Dear Chess Friends,
FIDE’s Chess in Education Commission continues to accelerate its provision of training for Lecturers and Teachers of Educational Chess, offering a series of high-level online and in-person opportunities in summer 2026.
The Preparation of Lecturers (PoL) course leads to the FIDE title of Lead School Instructor (LSI). It is intended primarily for those who will train teachers, helping to expand the global community of educators capable of teaching chess in an educational way.
The Preparation of Teachers (PoT) course leads to the FIDE title of School Instructor (SI). This 3-day (15-hour) training equips participants with pedagogical methods, digital tools, and practical strategies for teaching chess as an educational tool.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive exclusive lifelong benefits, including:
- Lifelong access to the Opening Master Premium chess database, featuring over 10 million official over-the-board human games
- Access to the Chesspertise Platform, integrating database search, analysis, training, and coaching tools in one unified environment
- The FIDE Teachers Chess Curriculum, a valuable lifelong teaching resource to support and enhance work in chess education
The schedule of upcoming FIDE EDU courses is below:
To join, please register via the following links:
38th Preparation of Teachers (POT) online course for the FIDE School Instructor (SI) title – June 12-14
Register: https://cloud.fide.com/s/gqEewbNkWNKtz2E
1st Preparation of Teachers (POT) online course for women in French – July 3-5
Register: https://cloud.fide.com/s/BXp6FSJsd32fKQH
39th Preparation of Teachers (POT) online course for the FIDE School Instructor (SI) title – July 17-19
Register: https://cloud.fide.com/s/we4EC29ZS273Crf
1st Preparation of Teachers (POT) online course for women in Spanish – August 7-9
Register: https://cloud.fide.com/s/JqpkeaaPYLPY7rP
40th Preparation of Teachers (POT) online course for the FIDE School Instructor (SI) title – August 14-16
Register: https://cloud.fide.com/s/nYbZzXNwo4E5Wax
For more details, visit the dedicated Chess in Education website: edu.fide.com/