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"Just enroled on a Dreamweaver Qualification!"

Just started 6th form and for the first year they are doing the Dreamweaver web design qualification that only 82 people in the UK currently have. Its only been around since April of this year though but from the first few lessons I have had it seems excellent. Instead of it being an A Level I have taken it as a professional qualification and it all rests on one exam which you do online at the end of the 32 week course. So far we have been starting and going through HTML coding through notepad and stuff but then we are going to go onto incorporating this with Dreamweaver using Dreamweaver as front for graphics etc. They cost a fortune normally but its free at the College I am at and companies are begging for people with this qualification at the moment.

Along with my Computing A Level it sould stand me in pretty good sted providing I don't lose complete interest (highly unlikely).

So... has anyone else here got the qualification as one of 82 in the uk?

:)

Or is anyone else doing something similar this year?

An A Level in Computing won't 'expire' like a Dreamweaver qualification will.

Computing shows you the basics of computer systems and all that, something that will never be outdated. Dreamweaver teaches you the basics of using Dreamweaver, which will become outdated.

In 20 years time there will most probably be a fully working, top class WYSIWYG server side code editor. Web editing will be mega different to what it is now, in 20 years to come, it will probably be so easy that 7 year olds are desiging 'professional' sites and are running their own companies.

It's a nice thing to have at the moment but in years to come it will be worthless.

But I am doing A Level Computing as well.

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> I plan to stick it out for the 20 years and then I could
> extend it further or leave and go for a job in the outside world.


Can you not see my point? So youre going to do four A levels, a degree and then do 20 years in the marines.

In 2023 when you leave the marines youre thinking you can take up a career in computing because you did a course on this application the people way back in 2003 called dreamweaver. You said it would aid you drastically when looking for a job in computing. Im saying it will be no help what so ever unless you are looking for a job in computing after you have finished it.

Even after the course, Dreamweaver is only a tool to help you create websites. You need more skills than that to make worthy of earning a living. A course like that isnt going to teach you graphic design and the such.

Im not saying dont do it. If its free and you have the time then why not. Id prefer to enrole in the unknown kernal school of learning myself. Thats what i did all those years ago. And im also saying A levels and a degree are worth a million dreamweaver courses.

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> I would rather go to gym to relieve stress.

Good idea: that will make it easier to chase girls, especially the slow ones who have been smoking fages and drinking cider.

An A Level in Computing is far far better than a 32 week course in Dreamweaver. Plus in 3 years time Dreamweaver may have changed drastically.

Sure it would be nice to have it as a side qualification but it's far more important to get a better A level.

Plus being able to say, "I got an A in Computing plus I've made several sites, using PHP and MySQL." etc etc and being able to show them would sound much better than, "I've got a qualification in Dreamweaver."

Nah I don't drink or smoke :)

I would rather go to gym to relieve stress.

Even for my hopelessly basic needs I find Dreamweaver a bit limitating, especially the fact that the wysiwyg bit doesn't use css. I still use it, but only in code view. It's a really nice environment to work in and even something as simple as autocomplete makes the whole experience a lot quicker and less dull. It's a lot to pay for a fancy text editor.

But surely, if you're doing four A levels already, your time would be more profitably spent smoking fags, drinking cider and chasing girls?

What are you talking about? I am doing 4 A Levels on top of this and afterwards I am going into the Marines where I will do a degree (paid by the Royal Marines funding) and then stick it out. You can leave after 4 weeks, then 3 months, then 1 year but after that it gets more complicated. I plan to stick it out for the 20 years and then I could extend it further or leave and go for a job in the outside world.

I'm not placing anything in set stone with this course but its a bloody good course to do as I will learn HTML and Java as well as getting a professional qualification. There is nothing to pi*s on because its an extra course which is pretty decent to do and it will have its rewards in the end.

Sorry to p!ss on your parade etc, but do you expect a 32 week course to make that much of a difference?

You havent done A levels yet. thats a two year course. even if youre in the marines only a year, thatll be three years down the road. By then whatever course you did will be out of date. Im sure Tyla will correct me, but i'm wondering if Dreamweaver even existed three years ago (certainly not in the current format). Technology moves on. In three years time there will be something else.

If you want my advice, id concentrate on getting decent marks in the A levels. A course is only going to be of use if youre using it now.

Up to you tho. If its free and isnt going to impact your A level marks...

Its going towards a Communcations degree in the Marines and Computing is really needed for it. For the Officers course I will need 3 A Levels C and above so what I have chosen for A Level compliments my chosen career. The Dreamweaver qualification doesn't count as points but when I leave the Marines it will aid me drastically when looking for a job in computing.