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.

	Ashesi University ** Instructors: Annajiat Alim Rasel, Umut Tosun Helpers: Kwabena Buamono Aboagye-Otchere, Percy Brown	Aug 22 - Dec 16, 2022
	Minitex (online) Instructors: Stephen Appel, Caitlin Bakker, Kay Bjornen, Jamene Brooks-Kieffer, Cody Hennesy, Wanda Marsolek, David Naughton, Stacie Traill Helpers: Jie Chen	Sep 12 - Nov 14, 2022
	NASA DEVELOP & Colorado State University (online) ** Instructors: Robert Byles, Dan Carver, Katie Dejwakh, John Dilger, Sarah Hettema, Katie Lange, Melanie Leung, Sean McCartney, Caitlin Mothes, Kenton Ross, Caroline Williams, Katie Caruso Helpers: Daniel Mangosing, Brandy Nisbet-Wilcox, Sarah Payne, Mara Sedlins, Kevin Worthington, Brianne Kendall, Celeste Gambino, Lisa Tahn	Sep 27 - Oct 5, 2022
	National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences Instructors: Verena Ras, Nikita Bernier, Tajudeen Akinosho	Oct 3 - Oct 7, 2022
	Science and Technology Facilities Council ** Instructors: Eli Chadwick, Patrick Austin, Ivan Finch, James Acris, Kyle Pidgeon	Oct 4 - Nov 9, 2022
	University of Stuttgart, Germany Instructors: Jan Range, Björn , Ioannis Iglezakis, Matthias Braun Helpers: Michael Stegmüller, Dorothea Iglezakis, Sibylle Hermann, Anett Seeland	Oct 4 - Oct 7, 2022
	University of Pennsylvania - Van Pelt Library Instructors: Kristin Lee, Imran Khan	Oct 6 - Oct 7, 2022
	University of Florida Instructors: Aida Miro-Herrans, Jason Brunson	Oct 10 - Oct 11, 2022
	Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science Instructors: Damien Irving Helpers: Denisse Fierro Arcos, Patricia Agudelo-Romero	Oct 11 - Oct 20, 2022
	University of Utah Instructors: Janani Hariharan, Harriet Dashnow Helpers: Aaron Quinlan, Zac Stephens, Amber Kiser, Jason Kunisaki	Oct 11 - Oct 12, 2022
	UC Santa Barbara Library ** Instructors: Renata Curty, Greg Janée, Ryan Horne Helpers: Seth Erickson, Kristi Liu, Jon Jablonski	Oct 11 - Oct 11, 2022
	Radboud Universiteit - Universiteitsbibliotheek Instructors: Alice Doek, Levi Damsma, Kristina Hettne, Puck Wildschut Helpers: Matthijs de Zwaan, Harold Miesen	Oct 11 - Oct 17, 2022
	Centre for Regenrative Medicine ** Instructors: Nadine Bestard	Oct 12 - Oct 24, 2022
	University of Oslo ** Instructors: Mohamed Abdelhalim, Espen Rosenquist, Lex Nederbragt Helpers: Bret Lambert	Oct 13 - Oct 13, 2022
	University of Nebraska-Lincoln (online) ** Instructors: Niruktha Roy Gotoor, Showmic Islam Helpers: Caughlin Bohn, Natasha Pavlovikj, Mohammed Tanash	Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2022
	Online via Zoom (online) ** Instructors: Gerrit Botha, Kauthar Omar, Mamana Mbiyavanga, Ruth Nanjala, Verena Ras, Ziyaad Parker, Nihad Alsayed, Liberata Mwita	Oct 17 - Oct 19, 2022
	Universidad Espíritu Santo Instructors: Daniel Chavez, Andrea Narváez	Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2022
	University of St Andews Instructors: Piper Fowler-Wright, Patrick McCann	Oct 19 - Oct 20, 2022
	Aarhus University ** Instructors: Adela Sobotkova Helpers: Max Odsberg	Nov 1 - Dec 9, 2022
	Stockholm Trio university libraries ** Instructors: Thomas Lind, Stefan Wiens, Glenn Haya, Lina Andrén Helpers: Joakim Philipson, Erik Hedman	Nov 7 - Nov 8, 2022
	Friedrich Schiller University Jena Instructors: Cora Assmann, Christian Knüpfer, Philipp Matthias Schäfer	Nov 8 - Nov 22, 2022
	University of Oslo Library ** Instructors: Mohamed Abdelhalim, Espen Rosenquist Helpers: Pål Magnus Lykkja, Ragnhild Sundsbak	Nov 22 - Nov 22, 2022
	University of Oslo ** Instructors: Olga Silantyeva, Désirée Treichler Helpers: Frederico Bianchini	Nov 3 - Nov 3, 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.