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This year the Student Energy Career Training Program is taking an exciting turn with a focus on African women interested in building their careers in the energy transition, on the African continent!
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Opportunity Details
The Student Energy Career Training Program (SECT) is a multi-disciplinary program that builds leadership and employability skills through energy education, project management training, individualized career coaching, teamwork and collaboration, and experiential learning opportunities with leading energy companies.
This year the program is taking an exciting turn with a focus on African women interested in building their careers in the energy transition, on the African continent!
Cohort 6 of the SECT Program is themed “Women in Energy Africa."
With an estimated 30 million jobs created in low-carbon technologies by 2030, research predicts that 3.3 million of these new green jobs will be in Africa.
Many young African women experience barriers in accessing these opportunities due to a lack of access to skills training, mentorship, and other resources.
Student Energy is dedicated to solving this challenge in partnership with Enel Foundation by empowering young women in Africa with the requisite sector skills, networks, and knowledge needed to play an active role in the energy transition.
This cohort will be receiving African participants who identify as women, and who will be based on the African continent at the time of participating in the program.
Schedule
The program will take place from July 2025 to February 2026 with a commitment of average 10 hours per week for 30 weeks (approximately 300 hours in total).
Mid-July to Mid-August: Coursework
This includes attending the Launch Webinar, completion of the General Curriculum on the Learning Hub with a total of 6 learning units and 1 assignment, and attending all introductory coaching calls with your assigned coach and project team (~4 hours per week for meetings and curriculum work).
Mid-August to Mid-December: Active Participation and Practicum Project
This includes participating in two mandatory meetings each week. One meeting will be with your assigned Project Partner, while the other is with your project team. The Practicum Project will run throughout mid-August to mid-December, which includes delivering a final presentation and completing the assigned project deliverables. During this period, you will have to complete the Specialized Curriculum videos in the Learning Hub with a total of 6 learning units (~10 hours per week to completing tasks assigned by project partners and 2 hours for meetings).
Early January to Early February: Career Development and Coaching
This includes the completion of five career development learning units, professional development webinars, and attending one-on-one career coaching sessions (~4 hours per week for career acquisition skills development, 1:1 career coaching, webinars and mixer events).
Application to the Career Training program is open to women in Africa aged 18-30 years who are interested in working in the sustainable energy sector. The program is fully online and delivered in English.
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
Please have the following ready before proceeding:
*If for any reason you are not able to submit a video, you can still apply! The application form provides an opportunity to explain your situation and share relevant details about your background and goals.
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