ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2025

8–10 Apr 2025 | Kampala, Uganda

Thursday, 10 April 2025 | 14:30 - 17:30

[Invite only: TEI OP-VET workshop] Skills development in renewable energy investment & related value chains

Status:Approval requiredLocation:Jacaranda Hall (Mezzanine)

The renewable energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing significant growth and potential for decent job creation, yet it faces substantial skills gaps across various segments of its value chain. This session will highlight the critical role of skills development in attracting and retaining investment in renewable energy projects. By bringing together industry leaders, vocational education and training (VET) actors, policymakers and development partners, the discussions will explore industry trends, address the skills gaps, showcase good practices and highlight the role of public private collaboration to build sustainable skilled workforce.

The regional Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa (TEI OP-VET) is a five-year programme (2024-2029), officially launched in April 2024 during the Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education in Brussels. By linking VET and skills development with investments and value chain developments, the action addresses the skills dimension as integral component and enabler of investments under the Global Gateway to unlock the employment potential created by these investments and related sector/value chain developments. The programme is funded by the European Commission (€ 75 million) and Germany (BMZ) (€ 1.05 million) and is jointly implemented in a Team Europe approach by EDUFI (Finland), Enabel (Belgium), Expertise France and GIZ (Germany).

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11 speakers

  • Heli Mikkola

    TEI OP-VET, Coordinator Regional Exchanges for Public Private Partnerships

    The Finnish National Agency for Education - EDUFI

  • Charlotte Vanstallen

    Expert Skills Development and Decent Work

    Enabel / TEI OP-VET

  • Eugenia Masvikeni

    Regional Programme Expert - East & Southern Africa

    Alliance for Rural Electrification

  • Kevin Munjal

    Director, Development Impact

    FSD Africa

  • Diego CURUTCHET MESNER

    Coordinator of Technical Assistance Facility on VET

    Expertise France

  • Shantha Bloemen

    CEO/ Co Founder

    Mobility for Africa