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.

The workshop fee is dependent on the purchasing organisation's geographic location, according to the World Bank's gross national income categorisation. All fees listed are in USD and represent costs for not-for-profit or academic organisations. Costs for for-profit organisations are four times the fee listed for not-for-profit 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.

	Aarhus University ** Instructors: Adela Sobotkova, Max Odsberg	Sep 5 - Oct 13, 2023
	Centre for Digital Life Norway, ELIXIR-Norway, NRIS and the University of Bergen Library Digital Lab ** Instructors: Korbinian Bösl, Siri Kallhovd, Illimar Rekand, Michael Dondrup	Sep 25 - Sep 27, 2023
	Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) ** Instructors: Pauline Lawrey, Jason Bell Helpers: Billy Kenzler, Kasia Koziara, Richard Young, Joseph Clokey, Senn Oon	Sep 25 - Sep 28, 2023
	University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instructors: Giordano Lipari, mattijs bliek, Elisa Rodenburg, Sophie Arnoult Helpers: Jessica Hrudey, Eva Lekkerkerker, Max Paulus, Stephanie van de Sandt, Meron Vermaas	Sep 25 - Sep 28, 2023
	The National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) Instructors: Eli Chadwick, Jean Baptiste Fankam Fankam, Refilwe Kai-Sikhakhane, Didier Barradas-Bautista	Sep 25 - Sep 29, 2023
	UGA Libraries DigiLab ** Instructors: Jason Wallace Helpers: Emily Yaklich	Sep 26 - Sep 26, 2023
	Jackson Laboratory Instructors: Matthew Benzing, Aida Miro-Herrans	Sep 26 - Sep 27, 2023
	University of Florida ** Instructors: Aida Miro-Herrans, Jason Brunson	Oct 2 - Oct 3, 2023
	University of Stuttgart, Germany Instructors: Matthias Braun, Ioannis Iglezakis, Jan Vanvinkenroye Helpers: Anett Seeland, Dorothea Iglezakis	Oct 10 - Oct 13, 2023
	Mohammed V University in Rabat Instructors: Melek Chaouch	Oct 11 - Oct 13, 2023
	The Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM) University ** Instructors: Parthasarathy Mukhopadhyay, Aditya Tripathi, Raina Gaharwar	Oct 12 - Oct 17, 2023
	Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) ** Instructors: Jason Bell, Marlies Hankel Helpers: Isaac Jennings, Billy Kenzler	Oct 16 - Oct 17, 2023
	Science and Technology Facilities Council Instructors: Patrick Austin, James Acris, Kyle Pidgeon, Ivan Finch, Mathew Sims	Oct 17 - Nov 1, 2023
	Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation @ The University of Idaho ** Instructors: Chava Castaneda Barba, James Van Leuven Helpers: Mosope Abanikannda, Boyu Zhang	Oct 19 - Oct 31, 2023
	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Instructors: Michele Mesiti, Tomas Stary, Marie Houillon	Oct 19 - Oct 20, 2023
	St. Louis Zoo Instructors: Kaija Gahm	Oct 20 - Oct 20, 2023
	Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) ** Instructors: Kasia Koziara, Senn Oon, Joseph Clokey Helpers: Billy Kenzler, Richard Young	Oct 23 - Oct 26, 2023
	The National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences - NITheCS Instructors: Jia Qi Beh, Marie HIDJO, Benson Muite, Melek Chaouch	Oct 30 - Nov 3, 2023
	University of Miami Instructors: Cameron Riopelle, Timothy Norris, Erica Newcome, Cecilia Lopez-Gamundi Helpers: Thilani Samarakoon, Sreeharsha Venkatapuram, Catalina Canizares Escobar, Charles Brown-Roberts	Nov 2 - Nov 3, 2023
	Competence Center Digital Research (zedif) Jena Instructors: Eckhard Kadasch, Christian Knüpfer, Philipp Matthias Schäfer, Volker Schwarze, Frank Löffler	Nov 6 - Nov 9, 2023
	University of Oslo ** Instructors: Federico Bianchini, Jeanne Cheneby, Zheng Wang Helpers: Ada Koleini	Nov 13 - Nov 17, 2023
	University of Miami Instructors: Cameron Riopelle, Thilani Samarakoon, Timothy Norris Helpers: Michele Serita Mayne, Sreeharsha Venkatapuram, Catalina Canizares Escobar	Nov 15 - Nov 16, 2023
	Singapore Management University Libraries Instructors: Bella Ratmelia, Danping Dong	Nov 29 - Nov 30, 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.