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HTML / CSS Course, HTML5 – CSS3 | Continuing Education

In 2 days, learn to build web pages with HTML5 and style them with CSS3: structure, forms, text, colours, the box model, selectors, Flexbox and positioning.

HTML and CSS are the foundation of every website, email template and web application. In 2 days, you learn to structure a page with HTML5 tags, build forms with built-in validation and control the presentation with CSS: fonts, colours, backgrounds, margins, borders and layout.

You then use modern CSS3 features such as rounded corners, shadows, gradients, web fonts and Flexbox to create clean, well-organized pages. Each topic ends with a practical workshop, so you build a small website step by step during the course.

2 days 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online, Montreal, Quebec City Beginner
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The HTML / CSS Course, HTML5 – CSS3 | Continuing Education course at a glance

Length
2 days
Schedule
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Format
Live virtual class or in person in Montreal and Quebec City
Level
Beginner
Audience
Communication and marketing staff, web content managers, graphic designers and beginner developers who want to create or edit web pages, email templates or website content with confidence.
Software
HTML5, CSS3, a code editor such as Visual Studio Code, a modern web browser and its developer tools
Price
$999 per participant, or $849 for public bodies and non-profits (plus taxes)
Language
English

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HTML / CSS Course, HTML5 – CSS3 | Continuing Education course outline

Introduction to HTML and CSS

  • Why HTML5; structure of a tag and of an HTML document
  • Standards: HTML, CSS, XHTML, XML and HTML5
  • The W3C and validation tools
  • Character encoding: UTF-8 (and legacy ISO-8859-1)

Forms

  • New form input types, attributes and elements
  • HTML5 form validation
  • Workshop: building an HTML5 form

Learning CSS stylesheets

  • How CSS works and its advantages
  • Inserting and defining styles; core rule concepts
  • Selectors: element, class, ID, compound
  • Colours and backgrounds
  • The box model: borders, padding and margins
  • Workshop: styling a website

Text styling

  • Font families and web fonts
  • Text appearance, alignment and formatting
  • Workshop: formatting text content

Structuring document content

  • Dividing a document: div and HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, section, article, footer)
  • Section identifiers; using IDs and classes with CSS
  • Workshop: structuring a website

Advanced selectors

  • Attribute selectors
  • Nested (descendant and child) selectors
  • Pseudo-classes such as :hover and :first-child

CSS3

  • Overview and syntax; vendor prefixes and why they are rarely needed today
  • Rounded corners, box shadows and text shadows
  • Linear gradients
  • @font-face

CSS3 positioning and layout

  • Relative and absolute positioning
  • Flexbox layout
  • display: table and other display values
  • Workshop: laying out the final page

Your HTML / CSS Course, HTML5 – CSS3 | Continuing Education trainers

The course is given by one of the trainers below, depending on the session. They all follow the same outline, with the same exercises and course materials.

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M. Dumoulin

Fort de 20 ans d'expérience en développement web autant dans de grandes comme petites entreprises, je vous transmet mon bagage complet dans un cours bien structuré. Je vous offre écoute et compréhension mais aussi des conseils avisé basé sur mon…

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Certitié PL-300, AWS Architect, Scrum

Mamadou DEMBELE

Mamadou Dembele est le fondateur, président et l’un des principaux formateurs de Doussou Formation. Titulaire d’un Master en ingénierie d’affaires de l’Université de Strasbourg et d’un Master 2 en systèmes d’information et communication informatique de l’Université de Haute-Alsace, il offre…

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Prices and practical information

Preferred rate

$849 / participant

Public bodies and non-profits · plus taxes

Standard price

$999 / participant

Businesses and individuals · plus taxes

Practical information

  • Length: 2 days
  • Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Format: Live virtual class or in person in Montreal and Quebec City
  • Payment: online (PayPal or card) when registering, or by invoice for organizations
  • Funding: Doussou Formation is a training organization accredited by the CPMT. For Quebec employers subject to the Act to promote workforce skills development (payroll over $2M), this course can count toward their 1% training obligation.
  • Equipment: A computer with a modern web browser and a code editor. Online: a computer with a good Internet connection, ideally with two screens.
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Frequently asked questions about the HTML / CSS Course, HTML5 – CSS3 | Continuing Education course

Do I need any coding experience?

No. The course starts with the structure of an HTML tag and builds up step by step. Basic computer skills are enough.

What software do I need?

Only a web browser and a text or code editor, such as Visual Studio Code, which is free. No paid software is required.

Is the content up to date?

Yes. The course uses current HTML5 and CSS3 standards and UTF-8 encoding. Older practices such as XHTML or vendor prefixes are explained briefly so you can recognize them in existing code.

Will this help me edit our website or CMS?

Yes. Knowing HTML and CSS makes it much easier to adjust content and styles in WordPress, Drupal or an email marketing tool.

What should I take next?

To build interactive interfaces, continue with our React.js Training (2 days) or Vue.js Training (3 days).

Why take this HTML / CSS Course, HTML5 – CSS3 | Continuing Education course

Objectives: what you will be able to do

  • structure a web page with HTML5 tags and validate it with W3C tools;
  • create HTML5 forms with the new input types, attributes and built-in validation;
  • write CSS rules and use element, class, ID, compound, attribute and nested selectors;
  • format text, colours and backgrounds, and control spacing with the box model;
  • use CSS3 features: rounded corners, shadows, gradients and web fonts (@font-face);
  • lay out a page with positioning and Flexbox.

Prerequisites

Basic computer proficiency. No prior knowledge of HTML, CSS or programming is required.

What is included

  • Course materials and exercise files for each participant
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Optional personalized coaching after the course
  • In public in-person sessions:
    • Tea and coffee
    • Lunch at a nearby restaurant
    • Parking (in some cities)
    • Wi-Fi access

Concrete result

You leave with a small website you built yourself, including a form and a CSS stylesheet, plus the course material and the exercise files that you can reuse as a starting point for your own pages.

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