# 6 Guidelines for Organizing Upskilling Trainings

This chapter delivers practical information on the organisation of a training. It provides insights on the planning process, structure and workflow of a training. It focuses on instructor-led courses conducted live (online or offline) rather than self-paced courses without a fixed schedule. However, many recommendations can be applied in other didactic contexts as well. The guidelines can be seen as a starting point for the planning of a cohesive upskilling and can be extended, e.g. with the help of The Open Science Training Handbook[^1] (Bezjak et al. 2018) or the ADDIE Instructional Design (ID) method[^2].

[^1]: The Open Science Training Handbook provides practical examples and guidance for training depending on individual needs and requirements: <https://open-science-training-handbook.gitbook.io/book/05examplesandpracticalguidance>

[^2]: ADDIE is a method used by instructional designers and creators of trainings: <https://www.isfet.org/pages/addie-model>