QA is a training provider that offers app and web development courses to help fill the growing digital skills gap. They have developed one of the widest training portfolios in app and web skills by working with tech industry experts to create up-to-date, best-practice courses. Their training methods include classroom, self-study, video on demand, and attend from anywhere options. They provide training for all levels from introductory courses to advanced skills and certifications in technologies like Microsoft and Oracle.

1. Selling App and Web Development
Q A . C O M / A P P A N D W E B
F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y
AGE.
DIGITAL
SKILLS FOR THE
APP AND WEB TRAINING

2. Digital skills for
the digital age.
We know the world is becoming ever
more digital. Customers are demanding
more immediate, more accessible,
more user-centric ways of interacting
with organisations. So every business,
government department and charity
has increasing digital needs.
But there just aren’t enough
professionally-trained developers to
meet the demand.
At QA we’ve developed one of the
widest training portfolios in app and
web development skills to help you fill
this skills gap. Our experts work with
the biggest names in the tech industry
to create up-to-date, best practice
courses, letting you build end-to-end
digital skills for you or your business.

3. Bridging the
digital skills
gap.
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APP AND WEB TRAINING:
THE QA WAY

4. Cutting edge
expertise.
EDSEL THAM
Senior Learning
Consultant
DAVID WALKER
Head of Emerging
Technologies
CHRIS FARRELL
Principal Technologist
JON VENABLES
Senior Business
Applications Consultant
RICHARD O’BRIEN
Senior Business
Applications Consultant
Our App and Web experts are part of a team that is
the UK’s largest provider of technical IT training.
All of our training experts have real-world experience,
so they know just how to make topics relevant to your
day job. Additionally, they work with leading names in
the tech industry to build courses that bring the latest
skill sets right to you.
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5. No one builds
better experts.
Our unique QA Authored courses bridge
the gap between theory and real-world
expertise in the App and Web world.
We bring the training experience of our 250 training
experts together with our broad product knowledge
and close industry relationships to create truly
exceptional courses that go far beyond learning
about features or frameworks.
A QA Authored course helps you gain mastery
and solve business problems, with cross-product
knowledge and real-world solutions.
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6. FRO M I N DI V I DUA LS TO
TE A MS TO E X ECUTI V E BOA RDS .
W E PROV I DE TR A I N I NG TH AT ’ S
A S U N IQU E A S YOU A RE.
FOR ENTERPRISEFOR INDIVIDUALS FOR COMPANIES
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7. The most effective
learning and the
greatest choice. Training the way that you want to learn. We offer four
training methods for our developer courses – Classroom,
Attend from Anywhere, Self-Study and Video on Demand.
The most extensive course choice. With more than
300 courses, we develop skills that cover the whole
development cycle, including all of the major programming
languages.
We have a fully comprehensive curriculum to help
delegates of every skill level. Covering both front end
and back end development we have something to offer -
from initial courses to get you started, through to in-depth
training for seasoned hands.
A wider view from industry experts. QA Authored
courses fill the gaps between the official vendor courses,
linking multiple different products with general skills and
industry best practices.
Authored
For over 30 years, QA has developed an extensive
learning system and App and Web Development
leads the way with cutting edge training materials and
methods. Not only do we have an expansive schedule
of courses and distance learning options for you to
choose from, we also support your learning before
and after your course.
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8. PROVIDING TRUSTED
TRAINING ACROSS BOTH
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
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9. What our
customers think.
Unrivalled Customer Satisfaction
90% of customers that went on App and Web
Development courses with us last year said that
they learned new skills that would improve their
job performance.
90% Simon
Glenn
Ben Everything was fantastic, couldn’t be
improved.
Ben Douthwaite
Programming with Javascript
I am satisfied with the course outcomes
and learned more than I anticipated -
thank you.
Simon Amber
C++ for C Programmers
Very relevant to me and I will insist new
collegues attend this amongst other QA
led courses.
Glenn Smith
Getting Started with PHP and MySQL
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10. QA has something for all levels – from initial
courses to get you started, through to in-depth
training for seasoned hands. Whether you’re
developing for the desktop, mobile devices
or the web, QA can provide you with the skills
you need.
As you’d expect from the UK’s leading IT
training provider, our application development
portfolio covers all of the bases - with core
language skills such as C#, Java, Perl, Python,
C and C++; and development environments
such as Microsoft .NET and Azure, AWS,
Oracle Fusion and WebLogic, and Red Hat
JBoss.
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What
we offer

11. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTGETTING STARTED
T R A I N I N G F O R E V E R Y L E V E L
GETTING STARTED COURSES (LEARN TO CODE)
USER INTERFACE AND GRAPHICAL DESIGN (ADOBE CS)
CORE HTML, CSS AND JAVASCIPT DEVELOPMENT
WEB AND MOBILE DEVICE
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
USER EXPERIENCE – ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH
PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES
WEB DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CLOUD
CYBER SECURITY
DATABASE INTEGRATION
PROGRAMMING FOUNDATIONS
We also offer the following App & Web
skills through our training partners:
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) Online
Advertising, Google Analytics, E-Commerce, Social Media &
Online PR, Content Marketing, Multichannel Marketing.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (E.G. NODE,
ANGULAR, ASP.NET, MVC, NoSQL)
CROSS PLATFORM APP DEVELOPMENT (XAMARIN)
We provide unique App & Web Certifications
in Microsoft and Oracle technologies.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND
ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
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12. Getting Started
L E A R N T O C O D E
Computer code is used to build websites, apps, games and even used in
our cars, washing machines and most modern appliances. QA’s selection
of introductory Learn to Code courses give you the coding fundamentals
to create an effective web page or application, and provide a great
foundation for further learning.
Create Attractive Web User
Interfaces and Graphical Design
W I T H A D O B E C R E AT I V E S U I T E
These courses are designed for novice web developers and designers
(and also graphic artists with some programming background) who
need to build websites using the features of the Adobe Creative Suite
(Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator).
Learn how to combine the features of these industry-standard
programmes to create stunning designs and attractive web user interface.
Other Adobe CS courses are available by request.
Programming Foundations
W R I T E ‘ G O O D C O D E ’
Gain a basic understanding of how computer systems work from a
programmer’s perspective, and how to use this knowledge to produce
‘good code’. These courses are also suitable for technical staff who aren’t
programmers, as they help gain insight into software development.
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13. Core Web Developer Skills and
Responsive Web Design
W I T H H T M L , C S S , J AVA S C R I P T A N D J Q U E R Y
These courses are ideal for developers who already have some
experience of the core technologies. You’ll learn best practice web
development, how to utilise modern scripting libraries, harness jQuery as
a rapid development tool and migrate yourself and your organisation into
the next wave of web applications.
Web and Mobile Device
Application Development
C R E AT E N AT I V E O R H T M L W E B A P P S
Learn how to develop an app to get optimal performance and usability on
every device.
Each mobile operating system (iOS, Android, Windows Phone and
Blackberry) comes with its own technological challenges and requires
platform-specific development skills. Learn how to develop native Apps
for each platform using:
• Java for Android and Blackberry
• C# for Windows Phone
• Swift for Apple iOS
You’ll also learn when and how to use non-native HTML5 and JavaScript
to quickly create applications without having to maintain multiple code
bases.
User Experience (UX)
A N A LY S I S A N D R E S E A R C H
Everything the user sees, hears, or feels has a major impact on a user’s
experience. These courses teach the essential skills for designing and
developing the way users interact with products, whether it’s websites,
software applications, or physical products.
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14. Programming Languages and
Techniques
From web applications to desktop and mobile apps — all can be built with
equal ease, using many of the same skills. But to make the most of this
potential, developers must have a thorough grasp of core language skills
and object-orientated programming concepts.
QA offers a range of programming language courses for the experienced
developer who wishes to deepen their current knowledge or to cross
train in another language. We cover all of the core language skills,
including C#, Java, Perl, Python, C and C++.
Database Integration
C R E AT E D Y N A M I C W E B A P P L I C AT I O N S
Even the simplest of websites will need to work with a database. We
offer a range of database and Business Information courses from popular
vendors and open source providers, including Oracle, Hadoop, MySQL
and PHP.
Improve your PHP skills and combine them with time-proven database
management techniques to create best-of-breed web applications that
are efficient, solid and secure.
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15. Advanced Technologies
N O D E J S , A N G U L A R J S , A S P. N E T, M V C , N O S Q L ,
I S O M O R P H I C J AVA S C R I P T. . .
These technologies are the contemporary face of Web Development. The
AngularJS framework allows web developers to create rich decision making
user interfaces that enhance an end-user’s experience through a MVC (Model
View Controller) application.
We teach you how to use NodeJS and the MEAN stack to build open-
source modular and component based web apps to create a service driven
application with a single web page user interface.
Web Development
for the Cloud
C L O U D H O S T E D A P P L I C AT I O N S
Developing web apps that make use of the Cloud requires some special
skills to make sure they are secure, reliable and scalable.
We have courses covering the fundamental concepts and baseline
programming for developing applications on the Amazon AWS and
Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
Cross Platform Mobile App
Development
X A M A R I N
With Xamarin, build your code once and re-use it across Windows Phone,
iOS and Android apps. The experiences which users get from Xamarin-base
apps is fully native; they offer the full functionality and performance on every
platform.
Our courses give you a high-level overview of the Xamarin platform, then
delve deeper into the specifics, helping you to get the most out of your
Xamarin development workflow.
Application Security
Security is the number one priority for any app. Our Application Security
courses will give you the necessary skills and techniques to identify
security risks in ASP.NET and Java applications and how to mitigate those
risks.
The courses aligns to the OWASP Top 10 most critical web application
security risks and will give you first-hand experience of the exploitation of
vulnerable code.
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16. Oracle Development
Certification
A S S O C I AT E A N D P R O F E S S I O N A L
QA’s Associate level training in Java SE 8 Fundamentals introduces
object-oriented programming using the Java language.
Our Professional level training covers the core language features and
Application Programming Interfaces (API) you will use to design object-
oriented applications.
Microsoft Development
Certification
M I C R O S O F T C E R T I F I E D S O L U T I O N S
D E V E L O P E R , M C S D
Get recognition for your expertise in creating and deploying modern web
applications and services by earning the Microsoft Certified Solutions
Developer (MCSD) Web Applications certification.
We offer a range of Microsoft certificates covering .NET Applications,
Windows Store Apps in C# and Windows Store Apps in HTML.
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17. App and Web
training for every
role.
UX EXPERTS
We run very popular public
schedule, intermediate level
courses in UX. as well as
advanced level UX courses by
arrangement.
UI SPECIALISTS / WEB
DESIGNER
We have a full range of Adobe
training courses as well as
introductory HTML, CSS and
JavaScript courses.
FRONT–END WEB
DEVELOPER
We offer courses in HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, and light back-end
work.
Together with courses for the
back–end developer, this is
the core of QA’s App and Web
Development training curriculum.
BACK–END WEB
DEVELOPER
We offer courses in languages
specific to the web such as PHP,
ASP, Ruby and Python.
Together with courses for the
front–end developer, this is
the core of QA’s App and Web
Development training curriculum.
MOBILE APP / WEB
APP DEVELOPER
We run specific courses for each
OS (iOS, Android, Windows) using
specific languages: Swift, Java,
C#, (plus HTML5 Apps) and cross
platform development training too.
(Xamarin).
SOFTWARE TESTER
We run a full selection of formal
courses in Software Testing,
including Certificates in the BCS
Software Testing Foundation and
the Advanced level, Certified Agile
Tester. (CAT).
DATABASE ARCHITECTURE
AND DEVELOPMENT
AND DATABASE
ADMINISTRATORS (DBA)
We have a range of courses
in the most popular database
technologies including Microsoft
SQL and Oracle 11g and 12c.
WEB SECURITY
SPECIALIST
We run separate courses
providing the necessary skills and
techniques to identify security
risks in both ASP.NET and Java
based web applications and how
to mitigate those risks through
writing secure code.
DEVOPS AS A JOB ROLE
AND AS A CULTURE
Our DevOps curriculum includes
introduction, culture change and
specific tool training. (AWS, Azure,
Puppet, Chef, Docker and others).
It takes a wide range of experts to develop
and implement a world class application
or website and they will all need to
understand how to apply the latest
techniques and best practice.
We deliver the in depth training required; from both
front–end to back–end roles — and everything in
between.
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18. More than
courses
In addition to the comprehensive App and Web training
portfolio, QA are also able to offer you world-class
Apprenticeships and Master Degrees in App and Web.
Our Apprenticeships combine employment with
government funding, giving you a cost–effective way to
bring raw talent into your organisation, allowing you to
develop and retain talented professionals, solving your
skills shortages.
Through our academic partnerships we are able to
offer a fully accredited UK postgraduate master’s
degree in Web and Mobile Development Technologies.
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19. A P P R E N T I C E S H I P S I N
A P P A N D W E B
month full–time
programme
18–24 Small classes of 12-16
students
of Apprentices gain a job
94%
Learn workplace relevant
techniques and skills
Gain qualifications
Object-oriented programming
Web and systems development
SQL data modelling
Event-driven programming
Web and systems development
Database modelling
Testing & implementation
Cover key areas of expertise
s t uden t s w ill
MTA in Software Development
Fundamentals
Level 3 & 4 Diploma in ICT
Systems & Principles
Level 3 & 4 Diploma in IT
Professional Competence
Gain a critical
understanding of current
and future technologies
M A S T E R D E G R E E S I N
A P P A N D W E B
Central London campus
Learn from a network of
academics, practitioners
and experts from both
Northumbria University
and QA.
Internationally–recognised
postgraduate degree
month part–time
programme
24
Trial new approaches and
processes in a safe
environment.
Work on real–world
scenarios and case
studies.
Have a chance to build
a professional network
from people met on the
course.
s t uden t s w ill
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20. Let us help you
start your learning
journey today
speak to one of our
learning advisors
0345 074 7978
visit
QA.COM/
APPANDWEB
or drop in to one of our
national centres.
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21. For a list of our courses, please visit
QA.COM/APPANDWEB