IMPORTANT!!! Scholarships are available for up to 20 trainees. Scroll down for more info on scholarships and the training programme.
Our flagship hands-on solar installation training program is running in June 2026 in Tamale. This full-time 2-week training course includes the skills and knowledge needed to design and install off-grid solar power systems. The programme will equip you with practical clean energy skills and provide pathways into solar-related livelihoods either through employment, entrepreneurship or supporting with charitable solar projects.
What you will learn
Solar power systems fundamentals and solar PV electrical theory
Solar power system design theory
Solar power system installation
Health and safety working at height,
Health and safety working with electricity.
What the training includes
Classroom-based sessions with short practical workshops and group assignments.
Practical work, where all trainees will install and disassemble a small off-grid solar power system
Benefits you receive after the training
The opportunity to volunteer with Dream Renewables on other real-world field projects after the training.
The opportunity to submit a solar project idea for the Community Solar Fund, Dream Renewables will provide the best projects with financial and technical support.
The opportunity to apply for our entrepreneurship bootcamp focusing on solar power. Where our most enterprising trainees will be given support to get solar initiatives off the ground.
All trainees are invited to join Dream Renewables’ exclusive network of solar professionals, called Alumni Connect. This provides continuous learning and development opportunities in the fields of solar power and electrical work.
The opportunity to apply for an internship with our partner organisations, which are leading solar companies like Tino Solutions and Nastech Power Solutions and many more.
Who the training is for:
You are eligible for the training if:
You are an electrical wirer, electrician or technician in any discipline
You have an SHS or vocational qualification in a technical or scientific discipline
You are currently studying an SHS or vocational qualification in a technical or scientific discipline.
If you are interested in learning more about solar power but don’t have the above qualifications, please call us, and we will discuss whether the training programme is right for you.
Scholarships are available
There are 20 Scholarships available on a first-come first serve basis
The scholarship covers 100% of the tuition fees; the scholarship does not cover the registration fee, which must be paid by everyone.
Fees
Registration fee - 200 GHS
Tuition fee - 1,500 GHS (the first 20 successful applicants do NOT have to pay this fee)
times and dates
Monday to Friday from Monday, 22nd June to Friday, 03th July.
8am - 2pm
Where is The Training
NewLife College, behind Tamale Technical University