What is a Carpentries Workshop?

The Carpentries teaches workshops around the world on the foundational skills to work effectively and reproducibly with data and code. Our certified volunteer Instructors are trained in pedagogy and focus on creating a motivating and engaging environment for learners. Our workshops are inclusive and hands-on, empowering students to learn new skills and build confidence in using them in their work.

Because our workshops are taught around the world, we have a team of Regional Coordinators to help support the coordination of workshop activities. They are available to answer any questions or concerns you may have about our workshops or The Carpentries in general.

We encourage you to check out our upcoming and past workshops to see examples of how The Carpentries workshops are run.

Read our Workshops FAQ to learn more.

• Workshop Curriculum
• Organising a Workshop
• Core Requirements for a Workshop
• Workshop Cost
• Upcoming Workshops

* Learners count is estimated based on average workshop attendance of 25.

Workshop Curriculum

Organising a Workshop

The Carpentries offers two types of workshops: Centrally-Organised and Self-Organised.

Requesting a Centrally-Organised Workshop

Centrally-Organised workshops come with the full support of The Carpentries Workshop Administration team! These workshops are organised for a fee. The Regional Coordinator for your region will locate and coordinate instructors for the workshop. We want to ensure your workshop is successful. Therefore we ask that you request Centrally-Organised workshops at least 2-3 months before your desired workshop date. To learn more about the process for organising a workshop please review the Workshop Checklist.

Please be advised that a workshop will not be scheduled until it has been confirmed by the host and The Carpentries Workshop Administrator. Our workshops are organised based on the order the Workshop Request Form is received and finalized. 

Registration of Self-Organised Workshops

The Carpentries welcomes you to organise and run your own workshop. This means you are already connected with our certified Instructors and will work with them on all aspects of workshop organisation. When planning a Self-Organised workshop we ask that you complete the Self-Organised workshop notification form to notify us of your planned workshop so that we can add your workshop to our website, provide support (in the form of survey result links and AMI instances for Genomics workshops), and get instructors and helpers credit for the workshops they teach. To learn more about the process for organising a workshop please review the Workshop Checklist. Since you will be taking care of all the logistics, there is no administrative fee due to The Carpentries for running a Self-Organised workshop.

Remember, we want to know about any workshops you teach that use The Carpentries material! If you teach a workshop that is shorter or longer format, or mixes and matches from Lesson Programs, we are piloting tracking these workshops. You can register a Self-Organised workshop and it will be listed on The Carpentries webpage.

What are the requirements for a Carpentries workshop?

A Carpentries workshop must meet the following requirements:

• Teach a lesson program's core curriculum
• Have at least one certified instructor
• Must use The Carpentries curriculum
• Use The Carpentries surveys to get evaluations
• Abide by The Carpentries Code of Conduct.

What are the Core curricula for a Carpentries Workshop?

Workshop Cost

• The total cost of hosting a workshop includes both the Workshop Administration Fee and travel expenses for the instructors (for in-person workshops only).
• The administration fee is used to support staff time with this partnership. You will be provided with exceptional customer service and timely support from our Workshop Administration Team and Regional Coordinators.

View workshop administration fees here for member and non-member organisations.

Workshop Administration Financial Support

Financial support may be available for workshops that reach new or under-served communities. If you are interested in hosting a Centrally-Organised workshop and would like to request assistance covering the fee, please complete the Workshop Request Form. If financial support is awarded, the host will still be responsible for the instructor travel expenses.

Travel Expenses for Instructors

Contact Us

Someone in your region is waiting to speak to you about The Carpentries and/or to request a workshop! We invite you to contact your Regional Coordinator or request information about our workshops to start the conversation!

Upcoming workshops

Click on an individual event to learn more about that event, including contact information and registration instructions.

	Michigan Technological University Instructors: Pradeep Eranti, Christian Ayala	Mar 20 - Mar 24, 2023
	Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) ** Instructors: Pauline Lawrey, Jason Bell Helpers: Angela Mina Vargas, Kasia Koziara, Joseph Clokey, Billy Kenzler, Joanna Salerno, Senn Conn	Mar 20 - Mar 23, 2023
	Newcastle University ** Instructors: Jannetta Steyn, Robin Wardle Helpers: Yash Borikar	Mar 22 - Mar 22, 2023
	University of Würzburg Instructors: Raffael Klees, Florian Goth Helpers: Tobias Hofmann, Adrien Reingruber, Daniel Gresta	Mar 22 - Mar 24, 2023
	Winston-Salem State University Instructors: R Uma, Ammar Alkhaldi, Jennifer Stubbs	Mar 25 - Mar 26, 2023
	USDA-ARS (online) Instructors: Kathy Yeater, Amisha Poret-Peterson, Heather Savoy, Chen Dong Helpers: Perot Saelao	Mar 27 - Apr 4, 2023
	mainzed - Mainzer Zentrum für Digitalität in den Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften ** Instructors: Michael Meinel, Stephan Druskat	Mar 27 - Mar 27, 2023
	Universiteit van Amsterdam, Radboud Universiteit,Universiteit Leiden, Vrije Universiteit, Tilburg University (online) ** Instructors: Alice Doek, Kristina Hettne, Peter Verhaar, Matthijs de Zwaan Helpers: Puck Wildschut, Levi Damsma	Mar 27 - Apr 4, 2023
	Newcastle University ** Instructors: Jannetta Steyn, Imre Draskovits Helpers: Stuart Lewis, David Halliday	Mar 28 - Mar 28, 2023
	University of Stuttgart, Germany Instructors: Matthias Braun, Björn Schembera, Jan Range Helpers: Anett Seeland, Dorothea Iglezakis	Mar 28 - Mar 31, 2023
	ASTRON Dwingeloo Instructors: Johan Hidding, Hanno Spreeuw Helpers: Laura Ootes, Ole Mussmann	Mar 29 - Mar 30, 2023
	RELIF Argentina (online) Instructors: Macarena Sol Quiroga, Noelia Stetie	Apr 1 - Apr 1, 2023
	Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology Instructors: Carsten Fortmann-Grote, Nikoleta Glynatsi Helpers: Beate Gericke	Apr 4 - Apr 6, 2023
	Indiana University Instructors: Kok Ben Toh, Ann James	Apr 6 - Apr 7, 2023
	Southeast New Mexico College Instructors: Jon Wheeler, Karl Benedict	Apr 14 - Apr 15, 2023
	Novotel Buenos Aires ** Instructors: Noelia Stetie, Sergio Garcia Mora, Macarena Sol Quiroga, ANDREA GOMEZ VARGAS, Irene Ramos Helpers: Natalia Morandeira, Virginia Andrea García Alonso, Pamela Pairo	Apr 17 - Apr 17, 2023
	University of Auckland (online) Instructors: Jens Brinkmann, Mike Laverick, Nidhi Gowdra, Nelis Drost Helpers: Tom Saunders, Libby Li, Noel Zeng, Victor Gambarini	Apr 24 - Apr 27, 2023
	University of Oslo ** Instructors: Espen Rosenquist Helpers: Désirée Treichler, Elisa Pierfederici	May 3 - May 3, 2023
	University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center ** Instructors: Jon Wheeler, Harry Snow, Todd Quinn, Lori Sloane	May 15 - May 19, 2023
	Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Instructors: Lucy Quirk, Claire Zwiers Cook Helpers: Mallory Mintz	May 19 - May 20, 2023
	University of Georgia - Driftmier Auditorium Instructors: Jason Wallace	May 23 - May 25, 2023

** Workshops marked with asterisks are based on curriculum from The Carpentries lesson programs but may not follow our standard workshop format.

Workshops with a globe icon are being held online. The corresponding flag notes the country where the host organisation is based.