QContent Boot Camp

Make Your Administrators Experts

Next Class
  • July 17-19, 2011, Waterbury, CT  
  • Email Educational Services if you are interested in attending.
QContent Boot Camp is an intensive skill-building training program designed to certify webmasters and Web administrators in the use of the QScend Technologies e-government software suite of website management products. This 3-day program provides attendees with a thorough understanding of how the QScend software suite functions, including, but not limited to:
  • QCore – user and group management
  • QContent – user and group access permissions; using pages, links, files, images, and tables; working with content feeds, GEO content, file browsers, and photo galleries
  • QScheduler – user and group access permissions; scheduling, registration, and calendar options
  • QPolling – user and group access permissions; polls and surveys
  • QNotify – user and group access permissions; email list management and distribution
  • Product Integration
  • Product Administration
Prerequisites
Trainees must have basic prior knowledge of the QScend product suite, as well as a demonstrated knowledge of the Internet and website purposes and functionality. Attendees should be able to make content, organizational, and other e-government decisions while completing work within their municipality's control panel. Any local departmental discussions with regard to what needs to be accomplished should be completed before attending.

Day 1 (Full Day)
Overview of QContent, from the Content Management Tab through the Reporting Tab. Trainees will learn how each area functions, examine how to work in each area, and learn how to train others to do the same. Classroom activities include hands-on practice and actual work sessions, as well as discussions of best practices in website and content manager management.

Day 2 (Full Day)
Actual website tune-up work (building out or re-organizing) within a municipality's control panel, and the implementation of several QContent tools, including Content Feeds, GEO content, Photo Galleries, and Minutes Manager. Discussions on this day focus on the implementation and integration of the other QScend products. Trainees also are instructed in how to use the remaining QScend products (excluding QAlert).

Day 3 (Full Day)
Continued work building out, re-organizing, or integrating the various QScend products, question and answer review session, plus a QScend products certification examination.

Immediate Benefits
Among the immediate benefits of attendance are:
  • A fine-tuned, consistent website
  • Implementation of new functionality and tools
  • Knowledgeable staff who can further assist and train others
  • An improved e-government experience for citizens and staff.
Tuition Cost per Person
$1299 for the first person, $799 for each additional person. Class size is limited to four people per Boot Camp. Lunch is provided for attendees each day of certification training.

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