What is a Carpentries Workshop?

The Carpentries teaches in-person 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. 

* We work to find local instructors, but you should budget for instructor travel
** 50% of fees for for-profit institutions go to support workshops in areas with financial need
Read more about our workshop costs.

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.
• 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.

Workshop Administration Fee (Government and non-profit institutions):

• $2500 US (Applies only to Centrally-Organised workshops being coordinated outside of a Carpentries membership)
• The Carpentries staff will recruit instructors to teach your workshop and will assist with managing registration, if needed.
• To keep workshops accessible, The Carpentries will take responsibility for standard fees that arise due to an organisation’s location outside of the US. We see this as good business practice within a global community.

Workshop Administration Fee (For Profit institutions):

For information on fees for for-profit organisations, please contact us. 50% of workshop coordination fees for for-profit organisations go towards supporting workshops in areas with financial need.

All invoices will be issued by Community Initiatives, our fiscal sponsor. The Carpentries staff will work with host sites to manage the invoicing process.

Workshop Administration Scholarship

Scholarships 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. Select the option “I am requesting a scholarship to waive the administrative fee” and answer the required questions. If a scholarship 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.

	Discord (online) Instructors: Tim Ribaric, Kaitlin Newson, Kyla Jemison Helpers: John Fink, Fletcher Johnson	Jun 7 - Jun 28, 2021
	NASA DEVELOP & Colorado State University (online) ** Instructors: Ryan Avery, Britnay Beaudry, Erica Carcelen, Dan Carver, Katie Dejwakh, John Dilger, Darcy Gray, Adriana Le Compte, Sean McCartney, Hayley Pippin, Kenton Ross, Makhan Virdi Helpers: Robert Byles, Scott Cunningham, Ryan Hammock, Nicole Ramberg-Pihl, Madeleine Gregory, Erica Kriner, Bowen Kyle, Kathleen Lange, Alexa Lopez, Brandy Nisbet-Wilcox, Egla Ochoa-Madrid, Amber Williams	Jun 10 - Jun 21, 2021
	University of the Western Cape ** Instructors: Ryan Daniels	Jun 10 - Jul 15, 2021
	Centre for Regenrative Medicine ** Instructors: Nadine Bestard	Jun 14 - Jun 22, 2021
	Ohio State Instructors: Trisha Adamus, Vini Salazar, Annajiat Alim Rasel, Sanjay Fuloria	Jun 21 - Jun 24, 2021
	EPCC (online) ** Instructors: Juan Herrera	Jun 21 - Jun 24, 2021
	University of Miami ** Instructors: Timothy Norris, Elizabeth Overstreet, Cameron Riopelle Helpers: Thilani Samarakoon, James Sobczak	Jun 21 - Jun 24, 2021
	Virginia Tech Instructors: Benson Muite, Ping Mamiya Helpers: Nathaniel Porter	Jun 21 - Jun 24, 2021
	University of Arkansas (online) ** Instructors: Lora Lennertz, Mary Leverance Helpers: Jay McAllister	Jun 23 - Jun 23, 2021
	BetterLab Instructors: J Abraham Avelar-Rivas, Nelly Sélem, Vanessa Arellano Helpers: Claudia Zirion Martinez, Diego Garfias Gallegos, Noe Garcia, José Manuel Villalobos Escobedo, Mauricio Ruiz	Jun 23 - Jun 26, 2021
	University of Amsterdam Instructors: Marc Galland, Like Fokkens, Jesse Kerkvliet, Caspar Treijtel Helpers: Rodrigo Meneses, Johannes De Groeve	Jun 24 - Jun 25, 2021
	ResBaz Perth (R workshop) Instructors: Rebecca Lange, Shih Ching Fu Helpers: Lyron Winderbaum, Janice Chan, Brady Johnston, Tania Lerch, Alyce Russell, Joakim Karlsson	Jun 28 - Jun 29, 2021
	ResBaz Perth (Python workshop) Instructors: Philipp Bayer, Valerie Maxville Helpers: Andrew Rohl, Leigh Tyers, Dan Marrable, Nancy Tippaya, Ranjodh Singh, Michael David Wilson	Jun 28 - Jun 29, 2021
	Florida State University Instructors: Monah Abou Alezz, Annajiat Alim Rasel, Laura Martinez Gomez	Jun 28 - Jul 1, 2021
	University of Colorado Instructors: Annajiat Alim Rasel, Md Intekhabul Hafiz Helpers: Nathan Quarderer, Lauren Herwehe, Sylvia Brady, Bill Travis, Sajjad Abdullajintakam, Nathan Korinek	Jun 28 - Jul 1, 2021
	ResBaz Perth (bash and git workshop) Instructors: Valerie Maxville Helpers: Nancy Tippaya, Michael David Wilson, Sarah Beecroft, Brady Johnston, Foad Farivar	Jun 30 - Jun 30, 2021
	BetterLab ** Instructors: Diego Garfias Gallegos, Claudia Zirion Martinez, Aaron Espinosa Jaime Helpers: Vanessa Arellano, Nelly Sélem, J Abraham Avelar-Rivas, Jose Abel Lovaco-Flores	Jun 30 - Jul 3, 2021
	Leiden University and Delft University of Technology (online) Instructors: Ben Companjen, Peter Verhaar, Kristina Hettne, Jeff Love Helpers: Eirini Zormpa	Jul 5 - Jul 8, 2021
	UW-Madison (online) Instructors: Maria Kamenetsky, Sarah Graves, Cid Freitag, Stephen Appel, Clare Michaud Helpers: Sarah Stevens	Jul 6 - Jul 16, 2021
	Arizona State University Instructors: Annajiat Alim Rasel, Benson Muite, Juan Jose Garcia Mesa	Jul 6 - Jul 8, 2021
	Texas State Library and Archives Commission Instructors: Annajiat Alim Rasel, Marcia Ferreira Helpers: Md Intekhabul Hafiz	Jul 7 - Jul 14, 2021
	University of Manchester (online) Instructors: Nilani Ganeshwaran Helpers: Aleksandra Nenadic, Kamilla Kopec-Harding, Anja Le Blanc	Jul 13 - Jul 16, 2021
	University of Venda Instructors: Sarah Schäfer, Annajiat Alim Rasel, Kudakwashe Madzima, Daniel Morillo Cuadrado, Sanjay Fuloria Helpers: Michael Landi	Jul 21 - Jul 22, 2021
	University of Würzburg (online) Instructors: Florian Goth, Markus Ankenbrand Helpers: Christopher Nauroth, Jefferson Portela, Jonas Schwab, Manuel Schrauth	Jul 28 - Jul 30, 2021
	Sol Plaaitjie University, South Africa Instructors: Annajiat Alim Rasel, Christian Knudsen, Punam Amratia, Kudakwashe Madzima	Aug 2 - Aug 6, 2021
	NWU, South Africa Instructors: Martin Dreyer, Sebastian Mosidi, Annajiat Alim Rasel, Sanjay Fuloria	Aug 10 - Aug 13, 2021
	Library Carpentry, VDB LV Hessen (Workshops are in German) (online) Instructors: Agnes Brauer, Eva Bunge, Evamaria Krause, Luis Moßburger, Adrian Pachzelt Helpers: Michelle Kamolz, Jakob Frohmann, Andre Pietsch	Sep 13 - Sep 14, 2021
	Universiteit Leiden, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, Universiteit Utrecht (online) ** Instructors: Alice Doek, Henriette Reerink, Matthijs de Zwaan, Kristina Hettna Helpers: Puck Wildschut	Oct 4 - Oct 12, 2021

** 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 organization is based.