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What this course is about

Energy projects bring a burst of jobs during construction and far fewer during operation. This course helps communities understand the jobs curve, find out what local hiring and enterprise commitments apply, prepare to supply, and include women and young people.

Who it is for

Job seekers, young people, local business owners, women's groups, business forums and project staff responsible for local hiring and procurement.

What you will be able to do

  1. Explain why most jobs on energy projects occur during construction.
  2. Find out which local jobs and enterprise commitments apply to a project.
  3. Prepare a business to supply a project and distinguish legitimate organising from extortion.
  4. Identify ways to widen opportunities for women and young people.

Preview: the first two minutes

Module 1 · Introduction · 2 min

Buses and trucks come down a gravel road towards a building site, and Palesa steps off a bus with other workers.

Animated scene (fictional, Moya): hundreds of workers arrive to build a solar park; two years later a small team remains.

Modules

  1. Module 1 · 18 min

    The jobs curve

    Explain why most jobs on energy projects occur during construction.

  2. Module 2 · 18 min

    Local jobs and enterprise commitments

    Find out which local jobs and enterprise commitments apply to a project.

  3. Module 3 · 18 min

    Getting supplier-ready

    Prepare a business to supply a project and distinguish legitimate organising from extortion.

  4. Module 4 · 18 min

    Women and young people in the energy economy

    Identify ways to widen opportunities for women and young people.

Go deeper

Optional, outside the 72 minutes.

Sources

Local Jobs, Skills and Enterprise | ISD Academy