The DCDC Network develops and delivers training that builds digital competence across the Dutch Caribbean. Our courses are designed to be accessible, practical, and transferable, so the skills we build together stay in the region.
Every course in our program is built around open-source tools and open training materials. This means participants pay nothing for software, and the materials can be reused and adapted by anyone in the network. We prioritize courses that bridge existing skills to new capabilities, rather than starting from scratch. Our training is grounded in FAIR data principles and reproducible research practices.
More courses coming soon.
The training program expands as the network grows. Future topics may include research data management, open science practices, reproducibility, and data visualization. Interested in suggesting or co-developing a course? Get in touch.
Proprietary software creates barriers. An SPSS license can cost AWG 400 or more per year, and that cost falls on institutions already operating under tight budgets. When each island pays separately for the same tools, collaboration becomes harder. Our training program focuses on open-source alternatives that any researcher, student, or government analyst can access at no cost, from any island. That is practical digital competence: skills and tools that work for everyone, everywhere in the region.
Beyond the courses we run ourselves, we point the network to training offered by trusted partners.
The currently available trainings organized by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) are most relevant for data stewards and for PhD researchers who want to move in that direction. All times shown are Atlantic Standard Time (AST).
6 July 2026, 07.30–10.30 AST
13 July 2026, 07.30–10.30 AST
20 July 2026, 07.30–10.30 AST
3 August 2026, 07.30–10.30 AST
10 August 2026, 07.30–10.30 AST
These sessions are organised by CaSDaR and the DCC, not by the DCDC Network. Registration is handled on Eventbrite.