Training | Drupal GovCon

Learn from the Best

From our start with Capital Camp to the iterations of Drupal Government Days to Drupal GovCon, we've worked to provide amazing cutting edge training both in-person and virtually during the pandemic. We are so excited to be offering in-person training again! And new this year, we will be offering certificates for PDUs and CLPs for some of the training offerings.

REMINDER- you need to register for Drupal GovCon before you can register for any training. When you register for Drupal GovCon, you'll get the access code needed to register for training. If you've already registered, log into your Drupal GovCon account and you will see the access code on your profile page.

A special thanks to all our Training Sponsors!

Tuesday, August 13th

Professional Drupal Module Development Tools (DDEV + PhpStorm/Visual Studio Code), by DrupalEasy

Full Day: 9am-3:30pm ET

Looking to set up your local development environment with tools necessary to build top-notch Drupal custom modules? In this full-day workshop, Mike Anello, lead instructor of DrupalEasy's 90-hour Professional Module Development course, will help you set up PhpStorm and Visual Studio Code alongside your existing DDEV or Lando installation with all the plugins, extensions, and code quality tools to put you in a position to succeed. Tools covered will include Drupal Coder (phpcs, phpcbf), PhpStan, and Xdebug.

Prerequisites:

Either PhpStorm or Visual Studio Code installed.
Either DDEV or Lando installed.
Comfort on the command line including Drush and Composer.

From Planning to Deployment: WebOps Techniques for Technical Project Managers, by Digital Polygon

Half Day: 12:30pm - 3:30pm ET

Join us to Elevate Your Project Management Skills with Our Specialized WebOps Training! This expertly designed program is tailored for Technical Project Managers who aspire to refine the efficiency and quality of their website projects. Gain essential insights and hands-on experience to help you safely reduce deployment cycles and improve project results. By adopting a WebOps mindset for your team, you will master strategic methods to organize your team for accelerated and secure value delivery. Empower yourself to lead with confidence and achieve excellence in the ever-evolving digital arena.

**PDU and CLP certificates available.

Wednesday, August 14th

Intro to Design Thinking, by WebFirst

Half Day: 9am-12pm ET

Are you curious about human-centered design and the design processes that are used to support it? Or maybe you’ve heard the term “Design Thinking” and would like to know more? In this workshop, you’ll get a crash-course on the Design Thinking methodology and begin to develop mindfulness of the steps essential to problem solving in a human-centered, empathetic and innovative way.

Groups of attendees will be paired with a Federal website to use as contexts for exploration and human-centered design (HCD) experimentation.

This workshop is aligned with the "Ways of Working" skillset in the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Talent Triangle. At the conclusion of the workshop, attendees will receive certificates recognizing the completion of three hours of professional development for CLPs and PDUs.

Workshop leaders will guide you through the HCD problem solving approaches, including practice with:

Using Analytics for User Research
Drawing out Customer Stories
Extending perspective through Journey Maps
Design-Thinking activities

Upon conclusion of this training workshop, attendees will have a practical guide for reconsidering poor 404 user experiences as opportunities to improve customer experience outcomes.

**PDU and CLP certificates available.

Intermediate Backend Drupal Development with OOP, by Debug Academy

Half Day: 9am-12pm ET

This course teaches intermediate Drupal module development techniques using Object Oriented Programming in PHP. If you're comfortable writing PHP code and have dabbled in custom module development, this course will take you to the next level. Through hands-on exercises, participants will become more comfortable with Object Oriented Programming, Services and dependency injection, and more in the context of non-trivial Drupal modules. The curriculum used in this course is pulled directly from Debug Academy's "Become a Drupal Architect Series" and "Advanced Module Development" courses.

What you'll get out of the class:

Explore the major concepts of Object Oriented Programming at an accelerated pace suitable for experienced PHP developers
Become comfortable with the differences (and pros and cons) of Hooks vs Events
Utilize Services & Dependency Injection to build reusable & swappable functionality

Attendees should have at least one of these:

Comfortable writing PHP code (non-OOP is OK)
Comfortable creating Drupal 7 modules using PHP
Experience creating basic Drupal 8+ modules

Hands-on participation is optional. If you would like to participate in the hands-on exercises, please come prepared with a functioning local Drupal development environment for a Drupal 10.3 (or above) website. We recommend using DDEV. (A remote development environment will be provided as a fallback with limited debugging support.)

USWDS Rapid Prototyping with Twig and StorybookJS, by Bixal

Half Day: 12:30pm-3:30pm ET

Discover how to use StorybookJS, Twig, and USWDS to speed up your development process. Turn ideas into reality by creating reusable components using these tools. No Lando or DDEV environment required!

What to expect:

Hands-on exercises to set up a USWDS theme, add Twig USWDS components, create a page template using those components, and more.
You’ll learn how to use USWDS, StorybookJS, and Twig to rapidly prototype.

Required knowledge:

Frontend skills, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Familiarity with Drupal Twig.

Requirements:

Laptop.
Node LTS installed.
Github repo cloned and dependencies installed.

Agile in Action: Federal Project Management Boot Camp, by Agileana

Half Day: 12:30pm-3:30pm ET

Join us for an immersive half-day project management boot camp that ends with certificate that provides 3 hours toward your PMP certification! This training session is tailored for federal, state, and local government professionals, as well as agency project managers eager to elevate their skills. Dive deep into Agile project management methodologies and discover how to effectively apply them within the unique constraints and challenges of a federal government environment.

Led by industry experts, this course will equip you with practical tools and techniques to navigate and succeed in your role as a project manager. You'll engage in hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and collaborative discussions, all designed to enhance your understanding and application of Agile principles.

Upon completion, attendees will receive a certification that counts as professional development hours towards a Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from the Project Management Institute. Don't miss this opportunity to advance your career and become a proficient Agile project manager in the public sector!

Thursday, August 15th

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Drupal, by Promet Source

Full Day: 9am-3:30pm ET

In this training, you'll learn all of the key concepts you need to understand, navigate, and use a Drupal site. You'll learn how to build a Drupal 10 site, from content and user organization to working with modules and themes. You'll also receive our "Site Building Guide" that will help you as you move forward with Drupal.

This class will be entirely hands-on. You'll have a Drupal site in front of you and will be actively working and learning throughout the class. This training is for anyone who is new to Drupal - absolute beginners!

Students will need a laptop to participate in the class.

Reusable Widgets with UI Patterns, by Mobomo

Full Day: 9am-3:30pm ET

Join us for an exciting hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to create your very own reusable widgets using UI Suite's UI Patterns module! Whether you're a Site Builder, Frontend Specialist, or Backend Specialist, this session is designed to accommodate everyone with just a basic understanding of Drupal content types. Bring your laptop and dive into a dynamic, interactive lab environment. We'll guide you through the entire process—from installing and configuring the UI Suite modules to creating your first pattern and applying it to various content types and entities. Our playground will be DDEV-based, but any Drupal instance with Composer and Drush will work perfectly. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your Drupal skills, network with fellow enthusiasts, and take your web development to the next level. Get ready to create impressive widgets that you can reuse across your projects with ease!

Enhance Your project with EvolveUX Feedback Session by Evolving Web

Half Day: 1pm - 3pm ET

Discover innovative web designs and gain fresh ideas with Evolving Web’s EvolveUX Fast Feedback Design sessions! Whether you're presenting your website or attending to provide feedback, these sessions offer a unique opportunity to showcase work, receive real-time insights, and engage with peers. Join us on ingweb.com. Don’t miss this chance to learn, collaborate, and innovate with the community!