If your a techie like me chances are you know what,  PHP is,  if you don’t it’s an web scripting language for building database driven websites (more PHP info here if you need it).  I have been on a few training courses since I left university 10 years ago and a number of these have been based around open source technologies. 

The next php course I’m looking at going on is one that based on the Zend engine.  Zend is an optimised php programming core which means using the zend framework you can vastly improve the speed of your websites and web applications.

A Company I’ve used before for PHP training called Forlinux are now offering Zend PHP Training and the trainers are from Zend. 
This is a 3 Day course and has a exam at the end of it.  The cost for this is £995 and is bassed in Nottinghamshire,  UK.

Here is what the have on there site about it:

PHP Zend Certification Training and Exam

The Zend Certification Exam is the industry standard for PHP Professionals and this intense training course will fully prepare you for your examination. The course is full of numerous, hands-on exercises and examples built in line with the exam objectives aimed at honing in your PHP skills to maximise your successful completion of the course.

As ForLinux is a Pearson Vue Authorised Test Centre, we can offer on site testing straight after your PHP Zend Certification course meaning you can now complete your training and take your exam in 3 Days! Alternatively, if you would prefer to have some time to put in to practice all you have learnt, we will issue you a exam voucher which can used either at ForLinux at a later date or any other Pearson Vue centre in the UK.

Topics include:

• PHP basics
• String & Patterns
• Arrays
• Functions
• Security
• Web Features
• Databases & SQL
• PHP 4/5
• Object Oriented Programming
• XML and Web Services
• Design and Theory
• Streams & Network Programming

By the end of this course you will be fully prepared on each exam topic and on your way towards becoming a Zend Certified Engineer!

 For more information on this Course visit there website here: http://www.forlinux.co.uk/training 

I’ll leave comments on here after I’ve attended the course and let you all know how I got on!  Again if you have been on a similar course or even taken the php zend exam I’d like to hear from you.