Free app sparks youths’ interest in electricity

An interactive and innovative electricity training course is now available as an application (app) on Android and iOS, at no cost.

Schneider Electric, in partnership with multimedia company Trace, has launched the ‘Spark Your Interest in Electricity’ course which aims to encourage youth to develop an interest in the energy sector.  It provides hands-on training on how to wire electrical equipment safely and responsibly and serves as a precursor to youth enrolling for formal training as electricians or related courses.

“It is a privilege to form part of a such a dynamic and impactful founding partnership that works towards one goal: finding sustainable solutions to youth unemployment on the African continent.  With Trace Academia we will endeavour to reach as many youths as we can; providing them with the skills to take those first important steps toward identifying a possible career path in the field of energy,” says Schneider Electric director sustainable development & academy: Anglophone Africa cluster Zanelle Dalglish.

The collaboration through the Trace Academia app forms part of a coalition which includes global private, public and non-profit partners with the goal of training 26-million African youths by 2026, providing the skills required to find or create work and the opportunities to kickstart a career.

The course is one of many education and training initiatives offered by Schneider Electric as part of its Education, Training & Entrepreneurship and Access to Energy programmes.  These include:

Partnerships in conjunction with the Schneider Electric Foundation with tertiary and vocational training organisations such as the French South African Schneider Electric Education Centre Network, non-governmental organisations and government. 

The Schneider Electric Training Academy provides expert training programmes and courses by highly qualified, industry-experienced instructors. Courses are conducted in-person, virtually or on digital training platforms.

The Schneider Electric ‘Spark Your Interest in Electricity’ course forms part of a wide range of courses available on the Trace Academia app such as entrepreneurship, digital marketing, hospitality, creativity, journalism, film and technology.  The Trace Academia app is said to use only 25 MB of memory space and all courses and certificates can be downloaded directly to the user’s device.