Since the creation of the Festival of Baroque Music in 1980, the cultural remit of Ambronay has expanded into the area of training and development.
Following the creation of the Festival Choir in 2000, whose aim is to encourage choral singing in the Ain region, Ambronay put in place in 2001 a programme of Cultural and Artistic Journeys for school children, with the collaboration of the local education authorities. Ambronay is currently engaged in rolling out a new facet of its educational activities, cultural classes. These will take place in a dedicated building, newly restored and situated at the heart of the abbey.

For professional musicians and those starting out on their careers, Ambronay began in 1993 an innovative new project, the European Baroque Academy.
Its pedagogic approach is to offer to young European artists a period of intensive training, resulting in the production, under professional conditions and under the direction of renowned specialists in the field, of a major work of the baroque repertoire.

Since 1993, masterclasses have also been held throughout the year; these take place in the grounds of the Cultural centre and are led by conductors associated with the Centre, notably Gabriel Garrido, Christophe Rousset and Jérôme Correas.