Schneider Electric South Africa has teamed up with the French Ministry of Education and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) to launch a centre aimed at training electricians, electrical technicians, and electrical engineers.
Named the French-South African Schneider Electric Training Centre, the new facility is in line with the Department of Higher Education and Training’s vision of accelerating artisan training across the country.
From left to right: Jason Ullbricht, vice president Human Resources, Schneider Electric; Vincent Baron, deputy counsellor, attaché for Science and Technology, Embassy of France in South Africa; Professor Irene Moutlana, vice chancellor, VUT; Carl Kleynhans, country president, Schneider Electric; Professor Alwyn Louw, deputy vice chancellor: Academic & Research, VUT
This project is aimed at addressing the shortage of young, skilled South Africans. The purpose of the training centre is to provide a number of programmes in the field of energy, electricity and automation, from basic certification right through to advanced certifications that are equivalent to university graduate and postgraduate level studies.
In line with the overall energy management theme, the VUT department of electrical engineering is currently using solar energy to provide power to the centre of excellence in applied electronics.
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