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ELEVATE TRAINING

Empowering the Next

Generation of Scientists

ELEVATE is a DIPLOMICS Training initiative committed to building scientific capacity through specialised training in Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Bioinformatics. By offering hands-on workshops, expert-led courses, and professional development opportunities, DIPLOMICS equips students and researchers with the skills to excel in Omics science.

Through its internship programmes, DIPLOMICS provides emerging scientists with real-world research experience, ensuring that South Africa remains at the forefront of global scientific advancements. Whether you’re a student, early-career researcher, or industry professional, DIPLOMICS training opportunities offer a pathway to innovation and success.

General Omics

NGS Project Planning

16 November

Plant Sciences Complex Auditorium, University of Pretoria

Free

General Omics

Combined: Project Planning and ONT lab workshop

16 - 19 November

Plant Sciences Complex Auditorium, University of Pretoria

Free

NOVEMBER

Genomics

Ensembl Genome Browser: Exploring genes and variants in the reference human assembly

To be confirmed

Virtual

Free

Genomics

Ensembl Genome Browser: Exploring genes and variants in Plant genomes

To be confirmed

Virtual

Free

OCTOBER

Bioinformatics

Reads2Genomes: Reconstructing SAGs and MAGs with KBase

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Free

Genomics

Oxford Nanopore Technologies DNA sequencing training

To be confirmed

To be confirmed

Free

Genomics

Plant HMW DNA extraction student workshop 1

7 - 8 September

CenGen, 38 Russell Street, Worcester

Free

General Omics

Sanger Sequencing and Primary analysis

14 - 17 September

KRISP, K-RITH building, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban

Free

Genomics

Plant HMW DNA extraction student workshop 2

10 - 11 September

CenGen, 38 Russell Street, Worcester, Western Cape

Free

SEPTEMBER

Genomics

CPGR Academy

13 - 14 August

CPGR, 108 Woodstock, Cape Town

Free

Genomics

Wet-Lab Training in Viral Whole Genome Sequencing

To be confirmed

UFS-NGS, University of Free-State

Free

AUGUST

General Omics

Microbiome Metabarcoding Data Analysis

6 - 11 July

Virtual

Free

Genomics

HMW DNA extraction Jamboree

To be confirmed

Plant Sciences Complex Auditorium, University of Pretoria

Free

Bioinformatics

Intermediate Big Data and Bioinformatics

To be confirmed

UFS-NGS, University of Free-State

Free

JULY

Genomics

Introduction to Linux and bioinformatics

8 - 11 June

Virtual

Free

Genomics

NGS Open Day

26 June

University of Pretoria, Conference Center - Sanlam Auditorium

Free

Genomics

Week-Long Advanced MS Based Plant Metabolomics Training

22 - 26 June

University of Venda

Free

Genomics

Assembly of eukaryotic whole genomes

15 - 19 June

SAIAB Makhanda, Eastern Cape

Free

JUNE

Genomics

1KSA Academy

11 - 15 May

DIPLOMICS, 108 Woodstock, Cape-Town

Free

General Omics

Oxford Nanopore Technologies DNA sequencing

18-22 May

SAIAB, Makhanda, Eastern Cape

Free

MAY

Genomics

SAIAB: Fundamentals in Molecular Biology workshop

2 - 6 March

SAIAB Makhanda, Eastern Cape

Free

Genomics

CPGR Academy

9 - 20 March

CPGR, 108 Woodstock, Cape-Town

Free

General Omics

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Training for South African Genomics Labs

To be confirmed

SAMRC

Free

MARCH

Proteomics & Metabolomics

Ubuntu Proteomics Summer School

1 - 7 February

The Protea Hotel by Marriott® King George

R11,000 - R13,000 excl. VAT • 700 - 800 EUR

Proteomics & Metabolomics

OpenMS / CIBI Plant Proteomics and Metabolomics Training

11 - 12 February

University of the Cape Town Upper Campus

Free

Proteomics & Metabolomics

OpenMS / CIBI Plant Proteomics and Metabolomics Training

9 - 10 February

University of the Western Cape, Bellville

Free

Proteomics & Metabolomics

OpenMS / CIBI Plant Proteomics and Metabolomics Training

16 - 17 February

University of Pretoria

Free

Proteomics & Metabolomics

OpenMS / CIBI Plant Proteomics and Metabolomics Training

19 - 20 February

University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela

Free

FEBRUARY

JANUARY

Discover our 2026 training calendar! Some elements are still being refined and will be updated.

Download the current schedule as a PDF.

2026 TRAINING CALENDAR

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UPCOMING EVENTS BANNER

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The Ubuntu Proteomics Summer School (UPSS)

An annual week-long residential program in South Africa offering two learning tracks—concepts (design and data processing) and applications (hands-on quantitative training)—and gives emerging researchers the chance to learn directly from global experts in academia and industry.

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TRAINING PLAYLISTS

Enabling the Next Generation of Super Scientists

Outreach exposes our future leaders and super scientists to the incredible world of omics and all the career opportunities available within South Africa.

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TRAINING PLAYLISTS

Watch Teachers & Students Decode the Ocean’s Secrets

This playlist showcases a national training initiative empowering educators and learners to generate genomic data on marine microbes for inclusion in South Africa’s National Microbial Biodiversity BioBank.

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TRAINING PLAYLISTS

How Open Science is Revolutionising Omics

A curated playlist on Open Science essentials for South Africa’s Omics community, highlighting principles and practices that enable open, collaborative research.

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TRAINING
INVESTMENT

1800

PEOPLE TRAINED

41

COURSES

14

INTERNS EMPLOYED

Training testimonials

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Training testimonials

With all this new technology and where the teachers learned today, they will be able to communicate back to their learners and that will also influence conservation and ecology directly. This is cutting edge, so thank you so much to everybody involved. This was amazing!

Mariëtte Wheeler

Western Cape Education Department

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

THANK YOU TO OUR

TRAINING SPONSORS

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