The International Labour Organization (ILO), with funding provided by the Government of Sweden, is supporting the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) to implement the Skills for Energy in Southern Africa (SESA) Project. This is a three-and-a-half-year intervention with the overall development objective of increasing the uptake of renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration through skills development in Zambia and the SADC region. It is expected that the project will strengthen KGRTC’s capacity as a Centre of Excellence for energy training in the region and significantly increase the number of power technicians, engineers and managers that are skilled in renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration. The project will be implemented through a Public Private Public Development Partnership (PPDP) approach.

The course will deliver training modules on the application of ISO 50006 methodologies for establishing baselines and performance indicators. It will also engage with ISO 50001 as a means of developing energy management systems that intensive commercial and industrial facilities and municipalities in most SADC countries could use to create industry champions. The ultimate aim is initial savings realized through the implementation of low- and no-cost measures.

At the end of the training programme, course participants shall be able to:

• Set up an energy management programme
• Measure the performance on an energy management system
• Identify energy management opportunities
• Carry out energy audits.

1. Energy Management Systems (EnMS)
2. Energy Performance Measurement and Indicators (EnPI)
3. Steam System Optimisation
4. Compressed Air Systems Optimisation
5. Electric Motor Systems Optimisation
6. Fan Systems Optimisation
7. Pump Systems Optimisation
8. Designing Off-grid Solar Energy Systems

Technical personnel, Engineering Consultants, Tertiary Education Personnel, and other suitably qualified personnel.