OpenDrupal is a community initiative aimed at facilitating the learning and career development in Drupal, addressing challenges like overwhelming documentation and unsuitable courses. The program includes developing a modular curriculum, supporting apprenticeships, and creating a collaborative environment for both newcomers and employers. It also explores alternatives to traditional university education through in-house training and online resources, while promoting practical skills and community involvement.

2. Who are we?
Hedley Smith!
Agile Collective agilecollective.com
@hedley_smith
Crispin Read!
White Fuse whitefusemedia.com
@crispin_read

3. What is OpenDrupal?
A community initiative to help make
it easier to learn Drupal, and start a
Drupal career.

4. Starting a career in Drupal
can be hard.!
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• Find what and where to learn can be
tricky."
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• Documentation and tutorials can be
overwhelming and confusing."
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• Existing courses aren’t right for
everyone.

5. What can we do?!
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• Develop a curriculum and toolkit."
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• Support Apprenticeships."
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• Do it the open source way.

6. A brave new world!
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• Digital Apprenticeship programmes
are on the rise."
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• Open Source is becoming the new
standard.

7. How it started

8. The Agile Apprenticeship!
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• Agile Collective took an Apprentice on
about a year ago."
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• We decided to Open Source our
efforts.

9. Let’s build something useful!
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• For newbies."
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• For employers."
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• For the community.

10. The big picture

11. Drupal careers for everyone!
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• Can training to become a Drupal
developer be an alternative to
University?"
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• Can we get Drupal companies training
in-house, and working together?"
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• Can we, the Drupal community, build
and contribute back to tools to do this?

12. The bigger picture!
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• Drupal in schools?"
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• A recognised Drupal qualification?"
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• An online platform of resources.
Code Academy for Drupal?"
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• Drupal for everyone!

14. The OpenDrupal Curriculum!
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• Open Source, flexible & modular
curriculum."
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• Self-organised / blended learning."
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• Practical, real-world skills, the right way."
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• Helping make people ‘useful’ quickly."
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• Currently prototyped in Google Drive"
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16. How and where can you use
the Curriculum?
• In your company to upskill existing staff."
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• Internships & Apprenticeships."
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• Training programmes.

17. OpenDrupal Foundation
1. Intro 2. Deep Dive
3. Extend 4. Deploy

19. What is an Apprenticeship?!
• Practical training in a company placement,
‘earning and learning’."
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• Becomes a new team member, learning
from staff, the right way."
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• Working towards a qualification."
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• Government supported with grants
available.

20. What is The Happy Drupal
Apprenticeship!
• Aimed at 16 - 18 year olds, open to under
24’s."
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• Run by Happy Computers, supported by the
Drupal community."
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• Recruitment & two week pre-training run by
Happy. "
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• Interviews, then a one year Apprenticeship
with 12 training days at Happy.

21. Update on the Feb 2014 group!
• Seven potential Apprentices recruited from
35 applicants."
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• Following the OpenDrupal Foundation
curriculum."
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• Available to interview, now!

22. Next steps!
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• OpenDrupal Full Curriculum."
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• OpenDrupal.org"
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• The Happy Drupal Apprenticeship 3.

23. How can you help?!
• Provide feedback, via groups.drupal.org/
opendrupal "
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• Help build the curriculum."
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• Mentor in the future."
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• Take on an Apprentice.

24. More ways to help
• Tweet! #OpenDrupal"
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• Tell your boss about it!"
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• Shout!"
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• Sign up to groups.drupal.org/opendrupal "
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