company , and the industry gains another solar professional with solid experience .
The initiative will become a permanent value-added service offered by GREEN to its alumni as part of their solar training , connecting suitable staff with eager solar companies .
At least one alumnus will be welcomed onboard as an intern with a partner company every three months , and this number is set to increase as more alumni companies sign up to the initiative and make capacity for interns . The internship programme is open to all GREEN alumni – an alumnus being a graduate of one of our training courses – and will partner recent graduates of our trainings with the established companies of other GREEN alumni .
“ We live in a country with a depressingly high unemployment rate . Here are all these entrepreneurs , who have invested in themselves with professional solar training , and all they require is some hands-on experience and guidance . And our internship programme will provide that ,” says Antje Klauss- Vorreiter .
The first round of applicants has already been interviewed and a candidate has been selected . GREEN Solar Academy alumni – both those seeking experience and those able to accommodate new talent – are invited to visit the GREEN website for more details on the scope of the first opening and the application process : https :// solar-training . org / greeninternship-programme / •
About GREEN Solar Academy GREEN Solar Academy is an independent , 100 % femaleowned training provider in the solar industry offering training for installers of photovoltaic solar systems in the African countries of South Africa , Namibia , Zimbabwe , Angola , Togo , Mozambique , and Ghana . GREEN ( an acronym for Global Renewable Energy and Efficiency Network ) is the African branch of DGS SolarSchool ( DGS ), and the successor to maxx-solar academy , which was founded in 2011 .
About Peak Power Solutions Peak Power Solutions is a Gauteng-based wholesaler and retailer of solar energy components , and a PV GreenCard approved installer of PV solar systems , including energy audits , system design , and system monitoring and support services .
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