Web Design Training Courses

Our Web Design courses are for everyone involved or interested in creating web sites - whether novice or expert. So it does not matter if you are looking to get Certified or are only trying to learn the skills needed there should be a course available.

The Work of a Web Designer

The role of Web Designers varies depending on the size and nature of the company that employs them. Some designers have overall control of all aspects design and programming; others may oversee the development of design plans.

Web Designers are primarily concerned with the design and development of web sites for customers wanting a presence on the Internet for various commercial or marketing purposes. The designer works closely with the customer to create a web site that meets the customer's needs and specification. See our Web Manager course

Designers are often required to provide advice based on technical issues to those who do not fully understand I.T. issues. The size and complexity of site design needs to be fully understood and approached carefully to provide a popular and effective site.

A designer will be commissioned to produce a web site and then provide ideas and designs that meet the specifications of the customer in terms of purpose and, for example, the corporate image of the organisation. Designers may also be involved in hosting and marketing the site. Continued development and updating of the site are often tasks in which designers are involved.

Web sites are increasingly becoming complex in terms of technical features such as integrated databases and so on. Many simple sites do exist but as the WWW becomes more popular, the demands on web designers are becoming much more demanding than providing graphically pleasing sites. See our Master CIW Designer course

Keimos Web Design Courses

Our web design courses use simulations extensively to provide opportunities for students to learn & practice skills-based content. This “learning by doing'” model is far more effective than the traditional true/false, multiple choice approach. Live application software is not needed.

Interactive content is used often in the courses to engage the learner's attention, to reinforce and exercise skills being taught, and to provide feedback on the learner's grasp of a skill or concept.

Size and Credibility of CIW Program

CIW is the largest IT job-role certification program. It is increasingly recognized and accepted as the standard vendor-neutral certification by corporations, academic institutions, commercial training centers and industry publications.
CIW offers four master-level certifications: Master CIW Designer, Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Web Site Manager and Master CIW Enterprise Developer.
Intel, Novell and iGeneration have all merged their Internet certification programs with CIW.
IBM and Hewlett Packard use CIW in their corporate training programs.
CIW is endorsed the by International Webmasters Association (IWA). It is also endorsed and supported by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET).

CertCities.com readers picked CIW as the best Web/Internet certification to hold.

Best Web/Internet Certification

Winner: Prosoft Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Professional
Finalists: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Developer, CompTIA i-Net+

ProsoftTraining.com's CIW remained your pick for the best Web/Internet certification to hold, thanks to its “well rounded and vendor-neutral, focusing on logistics, configuration and skills in the working environment,” as one reader stated.

Even those not in this specialty appear to have respect for this title. Said another reader, “This is not my area, but my colleagues say CIW...”

Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX Developer came in a close second. “I feel that Macromedia is widely used and is probably a bit more user friendly,” said Glenda Simmons, a network systems engineer from Fresno, Calif.

i-Net snagged the second finalist position thanks to its coverage of Web fundamentals. As Harbour explained, “There's more to the Internet and the Web than just programming. You have to know the servers and how the Internet runs. Having a good foundation is vital to anything you do with the Internet.”