• Grasp the basics of user roles, permissions, and site security.
• Deploy and maintain Drupal 11 websites efficiently.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level content managers who wish to learn the essential concepts, tools, and best practices for managing content using a Content Management System (CMS).

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the key features and components of popular CMS platforms.
• Create, edit, and publish content using a CMS.
• Implement SEO best practices within CMS for better search engine ranking.
• Manage user roles and permissions for collaboration within the CMS.
• Integrate multimedia elements (images, videos, etc.) effectively within content.
• Troubleshoot basic CMS issues and understand CMS security practices.
• Utilize analytics tools to measure content performance.

This instructor-led live training in South Africa (online or on-site) is aimed at system administrators who wish to set up and manage a Drupal 11 website.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Drupal 11.
• Deploy, test, and monitor a Drupal 11 website.
• Set up and manage user accounts.
• Secure a Drupal 11 website.
• Optimize the performance of a Drupal 11 website.
• Perform scheduled backups.
• Deploy multiple versions of a Drupal 11 website (e.g., multilingual, mobile-friendly versions).

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or on-site) is designed for developers who wish to utilise Contentful to update content for websites or mobile applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a Contentful account.
• Manage web and mobile application content in Contentful.
• Learn how to manage and update web or mobile application content.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or on-site) is targeted at intermediate developers who wish to master Drupal 10, focusing on custom module creation, development practices, and integrating DevOps processes using Azure.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core functionalities and new features of Drupal 10.
• Develop custom modules tailored to business needs.
• Implement best practices in Drupal development.
• Configure and manage development environments using Azure services.
• Automate deployment and scaling using Azure DevOps tools.

LMS (Learning Management System) platforms are extensively utilised in educational, corporate, and government sectors to manage, deliver, and monitor digital training and learning experiences.

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level professionals seeking certification-level proficiency in managing, administering, and optimising an LMS platform to support learning and development programmes.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure a learning management system for their organisation.
• Enrol users, assign roles, and manage access permissions.
• Create, organise, and monitor courses and learning pathways.
• Generate reports and track learner progress and performance.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Ample exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a bespoke training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level web developers, web designers, and WordPress administrators who wish to learn how to install, administer, and optimise WordPress sites, enabling them to create and manage professional, responsive websites.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of WordPress, including its features and benefits.
• Install and configure WordPress on a web server.
• Utilise plugins, servers, and templates to improve WordPress functionality and performance.
• Create and manage custom post types in WordPress.
• Build WordPress sites at basic, medium, and advanced levels.
• Use Elementor to design and customise WordPress sites.
• Implement site maps and breadcrumbs for WordPress sites.
• Apply best practices in web and responsive design for WordPress sites.
• Optimise WordPress sites for SEO and Google Analytics.

Drupal continues to stand out as a highly reliable and secure CMS. With the release of Drupal 9, it offers even greater power for site builders and ambitious developers aiming to construct robust websites on its platform.

Is the Drupal 9/10 Learning Curve Steep?

The short answer is No. The extended explanation is that Drupal has become increasingly user-friendly with each upgrade, marking a significant journey from its inception nearly two decades ago. The newest version exemplifies this progress by taking Drupal's formidable technical capabilities and making them more accessible to everyday users through improved usability.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Install and configure Drupal on both localhost (Apache) and live servers.
• Grasp core Drupal concepts and architecture, such as Entities, taxonomies, and Views.
• Perform Drupal site building and adopt modern approaches to developing a resilient site.
• Engage in Drupal 9 theme development, including starter kits, FED, and initiating themes with Gulp.
• Apply component-based development approaches within Drupal.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical sessions.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customisation Options

• To request bespoke training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Developing web applications with Drupal 11 requires a strong command of the platform's revamped architecture and contemporary development practices. This course explores the latest framework capabilities, including HTTP request handling, advanced caching strategies, automated class loading, and the new data separation model that distinctly separates content from configuration and application state. It equips developers to create modular extensions that can override core Drupal functionality and deliver scalable enterprise-grade website solutions.

This course focuses on Drupal. The Drupal themes workshop empowers web developers to create and customise Drupal Themes. While Drupal Themes are highly flexible, this flexibility is realised only when you grasp the mechanics of theme engines. You will learn how to interactively modify existing themes and build new ones from the ground up. Additionally, you will gain foundational knowledge of the Twig template engine and understand its relationship with Drupal 11.

Magento stands as the world's leading Content Management System (CMS) for e-commerce. It is trusted by major global brands such as Samsung, Lenovo, and Nike, and enjoys widespread adoption among small to medium-sized online retail enterprises.
 
This instructor-led live training, available both onsite and remotely, provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of Magento's features, strengths, limitations, and strategic implementation approaches within an organisational context. Real-world case studies highlight both successful and challenging Magento deployments. Beyond reviewing past experiences, the course also explores emerging trends in Magento's market adoption.

Upon completing this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Administer sales, inventory, and customer data via the Magento back-end
• Configure and oversee the front-end to deliver a highly tailored user experience
• Seamlessly integrate existing internal systems with a Magento e-commerce platform
• Facilitate integration with partner organisations that utilise Magento

Target Audience

• Managers evaluating e-commerce solutions
• Engineers exploring Magento implementation for their organisations

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, interactive discussions, practical exercises, and live demonstrations

Important Note

• For bespoke training arrangements, please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level web and Java developers who wish to learn how to develop and deploy custom applications on the Liferay platform.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop custom portlets and applications using Liferay’s Plugins SDK.
• Integrate Java portlets and utilize Liferay's service architecture.
• Customize the portal using hooks, themes, and layout templates.
• Use Liferay Developer Studio for development and deployment.
• Apply best practices in Liferay development for efficient and maintainable applications.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at training coordinators, instructional designers, and HR administrators who wish to master LMS setup, user and role management, course creation, tracking, reporting, and best practices for certification preparation.

This instructor-led live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to use Magento Commerce Cloud to design, build, and develop e-commerce websites for enterprise-scale businesses in the cloud.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing enterprise e-commerce sites using Magento Commerce Cloud.
• Understand the infrastructure, technology stack, and services required to host an online store in the cloud.
• Learn how to configure and manage a cloud project in Magento using the Project Web Interface and CLI.
• Integrate supported services (Fastly, New Relic, Blackfire, and Sendgrid) to optimise the site performance and features.
• Configure and maintain a highly secure platform to eliminate cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Build, test, and deploy sites to staging and production, and then perform post-launch checks and maintenance.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is targeted at developers who wish to use Magento to design and build a secure and user-friendly online shopping site.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start developing e-commerce sites with Magento.
• Understand the architecture, core concepts, modules, and file structure in Magento.
• Develop a functional and robust online store by customizing Magento components and modules.
• Implement security enhancement practices in Magento to reduce vulnerabilities and potential cyber attacks.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at software architects and developers who wish to learn highly-effective techniques for defining the requirements needed to design and develop an e-commerce site using Magento.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture, features, and core functionalities of Magento.
• Learn how to create user stories, use cases, and workflows based on real-world scenarios.
• Use tools and templates available in Magento to gather and define the functional requirements.
• Define the integration and infrastructure requirements for design and development.

Learning Management Systems (LMS) are utilized by trainers and educators to create online courses that integrate blended learning, distance education, flipped classrooms, and various other e-learning strategies within schools, universities, workplaces, and the private sector.

This instructor-led training is designed for technical users, such as system administrators and course managers, who prefer a practical, hands-on approach to learning how to implement and deploy an LMS.

Upon completion of this training, participants will understand the architecture, design, and functional principles underlying an LMS. Through live practice and implementation, they will gain the ability to install, configure, manage, optimize, troubleshoot, and deploy an LMS system within their own environment.

Format of the course

• A combination of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

Note

• This training utilises Moodle as a sample LMS implementation.
• To use a different LMS or customise any other aspect of this training, please contact us to make arrangements.

Learning Management Systems (LMS) are utilised by trainers and educators to develop online courses that incorporate concepts such as blended learning, distance education, flipped classrooms, and other e-learning strategies within schools, universities, workplaces, and the private sector.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to set up and manage courses, organise a course homepage and its layout, arrange and grade assignments, and provide feedback, run quizzes, track learning progress, hold online discussions with learners, utilise the gradebook and other advanced grading approaches, conduct surveys, host workshops, and more.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of an LMS and all of its main features.
• Create, design, add, configure and manage courses based on their own needs.
• Add, configure and manage course resources and activities, including but not limited to assignment, chat, feedback, forum, lesson, quiz, SCORM, survey, workshop, gradebook, etc.
• Bring an improved teaching, interaction and learning experience to the audience.

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Note

• This training will use Moodle as the LMS for all exercises.
• To use a different LMS or customize any other part of this training, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is designed for system administrators who wish to install, configure, deploy, and maintain an Open edX system.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure a production-grade Open edX system.
• Define user roles and permissions.
• Configure the database and perform maintenance operations.
• Secure, monitor, optimise, and troubleshoot a live Open edX system.
• Perform administration tasks, including backup, restore, and site migration.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at developers who wish to customise and extend an online course based on the Open edX platform.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to begin developing.
• Understand the Open edX architecture, tools, and development process.
• Build, test, and deploy new applications and services to enhance the richness of an Open edX course.
• Integrate existing web, desktop, and mobile applications and content into an Open edX course.
• Track, monitor, and analyse the activity and performance of an Open edX service or application.

With a market share of 60%, WordPress is the Content Management System (CMS) of choice for many of the world's most high-profile websites. PHP is a server-side language, which powers about 82 percent of the web.

In this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote), participants with little or no previous programming experience will learn how to customise a WordPress website using PHP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the development tools needed to quickly start working with PHP
• Understand and alter the various types of PHP files in WordPress
• Understand PHP syntax (conditional statements, loops, functions, etc.)
• Write their own plugin or a theme within WordPress
• Debug, deploy and troubleshoot a WordPress website

Audience

• Web designers
• Content creators with technical skills
• Business owners with technical skills
• Developers with no previous experience with PHP

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Plenty of exercises and practice
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Note

• To request a customised training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
• To learn more about WordPress, please visit: https://wordpress.org/

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is designed for developers aiming to design, develop, and manage scalable e-commerce applications using Shopify.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure the essential development environment required for building Shopify apps.
• Grasp the features and architecture underpinning the Shopify e-commerce platform.
• Comprehend the basics of e-commerce and strategies for establishing a business on Shopify.
• Learn to create Shopify applications using Shopify CLI, Polaris, App Bridge, and GraphQL.
• Develop REST APIs to extend and scale the functionality of Shopify apps.
• Familiarise themselves with the tools and best practices for developing Shopify apps.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at web developers or web content managers who wish to use TinaCMS to create, edit, review, and publish website content real-time while keeping control of the code.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the necessary development environment to start using TinaCMS.
• Create, edit, and customize web pages directly from the web UI.
• Manage the editor by configuring the backend APIs from within the source code.
• Integrate other data sources, workflows, and plugins to extend functionality.

Veeva Vault is a cloud-based content management platform and suite of applications designed for life sciences companies.

This instructor-led, live training in South Africa (online or onsite) is aimed at end-users who wish to use Veeva Vault to better manage life science documents and data.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to manage documents, track product information, and collaborate with other team members.

WordPress training empowers beginners and non-technical professionals with the practical skills needed to build professional websites without writing any code. The course covers the fundamental principles of WordPress installation, content management using posts, pages, and media, as well as various configuration options. It examines proven methods for choosing between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, selecting and customizing themes, managing plugins, and configuring site settings. This training helps individuals create and maintain their own websites with confidence.

In this instructor-led, live training in South Africa (onsite or remote), participants will elevate their WordPress skills, learning how to set up, customise, and deploy a complex commercial-grade website.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure WordPress locally and in the cloud (single and multi-site).
• Build a sophisticated e-commerce website.
• Customize an existing website.
• Brand a website using custom themes.
• Enable booking and membership functionality.
• Set up and administer different user roles (editors, admins, etc.).
• Create a private or public social network.
• Optimize a WordPress website for SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
• Backup and restore a WordPress website.
• Maintain and troubleshoot a live, production WordPress website.