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A FORMAL UK DRUPAL
QUALIFICATION IN 2015
PETER BROWNELL CODE POSITIVE
with
SHEENA MORRIS HAPPY COMPUTERS
DRUPALCAMP BRIGHTON 2015
FORMAL DRUPAL QUALIFICATION
1 year alpha complete
Beta in development
Backed by UK gov
Need host companies
1
HOT AIR?
10 apprentices
5 companies
1 completed year
SINCE THE AGE OF DINOSAURS
Years of talking
Very hard to agree
Too many perspectives
START HERE
Existing framework
Happy Computers
Sheena Morris
Peter Brownell
Hedley Smith
And more
THE NEXT GENERATION
17 – 24 years old
12 months
Classes + On-the-job
Formal qualification
IT, Software, Web & Telecoms
Room for improvement
Not Drupal specific
72 credits
Not all relevant
Placement is valuable
OUR OWN QUALIFICATION
No pre-requisites
Funded
E-skills UK
Recruitment &Training
Qualification admin
OPENDRUPAL
Training materials
Open Sourced
Bootcamp
Regular Training
apprenticeships.opendrupal.org
TOP DOWN
How teams work
Being part of a team
Testing & Updates
Frontend
Site building
Specification
JOIN IN
More host companies
All admin done for you
Funding support
Grow your team
An office is useful
Pay more than £3.50/h
ON THE GROUND EXPERIENCE
Teaching is hard
Finishing things
No right answer
Being dependable
Timekeeping
Holidays
OUR PATH
Wireframes
Selenium
Behat
Process
Smaller config changes
Real responsibilities
APPRENTICES MADE US BETTER
Grew our team
Refined processes
Developed QA dept.
Defined objectives
Increased profits
Will take on more
Credits
Admin
Happy Computers
Host Companies
Code Positive
Dennis Publishing
White Fuse Media
LivePoster
Steve Sirman
City Web Consultants
Curriculum
Hedley Smith
JUNIOR DRUPAL DEVELOPER
12 Months
17 – 24 Year olds
Formally recognised
Funded
Pay a decent wage
Share your knowledge
Grow your business
Build the community
JUST DO IT
sheena@happy.co.uk
Sheena Morris
Administration
peter@codepositive.com
Peter Brownell
Day to day experience

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