- INCLUDE and NBTE launched an enhanced renewable energy curriculum to boost green skills and job creation in Nigeria.
- A Training-of-Trainers programme will equip over 300 TVET instructors nationwide, supporting the country’s clean energy transition.
Stakeholders in Nigeria, including NBTE, gathered on Monday, August 18, to address the country’s energy deficit and expand renewable energy access by launching an enhanced solar energy curriculum for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions.
The High-Level Dissemination Session, organised by INCLUDE, a platform on inclusive development policies in Africa, focused on “Green Skills and Political Will in the Renewable Energy Curriculum Review Initiative in Nigeria.”
INCLUDE’s Executive Director Anika Altaf said the initiative would tackle energy challenges while creating jobs. Knowledge Manager Victoria Manya also mentioned that evidence-based research underscored Africa’s need for a just energy transition that expands energy access, strengthens workforce capacity, and promotes local content in the green economy.
Meanwhile, the collaboration involved the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the House Committee on Renewable Energy, chaired by Rep. Victor Ogene, whose office pledged continued support for policies that foster green jobs and skills acquisition.
NBTE Executive Secretary Prof. Idris Bugaje said Nigeria’s long-standing partnership with the Netherlands had driven educational transformation. He also emphasised that the enhanced renewable energy curricula would prepare the workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and urged government and private-sector support for implementation.
In addition, Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Managing Director Dr. Abba Aliyu highlighted the agency’s ongoing programmes to address the country’s energy deficit. He stressed the need for a capable renewable energy workforce and stronger private-sector investment to drive the energy transition.
The session featured a symbolic handover of the curriculum set by NBTE, followed by the official flag-off of a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) programme. The initiative will equip over 300 TVET trainers across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to implement the new curricula. Training sessions are scheduled in Lagos on August 25–26 and Kano on September 2–3.