ILO/KGRTC PPDP "Skills for Energy in Southern Africa” (SESA) - PPDP Skills Development for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ILO/KGRTC PPDP "Skills for Energy in Southern Africa” (SESA) The contribution  - "Skills for Energy in Southern Africa” (SESA) intervention is a Public-Private Development Partnership (PPDP) that enables a transfer of technical skills from international and local energy companies to power technicians and managers in Southern Africa through International Labour Organization (ILO) and in partnership with SADC’s Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) in Zambia. Insatsen  - "Skills for Energy in Southern Africa" (SESA) är ett drygt treårigt program för att i samverkan med näringslivet utforma och genomföra utbildningar inom förnybar energiteknik och energiefektivisering, med International Labout Organization ILO och SADC-institutionen Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre KGRTC. "Skills for Energy in Southern Africa (SESA) is a Public-Private Development Partnership (PPDP) that enables a transfer of technical skills from international and local energy companies to power technicians and managers in Southern Africa through International Labour Organization (ILO) and in partnership with SADCs Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) in Zambia.  

The focus is on contributing to SDG 7 on universal access to modern energy, by responding to the power industry's needs for skills development in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration, but also to SDG 4 on skills and training, and SDG 8 on sustainable economic growth, productive employment and decent work. The expected impact is an increased uptake of renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration interventions in Southern Africa, leading to more sustainable use of energy and a  low carbon energy mix.

The four-year project will facilitate partnerships between KGRTC and the private sector, strengthen KGRTCs capacity to enable it to be - and to be perceived as - the Centre of Excellence for energy training in the region and will result in around 1000 power technicians, engineers and managers that are skilled in, and able to apply, up-to-date technologies in renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration.

Overall Objective
Increase uptake of Renewable Energy (RE), Energy Efficiency (EE) and Regional Energy Integration (REI) interventions in Southern Africa, leading to a more sustainable and low-carbon energy mix.

Specific objectives (Outcomes)
Outcome 1: More power engineers, technicians and managers in the SADC region have enhanced technical capacity to apply, manage and promote the latest RE, EE and REI technologies.
Outcome 2: KGRTC has built its brand and standing as the regions Centre of Excellence for competitive skills training in RE, EE and REI technologies.