This work package addresses the needs of companies and professionals in the sector to access training. The work package will support growth of the sector through the development and delivery of Continued Professional Development (CPD) courses.

The courses are meticulously designed in collaboration with industry-leading content experts from within the TEA-LP network. Each of the CPD courses is informed by market research that identifies growing needs and knowledge gaps that exist within the sector. The courses include focus on end-user relevance and applicability, and are designed with the modern employee in mind, accommodating those who work full-time, have family responsibility, and other time commitments. UCT will provide an academic ‘home’ and the required certification of the CPD courses, which are accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).

The CPD courses are offered online in a remote, asynchronous environment, which will make them accessible for candidates from all around Africa, South Asia and the Indo Pacific region. The courses that TEA-LP have delivered so far are:

  • Integrated Energy Systems, a CPD course focused on Energy Security, Whole Systems Thinking in the context of the energy sector, Sustainability, and Energy Efficiency to equip professionals with a holistic understanding of the intricate facets of modern-day energy systems.
  • Future Female Leaders in Energy, a 6 month course that was developed in collaboration with the Africa Management Institute. This course aims to equip junior women in the energy sector in Africa to take on positions of leadership and management, while gaining a high-level technical overview of energy and off-grid energy systems.
  • Integrated Data Energy Analytics, an 80-hour, ECSA-accredited CPD course that aims to bridge the gap between data science and energy systems, allowing a more efficiency and resilient sector to grow as data analytics, AI, machine learning, and smart grids are applied to energy systems to a greater extent.

We are currently running these three CPD courses: