Conferences and workshops in Africa/Europe/Middle East

IB Africa/Europe/Middle East workshops are held according to the following patterns.

Diploma Programme

All mainstream subjects are held every other year as a rule. In addition, subjects are held out of sequence the year a revised syllabus is published. A Middle East workshop and an African workshop also offer workshops out of sequence every year.

Middle Years Programme

Workshops are held for teachers new to the programme in authorized and implementing schools in September; workshops for teachers experienced in the programme in authorized and implementing schools, take place in March; and workshops for teachers new to the programme are held in June / July.  All mainstream subjects and coordinators' sessions are offered.  On occasion workshops such as librarian and special educational needs are also offered.  Please consult our workshops calendar for details regarding dates and participation criteria.

Primary Years Programme

Workshops offered by the region are held throughout the year for interested, candidate and authorized schools.

Workshops "in cooperation with the IB" which fulfil the training requirements of the PYP, are offered in addition for experienced practitioners in authorized schools.

An explanantion of the categories of PYP workshops is provided in the PYP Workshop Handbook (draft version August 2009)

Workshop schedule and registration information

Information on all workshops organized by the regional office and external PD providers between September 2009 till August 2010 can be found in "Workshop schedule and registraton information"

Have you considered hosting a workshop "in cooperation with the IB"?

The regional office is seeking effective and experienced partners with whom it can organize professional development events in addition to those organized directly by the regional office.

Who can apply?

Applications will be considered from:

• IB World Schools
• IB associations of IB World Schools
• colleges, universities, governmental agencies and not-for profit organizations.

Consult the "Guide for organising IB workshops in Africa, Europe, Middle East" to find out how to become a PD provider and organize workshops "in cooperation with the IB".

Contact the Professional Development unit for further details.

As the region spans Africa, Europe and the Middle East, events are in very different locations and two different events for one programme are seldom held in the same country in a year.

The IB reserves the right to cancel subjects and/or workshops in the case of insufficient registrations or force majeure.

Please consult the events calendar for details and schedules.