Vocational Training for Job Creation in Renewable Energy Value Chain in Uganda

• Education & hands-on skills enhancement.
• Business incubation
• Mobilization and net working
• Project implementation, result monitoring and reporting.

Partners

• Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kampala.
• Technical vocational education and training institutions.
• Renewable energy companies and organizations.

Project expected outcomes

1. Increased skills and employability among youth and young adults
2. Establishment of sustainable renewable energy businesses.
3. Increased access to clean energy

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Project expected outputs

1. 20 youth and young adult women are engaged in the RE businesses value chain
2. An arena for information and knowledge-sharing and/or exchange is implemented and organized
3. 120 students received scholarships (50 graduated and acquired certificates; 70 students enrolled to pursue engineering courses in vocational institutions)
4. 10 renewable energy businesses established

Project expected outputs

• 119 students were supported to pursue National Diplomas in Electrical, Mechanical and Water Engineering; (48%) females, (52%) males at Uganda Technical Colleges; Kichwamba and Bushenyi campuses; and Buganda Royal Institute of Business and Technical Education (BRIBTE). 
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• Fourteen (14) entrepreneurs out of which, 5 are female led and 9 are male led under the business incubation programme are all operational.
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• 220 jobs created ; 70 direct and approximately 150 indirect employment opportunities created in the established renewable energy businesses.
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• Approximately 7,000 people have access to clean energy in Uganda. This is contributing to improved clean energy access and reducing CO2 emissions in Uganda.

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