I Can’t Believe I Survived Without It: Learning Data and Software Skills with The Carpentries

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This blog post was originally published on 15 November on the Australian Research Data Commons blog.

In 2022, as part of the Carpentries Partnership for Australia, the ARDC began refreshing the cohort of certified Carpentries instructors across Australia. There are now 14 research organisations involved in the Partnership, to date, 52 have completed Instructor training, and 22 of these are fully certified to teach Carpentries Workshops.

The Carpentries Instructor Training program is a proven method for teaching digital research skills, and is part of the ARDC’s leadership in promoting a digital research skills uplift for Australian researchers, in collaboration with partner organisations across the country.

Supporting The Carpentries

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is rolling out a series of activities aimed at increasing functional coding and data science skills for researchers and research support professionals through The Carpentries.

In early 2019, the ARDC initiated an Australia-wide consultation to assess the current levels of demand and support for Software and Data Carpentry training. The consultation provided critical information about the challenges of Carpentries expansion as well as identifying the possible next steps to increase training availability. As a result, the ARDC is rolling out a series of activities to address challenges such as:

ARDC on The Carpentries

I Can’t Believe I Survived Without It: Learning Data and Software Skills with The Carpentries

Supporting The Carpentries