Monthly and at no charge, Schneider Electric is providing training on its access to energy solutions to learners at the Electrical Contractors’ Association of South Africa (ECA).
The modules are taught by Schneider Electric’s specialists and entail the operation and installation of its renewable energy products, as well as the concepts required to become an entrepreneur. With this theoretical and hands-on training, learners can start their own informal businesses on the side when they identify an opportunity to create access to energy in their community.
ECA accredited training centres are located across South Africa and provide a wide range of training and skills development courses, aimed at both the technical and business aspects of the electrical contracting industry. The ECA has represented electrical contractors in South Africa for 60 years.
Says George Senekal, regional training manager at the ECA: “The training provided by Schneider Electric not only focuses on the normal protective equipment used by electrical contractors. Schneider Electric has taken it a step further by initiating a joint venture training programme with the ECA, which exposes our learners throughout the yearly training programme on a topic that is highly important to global energy saving techniques. The specific topic deals with the very basics to solar energy generation principles. “Only after a session do our candidates have a sound understanding of the meaning of solar energy generation. Our candidates are also clearly informed by the Schneider Electric training staff on how to be a successful entrepreneur in this specific field of solar energy distribution. Both the understanding of current technology as well as future technology, are well presented by the Schneider Electric training staff. We look forward to enhancing this initiative to a more advanced and hands-on approach. Our industry is represented by our learners, and more specific training techniques will ensure a better knowledge and implementing of renewable energy resources.”
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