Training

Parent category for training pages

Simplified Technical English Specification: ASD-STE100 Training Course

This course is a practical introduction for those who will use Simplified Technical English (formerly AECMA Simplified English). The course introduces the philosophy of Simplified Technical English, explains the underlying grammatical principles and gives delegates opportunities to use Simplified Technical English in practical exercises. These exercises can be based on your company’s documentation. Who should […]

DITA Authoring with oXygen XML Author

This course develops essential skills for technical communicators starting with authoring in a DITA environment. It teaches the theoretical principles of both XML and DITA, and how these principles are applied in documentation projects. It provides the foundation knowledge for working with DITA authoring, publishing, and content management software tools. It then enables participants to […]

Fundamentals of DITA Open Toolkit 2.X

Nearly all DITA content management systems and editors use the DITA Open Toolkit to publish output. This toolkit is, as the name implies, a flexible platform with which to build one’s own preferred output styles and tailored format. Yet, Open Toolkit configuration is seen as an esoteric task, for specialists only. This course is an […]

Adobe FrameMaker

At the entry level Mekon offers courses on working with both unstructured or structured documents. These two separate courses cover similar requirements focusing on the needs of authors who plan to use the functions and templates provided to them but have less need to develop new structures or templates.

DITA Authoring with oXygen XML Author

This course develops essential skills for technical communicators starting with authoring in a DITA environment. It teaches the theoretical principles of both XML and DITA, and how these principles are applied in documentation projects. It provides the foundation knowledge for working with DITA authoring, publishing, and content management software tools. It then enables participants to […]

XSLT Training

This intensive 2-day XSLT training course is designed to guide the delegate through the various features of XSLT and XPATH that can be used in stylesheets for producing XML output. The course is aimed at information architects, technical writers, style sheet developers, IT professionals and project managers who already have a basic understanding of XML […]

WebWorks ePublisher for FrameMaker

The WebWorks ePublisher for FrameMaker training course enables novice and intermediate users of WebWorks ePublisher Pro to use the full range of key features with confidence. Previous experience of working with a Help Authoring Tool is useful, but not required. However, familiarity with Adobe FrameMaker and the Windows operating system is a prerequisite. This course […]

Introduction to HTML5

This Introduction to HTML5 training course is designed for web designers and developers interested in designing and creating HTML5 web applications. It is useful for beginners and advanced developers that already have experience in developing web applications and are looking to get a start on the future of web development. To get the most out […]

Customising the DITA Open Toolkit

The course is designed for Developers who need to customise publishing systems for DITA content using the DITA Open Toolkit. The course assumes that the delegate is already familiar with: DITA Maps and Topics XSLT (& XSL-FO) General programming techniques