Training Opportunities for All Levels at DrupalCon Singapore 2024

For those of you looking to get an introduction to Drupal and to those who wish to build their Drupal skills, DrupalCon Singapore 2024 brings three professionally headed training sessions. The sessions are designed to equip attendees with practical skills across various levels of Drupal development. Scheduled for the third and final day, December 11, 2024, these trainings provide hands-on learning in Site Building, Module Development, and Headless Drupal, catering to different technical backgrounds and Drupal proficiencies. 

Here’s a closer look at what each session has to offer.

1. Drupal: Zero to Hero in One Day with Pixel Onion

The Drupal: Zero to Hero in One Day course with Pixel Onion is ideal for beginners. This session walks participants through the essentials of setting up and managing a Drupal site, from installation to cloud deployment. Attendees will gain familiarity with Drupal’s building blocks and terminologies, creating a solid foundation in information architecture and using core modules for common CMS features. 

The course will teach practical skills, such as managing configuration to transition a local site to a cloud environment. Participants will use DDEV as a local development setup, Composer for package management, and Drush for deployment, experiencing a complete cycle from site installation to deployment. This course suits those new to Drupal, including PHP developers, designers, and students interested in site building without code. A list of prerequisites has been mentioned on the training page, including basic command-line skills and a few tools like DDEV, Git, and Platform CLI.

2. Drupal Module Development

Drupal Module Development by DrupalEasy targets PHP developers who want to learn custom module creation. This session dives into core concepts and practical module development techniques, including routes, controllers, plugins, and custom fields. Attendees will create various modules, such as a "Hello, World" custom module and an HTML5 Audio field formatter, along with a user-blocking module. By the end of the course, participants will feel confident using Drush’s "generate" command to simplify module creation. This course is well-suited for developers with a working knowledge of PHP, some experience in local development environments, and basic familiarity with Drupal’s command-line interface. Although previous experience with Drupal APIs is helpful, it’s not required.

3. Headless Drupal with Axelerant

Axelerant’s session is ideal for those exploring Headless Drupal. It focuses on using Drupal as a backend for a React frontend. Participants will learn to configure and expose APIs through Drupal’s core modules and create a decoupled React-based website that connects with these APIs. Through hands-on guidance, attendees will use the provided designs to construct essential frontend pages like the homepage, login/signup, contact, and product pages in React.

This course offers a solid understanding of Headless Drupal’s architecture and API integration, preparing developers to work seamlessly with both backend and frontend frameworks. Ideal attendees are PHP developers or experienced Drupal users with a foundation in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git, though prior React knowledge is optional.

Registration

To attend these sessions, participants must purchase a training ticket separate from the main conference ticket. However, DrupalCon offers an excellent discount on bundled tickets—by registering for both a training and conference ticket together, attendees can save over 40% on the conference ticket. This offer is available only for a limited time, and while training seats remain open, early registration is recommended.

With limited availability and highly specialised content, DrupalCon Singapore 2024’s training sessions will deliver an exemplary learning experience for developers, designers, and newcomers. To learn in detail about the training sessions, prerequisites, and registration, visit the DrupalCon Singapore 2024 training page.