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
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* Learners count is estimated based on average workshop attendance of 25.
Workshop Curriculum
Data Carpentry workshops are for people who work with data in their research and want to learn how to code and organise their projects to work more effectively and reproducibly with data.
Library Carpentry workshops are for people working in library- and information-related roles to build software and data skills. The workshops are domain-agnostic though datasets used will be familiar to library staff.
Software Carpentry workshops are for people who are learning to code to develop software or learn best-practices in software development. Lessons are domain-agnostic, and teach the Unix shell, coding in R or Python, and version control using Git.
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?
Official Carpentries workshops meet the workshop requirements listed above, including teaching a lesson program's core curriculum. The core curriculum for each lesson program is listed below:
Data Carpentry workshops should contain the following:
- A lesson on data organisation
- Any three other lessons from in the same domain in the Data Carpentry curriculum
Library Carpentry workshops should contain the following:
- Any three lessons from the Library Carpentry curriculum
Software Carpentry workshops should contain Software Carpentry lessons on:
- The Unix Shell
- Version Control with Git
- A programming language (R or Python)
Workshop Cost
Our instructors are volunteers and are not paid for their time teaching. Therefore we ask the host to cover travel and accommodation costs for instructors assigned to teach at your institution.
- 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 Fee (USD) | |
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| High income | $3,000 |
| Upper-middle income | $2,250 |
| Lower-middle income | $1,500 |
| Low income | $750 |
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
The instructors selected to teach workshops are volunteers and are not paid for their service. To compensate for their time we require the Host to cover travel expenses (for in-person workshops only). We work to find local instructors, but suggest that you estimate about $2000 total ($1000 per Instructor) for the travel, food, and accommodation of the instructors. The details of how you will manage the instructors' travel are discussed once the instructors are confirmed and introduced to the host. The Carpentries is not involved in this process.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
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AgNIC (online)
Instructors: Robert McCowen, Carolyn Jackson, Paria Aria Helpers: Erin Antognoli |
May 18 - Jun 8, 2023 |
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Cornell University **
Instructors: Travis Wrightsman |
May 22 - Jun 26, 2023 |
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University of Arizona
Instructors: Casandra Laskowski, Jeff Oliver |
May 25 - Jun 15, 2023 |
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Netherlands eScience Center in Amsterdam
Instructors: Candace Moore, Djura Smits |
Jun 5 - Jun 6, 2023 |
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Colby College
Instructors: Sue McClatchy, Selcan Aydin, Ann Wells, Julia Brown |
Jun 5 - Jun 6, 2023 |
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Heriot-Watt University
Instructors: Juan Herrera, Evgenij Belikov Helpers: Omololu Fagbiele, Abubakar Tukur |
Jun 6 - Jun 7, 2023 |
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University of Puerto Rico
Instructors: Airined Montes Mercado, Angelica Rosado Quinones, Carlos Morales-Rivera, Diego Rosado-Tristani, Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga, Jose Sanchez Curet Helpers: Juan S. Ramirez Lugo, Noah A Auger |
Jun 7 - Jun 13, 2023 |
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UPR
Instructors: Airined Montes Mercado, Carlos Morales-Rivera, Diego Rosado-Tristani, Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga, José Constantino Sánchez Curet, Angélica Rosado Quiñones Helpers: Juan S. Ramirez Lugo |
Jun 7 - Jun 13, 2023 |
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Colby College
Instructors: Pete Schlax, Christine Murray |
Jun 8 - Jun 9, 2023 |
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (online) **
Instructors: Susan (Sue) Zwicker, Paula Pappalardo, James Holmquist, Jaxine Wolfe, Michael Lonneman Helpers: Rose Cheney, Henry Betts, Selina Cheng |
Jun 9 - Jun 14, 2023 |
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Digimethods 2023, Rhodes University
Instructors: Japheth Mursi, Benson Muite, Oyebade Oyerinde, Ibra Lujumba |
Jun 12 - Jun 16, 2023 |
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UMass Amherst
Instructors: Kristen DeAngelis, Kendra Mass Helpers: Melissa Shinfuku |
Jun 12 - Jun 13, 2023 |
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Leiden University Library
Instructors: Ben Companjen, Eduard Klapwijk Helpers: Stephanie van de Sandt |
Jun 12 - Jun 13, 2023 |
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Digimethods 2023, Rhodes University
Instructors: Gorata Malose, Jean Baptiste Fankam Fankam, Toby Hodges, Mpilo Khumalo, Rob Davey |
Jun 12 - Jun 16, 2023 |
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TU Wien Bibliothek
Instructors: Doron Goldfarb, Florian Wörister Helpers: Elise Harder |
Jun 12 - Jun 13, 2023 |
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Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) **
Instructors: Isaac Jennings, Danny Meloncelli Helpers: Kasia Koziara, Joseph Clokey, Kaitlin Moat, Angela Mina Vargas |
Jun 12 - Jun 15, 2023 |
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U.S. Geological Survey (online) **
Instructors: Madison Langseth, Marc Hunter, Labeeb Ahmed Helpers: Christopher Sherwood |
Jun 14 - Jun 28, 2023 |
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Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) **
Instructors: Jason Bell, Marlies Hankel Helpers: Richard Young |
Jun 19 - Jun 20, 2023 |
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Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF) **
Instructors: Erin Graham, Jason Bell Helpers: Kasia Koziara, Joseph Clokey, Senn Conn, Joanna Salerno, Richard Young |
Jun 26 - Jun 29, 2023 |
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Library Carpentry, VDB LV Hessen (Workshops are in German)
Instructors: Eva Bunge, Evamaria Krause, Till Sauerwein, Markus Wust Helpers: Agnes Brauer, Peter Breternitz, Birgit Frenz, Michelle Kamolz, Christoph Marutschke |
Jun 29 - Jun 30, 2023 |
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Centre for Regenrative Medicine **
Instructors: Nadine Bestard |
Jul 3 - Jul 7, 2023 |
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Duke University **
Instructors: Christine Markwalter, Zena Lapp |
Jul 24 - Jul 27, 2023 |
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Moi University
Instructors: Parcelli Jepchirchir, Collins Kigen Helpers: Brenda Kamau |
Aug 1 - Aug 4, 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.