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Career Training Program

Empowering African women to lead the continent’s energy transition through specialized training, mentorship, and industry experience. Join our sixth cohort (July 2025 – February 2026) and be part of the 3.3 million green jobs coming to Africa.

Deadline to apply is on June 8th, 2025, 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time.

Program Overview

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!

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. 

The Sixth Cohort of the SECT program will take place from July 2025 – February 2026

GENERAL MODULES

40-hour time commitment

The first four weeks of the program will be delivered through our Learning Management System, focusing on foundational modules in energy and project management. This essential knowledge provides participants with necessary skills and background knowledge before they advance to the hands-on practicum project phase of the program.

Energy System 

Design & Model Thinking

Project Management

Specialized Videos

GENERAL MODULES

40-hour time commitment

The first four weeks of the program will be delivered through our Learning Management System, focusing on foundational modules in energy and project management. This essential knowledge provides participants with necessary skills and background knowledge before they advance to the hands-on practicum project phase of the program.

Energy System

Design & Model Thinking

Specialized Videos

Project Management

Practicum Project

Approximately 300 hours time commitment

Throughout Months 2 to 5, teams will work closely together to complete the final deliverables for the Practicum Project in partnership with our partner organizations (the project partners). Each member is expected to spend at least 5-7 hours per week on project deliverables, (approximately 126 hours over 18 weeks) managing and executing tasks from your assigned project.

Through this activity, you will not only gain insight into how your partner organization is working towards achieving our global energy goals, from a first hand experience, but you will also learn valuable lessons on teamwork, working with international colleagues, project management and professional communication.

 

Practicum Project:

Approximately 300 hours time commitment

Throughout Months 2 to 5, teams will work closely together to complete the final deliverables for the Practicum Project in partnership with our partner organizations (the project partners). Each member is expected to spend at least 5-7 hours per week on project deliverables, (approximately 126 hours over 18 weeks) managing and executing tasks from your assigned project.

Through this activity, you will not only gain insight into how your partner organization is working towards achieving our global energy goals, from a first hand experience, but you will also learn valuable lessons on teamwork, working with international colleagues, project management and professional communication.

CAREER READINESS

The Career Readiness Curriculum provides the SECT participants with the opportunity to acquire essential professional skills by engaging with topics including Job Search Strategies, Interview Skills, Networking & Pitching, and more. The curriculum, co-created by renown energy professionals, facilitates interactions for participants with both their peers and seasoned professionals in the industry. 

Participants further have the advantage of personalized one-on-one career coaching sessions with a dedicated SECT coach. These sessions are tailored to align with each participant’s individual progress, ensuring a customized, needs-based approach to enhancing career readiness skills.

CAREER READINESS

The Career Readiness Curriculum provides the SECT participants with the opportunity to acquire essential professional skills by engaging with topics including Job Search Strategies, Interview Skills, Networking & Pitching, and more. The curriculum, co-created by renown energy professionals, facilitates interactions for participants with both their peers and seasoned professionals in the industry. 

Participants further have the advantage of personalized one-on-one career coaching sessions with a dedicated SECT coach. These sessions are tailored to align with each participant’s individual progress, ensuring a customized, needs-based approach to enhancing career readiness skills.

Get your career moving forward.

The Career Training program is currently open for applications.
Don’t miss out on this exceptional opportunity.
Sample Project

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

The projects you’ll encounter in the Career Training program will be challenging and based closely on real-world problems. You’ll have resources and support to guide you through the practicum projects. 

Although we can’t share the projects you’ll be working on unless you’re accepted into the program, we have project templates courtesy of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a policy think tank based in India, that can help you understand the scope of what you’ll encounter.

PROGRAM COHORT TESTIMONIALS

Explore Our Career Training Program’s Worldwide Reach

Our Program's Collaborative Ecosystem

ENEL Foundation Knowledge Partner

Enel Foundation is an Italian non-profit organization promoted and financed by Enel S.p.A. Enel Foundation endorses the promotion of multi flag capacity building programs, training, and dissemination initiatives regarding the power sector, socioeconomics, sustainable development, and innovation issues, at the crossroads of climate change and energy transition with a special focus on social sciences, policy & regulation, and technologies.

Previous Project partners

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to pay for this program?

No. The SE Career Training program will be free for all successful candidates.

Will I be paid for this program?

No, there will be no payment, however the SECT program will provide honoraria to participants who successfully complete the practicum project with their team.

What documents are needed to prepare for the application process?

A copy of your CV detailing your skills, work/volunteer experience will be required in the application form.

 

What are the selection criteria?

Successful applicants will need to show the following critical characteristics in their application: Ability to work in a diverse team environment, ability to work remotely, commitment to the program timeline, interest in specialization areas, ability to demonstrate how they hope this program will impact their careers.

 

Will I need to have an interview?

There will not be a formal interview but applicants will be required to submit a 1-3-minute video answering the prompts given in the application form.
(Instructions on how to submit the video will be available in the application form)