D4.2: Report on Training Events

The Training Work Package (WP4) of the PRACE Third Implementation Phase (PRACE-3IP) project was responsible for the face-to-face training of PRACE. It seamlessly continued the training activities of PRACE-2IP starting from September 2013. Between September 2013 and June 2014 the six PRACE Advanced Training Centres delivered 77 courses with 1448 participants with high level of satisfaction of the participants, expressed through a very positive (8.38) overall rating on average for each course. Similarly, the three PRACE seasonal schools of this period, namely the PRACE Autumn School 2013 in Slovenia, the Winter School 2014 in Israel and the Spring School 2014 in Austria, attracted 152 attendees in total and obtained overall ratings of 7.0, 8.4 and 7.1, respectively. Both forms of face-to-face training are complementary, they contribute to the success of PRACE training activities, and should be continued in the future PRACE HPC training.
In accord with the PRACE-3IP goals most training events address also industrial users, and motivate them by showing the importance and benefits of HPC for the practice.