Egypt launches renewable energy curriculum to boost promising sector
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Egypt launches renewable energy curriculum

The Egyptian government launched a first-of-its-kind renewable energy curriculum at technical schools in the southern city of Aswan and the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, to encourage students to specialize in renewable energy and to train them for jobs in the country’s growing solar and wind power sectors. 

The three-year certificate program, which was developed by the Egyptian Ministry of Education and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), seeks to benefit over 300 technical school students. Now being piloted at two technical schools in Aswan and another one in Hurghada, the coursework will also be implemented in 57 schools in nine other governorates.

According to a USAID statement, the program includes “classroom instruction and hands-on, practical experience to produce technicians capable of immediately contributing to the renewable energy sector.” 

Read the full article by Menna A. Farouk via Al-Monitor.

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Egypt launches renewable energy curriculum to boost promising sector

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