GREEN conceptualised and delivered an interdisciplinary workshop for female students aimed at encouraging greater participation of women in the solar energy sector, while creating a space for international exchange on renewability and sustainability. The workshop focused on empowering young women to explore career pathways in solar energy and to engage critically with sustainable development from both local and global perspectives.

GREEN Solar Academy designed and equipped a 100% off-grid solar centre in Alicedale, Eastern Cape to test the concept of remote training in rural areas. The GREEN Solar Center in Alicedale functions as a community information and training hub, additionally providing energy services such as a charging station, internet café, and a shop for small solar appliances.

GREEN Solar Academy was appointed as technical consultant to support the Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA) in developing a national Solar PV Installer Accreditation Programme, covering stakeholder consultation, programme design, assessor training, assessment development and pilot implementation. The project laid the foundation for a nationally recognised licensing and assessment system for solar PV installers in Eswatini.

GREEN’s role in the PartnerAfrica Ghana project was to develop curricula and training content on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) for training and information sessions for different target groups in Ghana, and to deliver these events in Ghana. In order to evaluate the knowledge and training needs of the target group, GREEN conducted several interviews with representatives of the target group and a stakeholder dialogue.

DGS in collaboration with GREEN Solar Academy converted training material for a short course for solar PV installers at vocational training level in Ethiopia into an eLearning course.

DGS in partnership with GREEN and the Solar Energy Foundation facilitated the development of a national solar PV curriculum and teaching and learning material for TVET colleges in Ethiopia.

GREEN Solar Academy has partnered with Life Choices Academy to develop and implement a year-long solar and personal skills development programme paired with internships for technically-inclined youth, where participants who complete the program will earn the qualification of Solar PV Assistant Installer.

Unnati Training Academy subcontracted GREEN to deliver the practical PV Mounter Plus training for 30 young participants as part of the YDE–Lumen30 project. YDE–Lumen30 is a corporate social responsibility initiative launched by Yellow Door Energy, in partnership with the charitable foundation Actis Acts, to tackle youth unemployment and energy insecurity in Alexandra through solar skills development.

GREEN Solar Academy was contracted by UNIKIMS to advise the Moving Windmills Project in Malawi on maximising the efficiency of existing solar installations at its community hubs and to evaluate the demand and potential for solar PV training at its planned Innovation Centre.

GREEN Solar Academy trained 20 qualified electricians on the 5-day SuperSolarSchool, our PV GreenCard training for SAPVIA (South African Photovoltaic Industry Association) and EWSETA (Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority).

GREEN Solar Academy developed a training and training progress monitoring package for SANEDI’s Energy Service Companies. The training was aimed at meeting the overall training objectives for SANEDI Energy Service Companies (ESCo’s), which include gaining/enhancing safe and quality Solar PV installation skills.

GREEN Solar Academy was contracted under a GIZ programme CPD4E to prepare 126 TVET graduates from six different TVET colleges for the SAPVIA PV Installer Assessment, delivering an end-to-end preparation process that included initial theory assessments, deficit analysis, targeted remedial training, and coordinated theory and practical assessment readiness support.

GREEN was subcontracted by the Atlantis Special Economic Zone to deliver practical PV Mounter Plus training to 20 selected beneficiaries, with Atlantis implementing the programme in collaboration with MERSETA. The initiative formed part of a broader solar skills development effort to support youth employability in the renewable energy sector.

GREEN and Valentin Software GmbH facilitated the development of photovoltaic training programmes for Ghanaian and Togolese students and young graduates in partnership with the Takoradi Technical University, TTU, and the Kya Energy Institute, respectively and set up a fully equipped Solar Training Centre at the university.

GREEN Solar Academy in partnership with DGS provided consulting services in Mozambique to support the development of photovoltaic (PV) training systems and capacity-building strategies under a GIZ-supported energy programme. The assignment focused on analysing training demand across the PV value chain and designing structured pathways for skills development and trainer qualification.

DGS and GREEN led a practical one-day PV workshop for the Lusentia Future Academy at the LEAG Conference in Lübbenau. 50 young people aged 18 to 27 from Berlin, Saxony, and Brandenburg learned about the energy transition, sustainability, and getting involved in the region’s future. The workshop covered assembling a solar home system and included some demonstrations with leXsolar GmbH kits.

GREEN Solar Academy used Young Africa’s mobile solar energy training unit to train 60 Entrepreneurs of SME’s in three different regions of rural Northern Namibia.

GREEN Solar Academy trained sales employees from Masana Petroleum Solutions on the Solar 101 course, which is an intro into the Solar PV industry. GREEN assisted with the registration of all the participants and provided a group training for 18 participants in our Johannesburg training centre.

GREEN Solar Academy developed a 2-month youth solar training programme covering electrical & energy management, solar PV installation & mounting and working at heights for the Youth Employment Services (YES) incubation hub in Alexandra, Gauteng.

GREEN trained 17 women, electricians of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on the 5-day SuperSolarSchool comprehensive theory and practical course.