This is the group of certified Instructor Trainers. We train new Instructors and collaboratively develop the Instructor Training curriculum.
What we do is described in detail in the instructor trainer agreement policy document: https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/instructor_training/duties_agreement.html
Briefly, we carry out tasks including:
- develop and teach the Instructor Training Curriculum: http://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/
- host/attend monthly training community meetings: https://pad.carpentries.org/trainers
- host demo sessions for instructor checkout: https://pad.carpentries.org/teaching-demos
Active and Alumni members who have agreed to public listing are identified on The Carpentries website.
Active Instructor Trainers
Instructor Trainer Alumni
The Instructor Trainer community self-governs as per the governance document. This Committee is approved by The Carpentries Executive Council as of May 9, 2022. The elected Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee operates according to their meeting rules.
Elected members of the Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee for 2025–2026:
- Cera Fisher (chair)
- Amanda Kis
- Jesse Sadler (secretary)
- Jon Wheeler
- Jannetta Steyn
Instructor Trainer Community meetings are open only to members of the Instructor Trainer community and invited guests. Meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 14:00 UTC and 23:00 UTC. They are listed on the Community Calendar. Meetings typically include pre- and post-training discussion and broader discussion on a specific topic. Meeting topics may be proposed by any member of the community. Meeting topics may be proposed via this repository (ideally) or by email. To submit a suggest a meeting topic here, please visit the Discussions tab and create a Discussion topic (or add a comment to an existing topic if appropriate). In the text of your topic/comment, please include a request to discuss at a Trainer meeting. You may wish to specify whether you think a short discussion (during a standard meeting after pre/post workshop conversations) or a dedicated meeting would be more appropriate.
If you would like to propose cancellation of a scheduled meeting due to holidays or other widespread conflicts, please submit an Issue with this request for consideration by the Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee or send an email to The Carpentries Core Team.
- Feb 5
- Mar 5
- Apr 2 (Reserved for Leadership elections)
- May 7
- June 4
- July 2
- Aug 6
- Sept 3
- Oct 1
- Nov 5
- Dec 3