Training

NERSC offers a wide range of learning opportunities to its users and the wider scientific computing community. We post recordings of most past training events on the NERSC YouTube channel. You can access past events (2024 and earlier) in the training archive.

Need a hand right now?

Watch our short videos on how to perform basic tasks like logging in from the command line, logging in from Jupyter Notebooks, and submitting your first GPU job. 

Watch getting started shorts on YouTube

Upcoming Training Events

View a full list of training events.

IBM Quantum Virtual Webinar: Scaling to utility-sized experiments

May 22, 2025
10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. PDT
Remote
Join IBM Quantum’s Quantum Algorithm Engineering team to explore how to scale your experiments effectively.

Deploying GPU Power Capping on the Perlmutter System

May 23, 2025
10 - 11:30 a.m. PDT
Remote
NERSC is hosting a virtual training seminar to help users understand and apply GPU power-capping on Perlmutter.

Building GPU-Accelerated Differentiable Simulations with NVIDIA Warp Python

May 28, 2025
1 - 4 p.m. PDT
Remote
LANL is hosting a Building GPU-Accelerated Differentiable Simulations with NVIDIA Warp Python training, presented by Eric Shi from Nvidia.

Accelerated Python Tutorial

May 28, 2025
8 - 11:30 a.m. PDT
Remote
LANL is hosting an Accelerated Python Tutorial, presented by Scot Halverson from Nvidia.

A Deep Dive into the Nvidia HPC SDK

May 29, 2025
1 - 4 p.m. PDT
Remote
LANL is hosting a Deep Dive into the Nvidia HPC SDK Training, presented by Scot Halverson from Nvidia.

Quantum Application Development with CUDA-Q

May 29, 2025
7:30 - 11:30 a.m. PDT
Remote
LANL is hosting a Quantum Application Development with CUDA-Q Training, presented by Monica VanDieren from Nvidia.

High Throughput Workflow Tools and Strategies

May 30, 2025
8:30 - 12 p.m. PDT
Remote
NERSC is hosting an online webinar presented by William Arndt of NERSC and Geoffrey Lentner from Advanced Computing, Purdue University.

TACC Applied Parallel Programming Course

June 2 - 6, 2025
In-person
The TACC Institute Applied Parallel Programming course, held in person in Austin, TX, June 2-6, includes training on parallel computing,…

MATLAB Webinar: Empowering Discovery with Open Code and Open Access AI for Berkeley Lab

June 4, 2025
1 - 2:30 p.m. PDT
Hybrid
Please join us for a practical webinar designed for researchers at Berkeley Lab interested in making their computational work more…
SpinUp Workshops

June 2025 SpinUp Workshop

June 5 - 12, 2025
Hybrid
Session 1: Seminar
Wednesday, June 5, 2025, 9 a. m. - 12 p. m.
TotalView Debugging Office Hours

June 2025

June 5, 2025
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. PDT
Remote
If there is still enough time left, Perforce engineers will briefly talk about a recent development in using AI while…

HPC Fundamentals

June 11, 2025
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. PDT
Hybrid
This training is provided in collaboration with HPC Carpentries geared towards novice HPC users, to learn the basic skills they will…

Training Events Archive

Looking for an oldie, but goodie? NERSC training materials from 2018-2023 and 2024 are available from the Internet Archive. 

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