About Ozran Academy

Ozran is a small, state-of-the-art web development company in Pune. Are you a fresher in IT, arts or maths and do you want to learn some serious skills? Then we like to meet you! Sign up for one of our specialized courses - it's free!

Course Features

  • Hot new topics in web development, not found in other local courses
  • 100% free for selected freshers
  • Earn your Ozran Academy Certifcate
  • Paid traineeships offered to fastest-learning participants
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This year classes

Coldfusion

Adobe ColdFusion is the fastest way to build cool dynamic websites. Programmers apply!

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Web Page Coding

You know HTML? Yeah, right! Good coding takes serious skills! Includes HTML5/CSS3.

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Web Analytics

Number crunchers galore! The smart kids follow the money and learn Web Analytics and Marketing.

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European Style Webdesign

You like to design beautiful web pages and want to get more creative? European style web design is for you!

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Sign up now for the class ’12 !

Step 1: Who are you?

So, you want to participate in the Ozran Academy 2012? Great! Here is what you need to do. First, select the correct course on the left. Then fill out this form. Simple, no?

But don’t take it too lightly: it will take at least 10 minutes to do it right. Also, resist any temptation to answer strategically: we only like you if you are honest and straightforward!

If you have a specific question about the Ozran Academy 2012, contact
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Your Application

I wish to apply for the following course (see courses on the left, then select the correct course from the list below):

Please select one of the course

After the course, I might be interested in accepting a (paid) job/traineeship at Ozran:

Your Personal Information

Step 2: What can you do?

We realize that you apply to the Ozran Academy because you want to learn something. But to make sure we put you in the right group, please tell us a little about what you already know. Here's a hint: we do not select the superhero who rates his or her own skills the highest, but we think very highly of people who can realistically assess their own strengths and challenges.

Your Education

Your Skills

Rate the following skills, anywhere from one star ("What IS that?") to five stars ("So what? I just am the best!").

Your Experience

Did you ever have a working experience relevant to the course that you apply for? Describe the most relevant experience in no more than 250 characters (optional)

Describe in no more than 250 characters why, after you passed the course exam, we should offer you a job or traineeship at Ozran.

Step 3: Software and Technologies

At Ozran, we do design and technology. As you know, a good designer needs to have a wicked good technique. A good technologist must always be creative. So please, tell us a bit about your current skills. And though we probably made our point before: being overly confident does not help you get selected, but being honest and realistic does!

Technologies and Software

How well versed are you with the following technologies, whether through education, work or self study?

Two stars mean that you more or less know what a technology is used for, but you never actually used it. With a four or five you have dabbled in it for a bit, perhaps in school. Eight stars mean you have a solid working experience. Ten stars? You should be teaching the course!

 

If there is any software program or technology that you feel especially confident about, but that wasn't in the list? We'd hate to see you frustrated, so we created this box to tell us about it! (optional)

Last step: Motivation

Almost there... didn't we tell you it would take a while?

This last page is far and away the most important! We like to know what your plans are for the future and why you'd like to join Ozran Academy. Don't think you know what we like to hear. Trust us, you don't! So best thing to do is just to tell it like it is. That's the easiest anyway!

Your motivation

In the left column below, you see 10 possible motivations to join the Ozran Academy. The order is random. Select the five (5) motivations that apply most to you, and drag and drop these to the column on the right. Place them in the correct order, with your more important motivation first.

  • Chance to be offered a paid job at the end of the course
  • Deepen my existing skill set
  • Meet new people
  • Learn more about web technology in general
  • Receive an Ozran Academy Certificate to add to my CV
  • Learn about a specific topic in web development
  • I take any excuse to get out of the house for a couple of nights
  • Have an experience in a non-Indian company
  • Join my friend who also applied
  • Find out a bit more about the company Ozran

Your ambition

Guess you still remember what you had to do in the last section? Well, this is pretty much the same. Only now the question is: where do you hope to stand three years from now? And no, you still don't know what we like to hear, so just think about how you really feel.

  • I would like to be a team lead in my field
  • I would like to be a general manager
  • I would like to be an absolute professional in my area of expertise
  • I would like to be on a constant track of learning and improving
  • I would like to be very good in one specific area of expertise
  • I would like to be good in many different areas related to web technology
  • I would like to work as part of a professional and creative team of people
  • I would like to teach and support new colleagues
  • I would like to have a good salary
  • I would like to work abroad
 

Your CV

It is completely optional (really!), but if you like, you can upload your complete CV here.

Your last chance

There is probably something you would like to tell us about yourself that we didn't ask. Well, here's your chance! No more than 250 characters though (optional)

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Practical details

Application period:
Jan 30 - Feb 14, 2012

Announcement selected participants:
Feb 16, 2012

Course Nights:
Feb 21, 22, 24, 28, 29 all from 18.30 to 21.30 hrs

Exam:
Friday Mar 3, 12.00 hrs

Certification:
Ozran Academy Certificate 'Basics of ColdFusion Development'
Attendance of all course nights are required to participate in the exam; only students producing a sufficient result on the exam will obtain Ozran Academy Certification.

Location Course and Exam:
Ozran Office, Market yard, Pune

Tuition, Registration and Enrolment Fee:
Free for selected participants. (Just to be sure: no hidden fees also. It's free. Really.)

What is ColdFusion?

ColdFusion is a platform and programming language that has been around for more than ten years. It has a large following in the Western world, most notably in the United States, the UK and the rest of Europe. ColdFusion is an abstraction layer on top of Java and allows developers to create dynamic websites is much less time than when created in comparable technologies such as Java Servlets, PHP or Microsoft�s ASP.Net.

Another great advantage of ColdFusion that, compared to other platforms, it is relatively easy to learn. The tag-based syntax resembles HTML. But don't be fooled by its apparent simplicity: ColdFusion is mainly used in large enterprise organizations and by tens of thousands of professional websites all over the world. For more information, see www.adobe.com/coldfusion.

What do I learn in the course 'Dynamic Web Design with Adobe ColdFusion 9'?

In the course 'Dynamic Web Design with Adobe ColdFusion 9' you will learn the basics of developing dynamic web applications using ColdFusion 9. We will dive right in, and by the end of the course you will have written your first complete dynamic web application in ColdFusion!

Whom is this course targeted at?

Freshers with a background in computer science who possess the following required skills:

Required skills: (X)HTML and CSS; basic JavaScript.

Bonus skills: familiarity with oriented programming concepts, database design and development, JavaScript, Java, .Net. Familiarity with the following software is also considered a bonus: Eclipse, Adobe Dreamweaver, Subversion, TOAD.

What is Ozran Academy?

Ozran Academy is a series of short, intensive, high-level web development trainings, aimed at familiarizing young web designers and developers with high quality web development styles, standards and technologies which are customary in Europe and the United States. Ozran Academy courses are offered free of charge to selected freshers.

After this course, will Ozran offer me a job or traineeship?

Talented participants who demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and apply the concepts thought in the Ozran Academy courses may be offered a paid traineeship or job. In the case of the ColdFusion course, a paid traineeship may be offered to a number of participants. The traineeship entails an intensive training in ColdFusion 9 and related technologies, resulting in official certification by Adobe and a job offer at Ozran.

Practical details

Who can apply:
Talented people with the ambition to work on a high level in web development, full time or part time. Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS is required.

Application period:
Jan 30 - February 28, 2012

Announcement selected participants:
March 1, 2012

Course Nights:
March 6, 7, 9, 11, 14 and 15, all from 18.30 to 21.30 hrs

Exam:
Friday March 17, 12.00 hrs

Certification:
Ozran Academy Certificate 'Advanced HTML5/CSS3 Coding Skills'
Attendance of all course nights are required to participate in the exam; only students producing a sufficient result on the exam will obtain Ozran Academy Certification.

Location Course and Exam:
Ozran Office, Market yard, Pune

Tuition, Registration and Enrolment Fee:
Free for selected participants. (Just to be sure: no hidden fees also. It's free. Really.)

Why a web development course for women only?

This year, our course 'Advanced HTML5/CSS3' is for selected girls and women only. You probably wonder why. Well, Ozran offers the course for free to the most talented applicants. The reason is that we like to know a lot of young, talented people so that whenever we need new staff, we can offer the right job to the right person. This year, we aim to set up a 'women only' web coding team for those women who like to work either full time, or part time, or full time for some months and part time for others. From our perspective, this course is a prelude to this. Note that guys, as well as girls, are invited to apply for any of our other courses.

I already know HTML, is this course for me?

Yes! In fact, some knowledge of HTML is required to participate in this course.

See, to create a basic web page using HTML and CSS is easy. But to code efficiently, that can be very hard and requires a lot of skill and knowledge of concepts such as XHMTL, progressive enhancement, semantic coding, validation, accessibility and Search Engine Optimization SEO.

What do I learn in the course �Web Page Coding at the Highest Standard'?

You will extend your basic knowledge of HTML and CSS with, among other, the following concepts:

  • Semantic coding
  • Progressive enhancement
  • Accessibility
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Web page coding best practices

We believe that after this course, you will be convinced that you never really know how to properly code a web page at all before!

Whom is this course targeted at?

Graduated or non-graduated freshers with basic knowledge of HTML and CSS.

Required skills: (X)HTML and CSS; good command of the English language.

Skills considered a bonus: JavaScript, jQuery.

What is Ozran Academy?

Ozran Academy is a series of short, intensive, high-level web development trainings, aimed at familiarizing young web designers and developers with high quality web development styles, standards and technologies which are customary in Europe and the United States. Ozran Academy courses are offered free of charge to selected freshers.

After this course, will Ozran offer me a job or traineeship?

Talented participants who demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and apply the concepts taught in the Ozran Academy courses may be offered a paid traineeship or job. In the case of the course �Web Page Coding at the Highest Standard�, participants may be offered a job as a junior frontend coder at Ozran.

Practical details

Application period:
To be announced

Announcement selected participants:
To be announced

Course Nights:
To be announced

Exam:
To be announced

Certification:
Ozran Academy Certificate 'European Style Web Design'
Attendance of all course nights are required to participate in the exam; only students producing a sufficient result on the exam will obtain Ozran Academy Certification.

Location Course and Exam:
Ozran Office, Market yard, Pune

Tuition, Registration and Enrolment Fee:
Free for selected participants. (Just to be sure: no hidden fees also. It's free. Really.)

The dates for the Ozran Academy course European Style Web Design are to be announced. But you can still enroll for the course and we will get back to you with the schedule soon!

Is European web design different from Indian or American web design?

As web design is a creative process, there are many different styles and traditions of web design, even within countries. When we talk about European Style Web Design, we refer to a clean, spacious and modern style of web design.

What do I learn in the course European Style Web Design'?

In this course, we will review a number of design traditions of the European continent, with a special focus on usability. Other important topics will be designing for Ajax style interactivity and designing for mobile platforms, such as smartphones and tablet computers such as the iPad.

Whom is this course targeted at?

Freshers with demonstrable artistic talent.

Required skills: Basic knowledge of both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Bonus skills: Drawing skills (by hand or computer); experience with other Adobe products, such as Flash, Premiere, Sound Booth, After Effects.

What is Ozran Academy?

Ozran Academy is a series of short, intensive, high-level web development trainings, aimed at familiarizing young web designers and developers with high quality web development styles, standards and technologies which are customary in Europe and the United States. Ozran Academy courses are offered free of charge to selected freshers.

After this course, will Ozran offer me a job or traineeship?

Talented participants who demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and apply the concepts thought in the Ozran Academy courses may be offered a paid traineeship or job.

Application period:
May 30 - September 13, 2011

Announcement selected participants:
September 15, 2011

Course Nights:
Sep 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 all from 18.30 to 21.30 hrs

Exam:
Saturday October 1, 12.00 hrs

Certification:
Ozran Academy Certificate 'Basic Web Marketing and Web Analytics Skills'
Attendance of all course nights are required to participate in the exam; only students producing a sufficient result on the exam will obtain Ozran Academy Certification.

Location Course and Exam:
Ozran Office, Market yard, Pune

Tuition, Registration and Enrolment Fee:
Free for selected participants. (Just to be sure: no hidden fees also. It's free. Really.)

What's this course about?

One spectacular difference between offline and online marketing is often overlooked: the tremendous amount of usages statistics available to web site owners. But huge amounts of data can only be turned into useful business information when analyzed by a knowledgeable analyst who knows which questions to ask and how to answer them.

This course is a primer in analyzing website usage statistics: how do people actually use a site and how can we translate statistical information into concrete recommendations on web site improvements?

The second part of this course will be a primer on SEM, or Search Engine Marketing, and in particular the Google AdWords program. It seems easy to attract visitors to your website when you pay Google to place your ad next to the search results. But how can you optimize your campaign to attract the right visitors for the lowest amount of advertising budget?

For whom is this course?

Freshers with a background in either computer science and mathematics and strong affiliation with statistical analysis.

Required skills: statistical analysis, good command of the English language.

Bonus skills: web page coding skills (HTML).

What is Ozran Academy?

Ozran Academy is a series of short, intensive, high-level web development trainings, aimed at familiarizing young web designers and developers with high quality web development styles, standards and technologies which are customary in Europe and the United States. Ozran Academy courses are offered free of charge to selected freshers.

After this course, will Ozran offer me a job or traineeship?

Talented participants who demonstrate the ability to quickly learn and apply the concepts thought in the Ozran Academy courses may be offered a paid traineeship or job.