FIDE Chess in Education Commission is pleased to announce the dates of the new Preparation of Teachers course.
The course will be held online in English from August 22-24, 2025.
The target audience is teachers, chess educators, beginner and advanced players with basic chess knowledge and experience working with children.
- This brand-new course is focused on chess as an educational tool in the classroom.
- Participants, based upon their exam results, qualify for the FIDE title of School Instructor.
- Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be offered lifetime access to the Opening Master premium chess databases, which currently hold more than 9.6 million official over-the-board human chess games and are growing on a monthly basis.
Read the detailed course description here.
Candidates who wish to attend the course must complete and return the following registration form: cloud.fide.com/s/kBpkMnW4XydtKd5
The cut-off date for applications is August 19. Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and the maximum number of places on each course is 20.
Note: Titles are conferred during the subsequent FIDE Council meeting and will reflect on FIDE profiles approximately four weeks thereafter.
Share with colleagues and friends! Let’s make chess education more accessible and effective together!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at edu.courses@fide.com