GovCMS training
Do you have a technical role in your team or maybe you’re responsible for content and want to know more? We offer Content Administration and Site Builder training in a range of formats to meet your needs. We can also provide customised training in specific areas of Drupal.
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Online training material
These resources are available to everyone:
Our online training materials are interactive. You can edit content, provide feedback and request new topics. Your input supports our commitment to continuous improvement. It also helps strengthen the knowledge of the GovCMS Community. More information is available in our Contributing and Feedback Guide.
Training calendar
Summary: Learn the basics for publishing, editing and maintaining content. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Site Builder training teaches you how to build or extend a GovCMS SaaS website.
Summary: Learn the basics for publishing, editing and maintaining content. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Training formats
Face to face training
Content Administration and Site Builder training sessions are led by a facilitator in person in Canberra, ACT.
The duration of these sessions are:
- Content Administration - 1 day (9:00am to 5:00pm)
- Site Builder - 2 days (9:00am to 5:00pm both days)
The cost to attend a session is:
- Face to face Content Administration - $750.00 ex GST
- Face to face Site Builder - $1,500.00 ex GST
Non-corporate Commonwealth entities are not charged GST. If your organisation is not a non-corporate entity, you will be charged GST on top of the above fee.
Invoices will be sent to your nominated contact after you have attended an online training session.
Online training
Content Administration and Site Builder training sessions are led by a facilitator via the Microsoft Teams platform.
The duration of these sessions are:
- Content Administration - 4 days (one 2-hour session per day)
- Site Builder - 4 days (two 2-hour sessions per day)
The cost to attend a session is:
- Online Content Administration - $600.00 ex GST
- Online Site Builder - $1,200.00 ex GST
Non-corporate Commonwealth entities are not charged GST. If your organisation is not a non-corporate entity, you will be charged GST on top of the above fee.
Invoices will be sent to your nominated contact after you have attended an online training session.
Courses
Content Administration
Learn the basics for publishing, editing and maintaining content. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course outline
- Login to the administration area and access key areas,
- Create and manage content and content revisions,
- Create and manage files and media assets,
- Publish content and learn the GovCMS content moderation workflow,
- Manage content URLs, URL aliases and redirects,
- Use taxonomy to categorise content,
- Create online forms,
- Manage blocks of content and update site navigation,
- Manage content layout,
- Understand more about GovCMS and Drupal.
View the Content Administration training manual
Find upcoming Content Administration training
Site Builder
Learn how to build or extend a GovCMS SaaS website. This training is aimed at more experienced users, experienced with Drupal and/or other web content management systems.
Course outline
- Extend default functionality in GovCMS Drupal to meet advanced functional requirements,
- Use URL path configuration to improve your site’s search,
- Show best practices for GovCMS8 site building,
- Configure automatically generated images and thumbnails,
- Configure both controlled vocabularies and free tagging with Taxonomy,
- Create advanced listings of content,
- Manage navigation through the GovCMS menu system,
- Maintain a secure and well-performing website.
View the Site Builder training manual
Find upcoming Site Builder training
Custom training
If you and your team need training in specific areas of Drupal, we can help. Fill out our custom training form to find out if we can help.