Within the implementation framework of the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy and the National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP) of the Member States, the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and other partners have set up a Regional Certification Body (RCB).
The RCB aims to promote professional skills and solve problems related to the poor quality of equipment’s and facilities in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector.
This regional certification system is based on Job Task Analysis (JTA) which have been developed by the 15 ECOWAS member states with the contribution of regional actors. ECREEE, as a Regional Certification Body relies on selected centers for the organization of national certification exams. Two categories of centers will be selected as RCB partners.
The currently level of certification covers off-grid solar PV system technicians. ECREEE will expand certification levels gradually to other areas of RE and EE and aligning system structures and certification process to the requirements of ISO / IEC 17024: 2012 to enable professionals to gain international recognition.
After the first step of implementation of the level 1 certification, the RCB plans to operationalize the level 2 certification which covers the design, installation, inspection of PV / Diesel photovoltaic mini-grids).
ECREEE therefore wishes to select training and examination centers for the implementation of level 2 of certification in ECOWAS countries.
Training centers or Examination centers for level 2 certification program should meet the following criteas:
At the end of the selection process, a Memorandum Of Understanding will be signed between ECREEE and the identified centers for a renewable period of five years.
Institutions wishing to apply for the examination or training centers of the regional level 2 certification are invited to complete the attached application and send them to the following address before August 30, 2021 :
ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)
Achada Santo Antonio, 2nd floor
C.P. 288, Praia, Cabo Verde
E-Mail: isoumaila(at)ecreee.org; ibrahim.soumaila(at)giz.de; jbulgo(at)ecreee.org
Tel: +238 2604630, +238 2624608
Attachments:
Application form
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