Training Courses

ECMWF has an extensive education and training programme to assist Member States and Co-operating States in the training of scientists in numerical weather forecasting, and in making use of the ECMWF forecast products.

ECMWF training courses are freely available to Member States and Co-operating States (MS/CS).

Applicants from International Organisations and non-Member and Co-operating States of ECMWF (non-MS/CS) may apply to attend any of the training courses; for these applicants a course fee is payable. Applications must be accompanied by a statement to confirm which institution will be responsible for paying the fees.

Priority is given to Member and Co-operating State applications.

Meteorology

Our advanced training courses in numerical weather prediction (NWP) will give participants an understanding of the underpinning science as well as current research developments. These courses are aimed at scientists working with NWP systems.

The "Use and interpretation of ECMWF products" courses focus on the operational aspects of the ECMWF forecasting system. Their aim is to increase the participant's ability to examine and assess ECMWF output products. It is directed towards those who are (or will be) using ECMWF products either directly as forecasting staff or in research and development work.

2019 calendar

Course title	Course dates
Training course: Use and interpretation of ECMWF products (for trainers)	11 Feb - 14 Feb
Training course: Predictability and ensemble forecast systems	25 Feb - 01 Mar
Training course: Parametrization of subgrid physical processes	04 Mar - 08 Mar
Training course: Data assimilation	11 Mar - 15 Mar
Training course: EUMETSAT/ECMWF NWP-SAF satellite data assimilation	18 Mar - 22 Mar
Training course: Advanced numerical methods for earth system modelling	25 Mar - 29 Mar
Training course: Use and interpretation of ECMWF products	07 Oct - 10 Oct

2020 calendar

Course title	Course dates
Training course: Use and interpretation of ECMWF products (for trainers)	27 Jan - 30 Jan
Training course: Data assimilation	24 Feb - 28 Feb
Training course: EUMETSAT/ECMWF NWP-SAF satellite data assimilation	02 Mar - 06 Mar
Training course: Advanced numerical methods for earth system modelling	09 Mar - 13 Mar
Training course: A hands-on introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Models: Understanding and Experimenting	16 Mar - 20 Mar
Training course: Predictability and ensemble forecast systems	23 Mar - 27 Mar
Training course: Parametrization of subgrid physical processes	30 Mar - 03 Apr
Training course: Use and interpretation of ECMWF products	05 Oct - 08 Oct

Software packages and applications

These courses provide a background on software packages and applications used in the operational production and visualisation of numerical weather predictions. The objective is to familiarise participants with the packages and applications.

2019 calendar

Course title	Course dates
Training course: Introduction to ECMWF job scheduler: ecFlow	30 Jan - 01 Feb
ecCodes: GRIB and BUFR data encoding and decoding software	04 Feb - 08 Feb
Online training week: Software and computing at ECMWF	13 May - 17 May

2020 calendar

Course title	Course dates
Online training: Data manipulation and visualisation - Processing and visualising ECMWF ensemble data	12 May
Online training: Data manipulation and visualisation - Interactive analysis of ECMWF data	14 May