Nigerian Clean Energy Qualifica1ons

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1 Nigerian Clean Energy Qualifica1ons Ge5ng training and cer/fica/on of engineers, architects and technicians on the road Felix Nitz, Head Capacity Development Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) November 2015 Implemented by

2 Today s topics 1. NESP: What are we doing 2. Training: The problem we address 3. How we go about it Training courses Mee/ng industry needs Training ins/tu/ons Challenges Cer/fica/on 4. Status and the road ahead 5. Partners 2

3 1. NESP: What are we doing Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) provides technical assistance to improve the condi/ons for investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency: Harmonising policies and ins/tu/onal mandates Electrifying 10 villages with PV, hydro in 5 states SeWng up a procurement system for large renewable projects on the grid Energy efficiency pilot projects in industries, buildings Making required qualifica/ons accessible across Nigeria NESP is implemented by Germany German Agency for Interna/onal Coopera/on (GIZ) between with funding by European Union und Germany 3

4 2. Training: The problem we address Do we already have training courses in Nigeria? Yes, lots of them But available trainings tends to be academic or narrowly focused on specific projects or wrongly targeted These offers don t confer the skills needed by market Zero na/onal visibility or recogni/on Fails to create employability 4

5 3. Training: How we go about it Iden/fy qualifica/ons relevant to market through a needs assessment to create employability Focus on skills development As short as possible, as long as necessary Na/onal recogni/on of qualifica/ons Select competent and commiced partners empower them. Steer clear of the programme itself delivering training Delivery to be financially viable (eventually) Remain realis/c 5

6 Training courses Renewables 1 Off-Grid RE Designer 7 weeks 2 Solar PV Installer 4 weeks 3 Solar PV Installer Supervisor 6 weeks 4 Rural Hydropower Civil Engg. 4 weeks Energy efficiency 1 Energy Manager 4 weeks 2 Energy Auditor 8 weeks Mee2ng industry needs Ini/ally curriculum development commenced based on assump/ons on skills and ap/tude needed Extensive consulta/ons with industry prac//oners, aided by interna/onal prac//oners Mar-May Energy Efficient Building Design 3 weeks 6

7 Framing Competency Standards Zero Dra=: Assump/ons Intermediary Dra=: Consulta/ons Final 2015: Veced under reference to relevant codes and standards and defini/on of competency units Nigerian Competency Standards 2015 For Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency 7

8 Selec/ng Training Partners BAS Associates Consul5ng 1 BAS Associates Consul/ng Lagos - private 2 Centre for Renewable Energy Research (ISSCeRER) Umaru Musa Yar adua University, Katsina Empaneling training academies and research ins/tu/ons with: Subject competence Centre for Renewable Energy Technology (CRET) Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure Green Technology Development Ins/tute (GTDI) University of Ibadan, Ibadan Interna/onal Energy Academy (IEA) Ibadan - private Na/onal Centre for Energy Efficiency & Conserva/on (NCEEC), University of Lagos, Lagos Experience and self-driven interest in training delivery Credible commitment and ability to expand Na/onal Centre for Energy Research & Development (NCERD), University of Nigeria, Nsukka Na/onal Power Training Ins/tute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Kainji (+8) Sokoto Energy Research Centre (SERC) University of Sokoto, Sokoto Technical and Voca/onal Training Centre (TVC) Port Harcourt - PPP The Nigerian Ins/tute of Architects (NIA) Abuja (+3) - private

9 SERC Sokoto ISSCeRER Katsina Training Partnership Network NAPTIN Kainji +8 NIA Abuja +3 GTDI Ibadan IEA Ibadan CRET Akure BAS Lagos NCEEC Lagos NCERD Nsukka TVC Port Harcourt

10 Empowering partners Full-fleged localised training packages for 7 courses Training of training partners Hand-on support in training delivery Support in pricing and commercializa/on of training USAID s REEEP through Winrock Interna/onal supports the above while offering addi/onally: Training equipment Par/al scholarships 10

11 Challenges Challenges Training quality Curricula are sta/c Future market relevance Recogni/on across Nigeria Lessons learnt Further curricula development cannot be centralised Accredita/on of partners too expensive Na/onal recogni/on essen/al for success 11

12 Cer/fica/on system Establishment of a na/onal cer/fica/on for individuals. Na/onal Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) as cer/fica/on body Banks will drive cer/fica/on through credit lines 12

13 4. Status and the road ahead Needs assessment completed and partners selected. 1 Course and the first ToT completed. Competency Standards draned together with industry, comple/on within within Cer/fica/on framework is under development with NEMSA. Upcoming: First training delivery through partner in Q more courses are about to be finalised in Q further to commence and be delivered in Q Commercializa/on strategies Partners supported with equipment and hands-on trainers Roll-out of par/al scholarships through USAID 13

14 5. Partners Funding Opera5on Knowledge 14