COG-Train is an international educational initiative providing open-access learning in SARS-CoV-2 genomics. It aims to facilitate an increase in global genome sequencing and analysis capacity, reduce sequencing inequality and enhance pathogen surveillance.
The programme’s training courses and development are built around our core concept of partnering with international researchers, public health experts and surveillance networks and providing open-access FREE training for all. COG-Train is funded by Wellcome Trust and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and led jointly by COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium and Wellcome Connecting Science (WCS).
Outputs include a series of massive online, open-access courses on all aspects of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing on the FutureLearn platform, as well as week-long intensive virtual training courses, short expert workshops and concurrent distributed classrooms, the latter of which utilises blended training.