The third edition of the Chess in Education Lecturer course will be held on 17-19 December.

Those who gain this qualification (CEL) will be those, exclusively, who we appoint to the paid lectureships of the FIDE School Instructor seminars.

‘I have learned a lot’  WGM Eva Repkova, Chairperson of FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess.

CEL Lecturers will be experts in educational chess (not necessarily experts in competitive chess). They will be trained by the EDU Commission, after an online capacitating course of 15 hours, with some offline extras. This training has a cost of €75, which covers both access to materials and preparation, and the exam.

Those who successfully pass the course will receive the diploma of Certified FIDE Chess in Education Lecturer (CEL). This is valid for three years, and it implies an administrative fee of €50.

‘A nice experience, fantastic course’  FM Vlad Ungureanu, national coordinator of Romania chess in schools program.

Applications for the course are open now and will close on 14 December. If you want to apply, please fill in the registration form for “Preparation of Lecturers”, Your CV & Motivation letter should pay special attention to your relevant experience in “educational chess”, rather than “sport chess”  (please check this explanatory document if you are unsure about the difference between these two concepts: https://edu.fide.com/educational-chess-vs-sport-chess/ ). 

‘This kind, of course, is a very good idea’  FM Leontxo Garcia. 

The course will be held from December 17-19, in English, online 15:00-20:00 CET (Central European or FIDE time). Applicants must complete the registration form: 

https://cloud.fide.com/s/Zpd6ynNnLf7Sckp (DOC)
https://cloud.fide.com/s/xWDW5E66RpHHTAY (PDF)

The course is limited to a maximum of 20 people (first come, first served). The applicants who cannot be given a slot will be placed on the waiting list for the subsequent course.