The Africa Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders (AFYEL) is an education venture initiated by the Renewable Energy Technology Training institute in partnership with RETTI Virtual University, government agencies, top Academic institutions and private sector companies.
The programme is aimed to train and empower young African recent graduates and final year students of Electrical, electronics engineering, mechanical engineering, Physics and solar energy, and Software Engineering with a proper understanding of renewable energy technologies, and opportunities for career advancement in the value chain in Energy.
The goal is to bring out a competent workforce for the renewable energy industry and build entrepreneurs who will advance access to clean energy to 600 Million in Africa without Access and retain young African talent in a crucial sector like renewable energy, which is important to unlock Africa’s sustainable future. The program offers knowledge on core aspects of solar PV technologies, Wind Technologies, and bioenergy. The program also aims to create a networking platform for participants in order to maximise impacts
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The six months fellowship will include expert training sessions facilitated across mentioned learning areas. The goal is to pass on knowledge and deep understanding of the areas to enable participants to get empowered and gain clarity to create solutions in the area or serve as competent employees in one of the industries, pursue a higher degree program or become experts in the field. Fellows will be encouraged to come up with tech solutions to identified problems.
Eligibility
You must be a recent graduate and final year student of Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Solar Energy, and Software Engineering with a proper understanding of renewable energy technologies.
How to Apply
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Deadline: 31 september 2023
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