Online Trainings
Improve Your Biochar Education From Home, At Your Own Pace
IBI’s online education programs aim to foster a knowledgeable community of biochar leaders well-equipped to grow the industry while addressing some of the greatest challenges of our time.
Explore our current and upcoming asynchronous trainings for both emerging and seasoned biochar professionals.
Biochar Intensive Online Courses
The Biochar Operator Course
Suggested Biochar Familiarity: Emerging and Seasoned Professionals, Experts
A comprehensive, on-demand professional course designed for the people responsible for running biochar systems in real-world conditions. It bridges the gap between high-level engineering and the daily realities of the plant floor.
Built in partnership by IBI and Lyntra, and reviewed by an expert advisory committee, this course gives operators, technical teams, and project stakeholders the foundation they need to run safer, more reliable, and more bankable facilities.
Virtual Graduate Lecture Series
Access the full recorded sessions and presentations from the 2025 Virtual Graduate Lecture Series
Suggested Biochar Familiarity: Emerging and Seasoned Professionals, Experts
The 2025 Virtual Graduate Lecture Series brought together a global academic community to share insights, foster collaboration, and deepen understanding of biochar’s transformative potential.
You can watch the recordings – and take the class – at any time! Get a graduate level biochar education from the comfort of your home. With a fast-emerging industry, this opportunity facilitated cohesive biochar knowledge-sharing between graduate programs to optimize academia experiences around biochar.
The series features lectures from top graduate professors and researchers covering diverse topics in biochar science and application.
All About Biochar Course: A Contemporary Industry Overview
Grow your understanding of the biochar industry, and earn a certification for your learning.
Suggested Biochar Familiarity: Emerging, Biochar-Curious, Intermediate Professionals
This multi-module, interactive online course blends key recorded takeaways from IBI’s Biochar Academy with online articles and peer-reviewed research to provide a contemporary overview of the biochar industry for emerging biochar professionals. Features a guided learning journey with quizzes and reflections to deepen comprehension and opportunities to engage with peers in the biochar community through comments and message exchange
Biochar 101: What is Biochar?
Available to IBI members only. Become a member to access!
Discover the fundamentals of biochar with this self-paced, interactive micro-course designed for entry-level.
In less than an hour, you’ll gain a broad understanding of biochar and its environmental, social, and economic co-benefits. The curriculum covers an engaging introduction, a detailed overview, and reflective comprehension checks to reinforce your learning.