Magento Blog http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/ en varienchris Copyright 2008 2008-05-16T00:28:00-08:00 Announcing Magento Training by php|architect http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/announcing-magento-training-by-phparchitect/ http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/announcing-magento-training-by-phparchitect/#When:23:00:00Z Magento Training by php|architect
We are very excited to announce a partnership between Varien and Marco Tabini & Associates, Inc. ("MTA"), publishers of php|architect, for the development and marketing of training programs for the Magento eCommerce platform.

According to Roy Rubin, President of Varien, “MTA is a leader in PHP training programs and we are excited to have them working with us to provide Magento Partners and community members with Magento Training by php|architect”.

Marco Tabini, President of MTA, added: “Magento is a nascent star in the PHP market, and we look forward to applying the expertise we have accumulated in the training and certification arenas to the production of a well-designed curriculum for it.”

Under the terms of the partnership, MTA will become Varien’s exclusive training partner and be responsible for the design and delivery of Magento-related courses worldwide. The first course, ”Developing with Magento” will be officially launched on April 22nd, 2008. More information on Magento Training by php|architect can be found on the Magento Site and seats can be purchased directly from the php|architect website.

]]> News 2008-03-19T23:00:00-08:00 Comment by phpguru {url_as_title} Further question: Is there a limitation of the (virtual) “seats” in the training. Let’s assume we don’t decide before mid of April e.g. (depending on the answer to my comment 17), is there a “booked-up” risk for the upcoming training?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by phpguru {url_as_title} @Marco/Roy: Now it really gets interesting: The certification is (according to Roy’s comment) not directly linked to the training. As partner we need to certify a certain number of developers. Do there arise additional certification costs (f yes: how much)? Or are they included in the partnership fee? Does certification contain a/some (standard/reduced) training, or is is ("simply") an exam/test (with a training as an optional valuable preparation)?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Adam Shuy {url_as_title} How can I get the 5% discount since I am the Silver partner?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by RoyRubin {url_as_title} @Adam Shuy - Certification is separate from training - it is not the same program.

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by chinesedream {url_as_title} Hi Marco, thanks for the info too. Guess I will start saving money for the training smile

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Adam Shuy {url_as_title} Can I get the certificate after finish the online training?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Rowd {url_as_title} @Marco: great! thanks for the info smile

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Marco Tabini {url_as_title} @Rowd: not yet; working on it grin

@chinesedream: we don’t currently have any plans to offer that; sorry.

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by chinesedream {url_as_title} Oh one more thing, would you consider extra payment terms such as monthly installment?$999.99 is nothing for a medium to big web company, but for freelance web designer, I find paying the amount at once at bit of a burden.

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Rowd {url_as_title} I’d also like to know more about certification, any further details available?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Marco Tabini {url_as_title} @phpguru: the dates are fixed together by us and Varien, and we’re working on having additional days for May ready soon.

@chinesedream: the same level of knowledge that you would need to use Magento if you were starting afresh: a good working knowledge of PHP 5. A basic understanding of the Zend Framework would also be beneficial, but is not a requirement.

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by chinesedream {url_as_title} What level of PHP knowledge do I need in order to sign up the training program?

Thanks!

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by phpguru {url_as_title} Marco, this sounds great! Would you mind to fix any further dates already or do you prefer just to evaluate the first run beforehand?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Marco Tabini {url_as_title} Hi there—

I work for php|a. The training will take place on a monthly basis, with some possible exceptions when scheduling becomes difficult due to long holidays, etc.

Cheers!

Marco

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by phpguru {url_as_title} How often / in which intervals will training sequences take place (e.g. per year). In our current resource/workload situation it is crucial for us to be able to phase the training of our team, so that those who attend the training can concentrate on this, while others meanwhile do the daily business - and vice versa a few weeks later.

How would such a phasing interfere with the 90-day period for training/certification linked with our partner contract in case trainings will take place on a quarterly or even half-year basis e.g.?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by Ross {url_as_title} Thanks, that looks very interesting.  Does this training link in with certification in any way?

The course is mentioned as being ‘advanced’, what would be prerequisite knowledge and skills?

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by tijuan {url_as_title} ...documentation (oups)

]]> 2008-05-16 T;00:28:00-08:00 Comment by tijuan {url_as_title} ok, fine, but what if I just want to learn by myself with a

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