Deadline: 15 May 2014
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is inviting persons qualified to participate in reform processes of importance on different levels and holds a position in home organization with mandate to run processes of change to participate in reform processes of strategic importance for the energy sector in the country to apply for the training program ‘Efficient Energy Use and Planning’ 292c. SIDA had called for Efficient Energy Use and Planning 292b a few months earlier.
The major objective of the program is to contribute to capacity building and change processes in the participants´ organizations in order to achieve sustainable and strategic energy efficiency in the participating countries taking poor people´s needs and rights into consideration. It aims at development and poverty reduction through the use of available energy in a more efficient manner.
The program will deal with efficient energy use and planning within the various sectors of the society. The program will be held in Karlstad and Stockholm. The regional session will be held in one of the participating countries. The total duration of the program is 16 months (phase 1–5) out of which 5 weeks are scheduled sessions.
SIDA covers training costs, accommodation and food along with international travel costs to the regional session in phase 4.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania and Macedonia are the countries especially invited for the program. The program is primarily designed for decision makers, planners, trainers, managers and specialists qualified to participate in reform processes that are of strategic importance for the energy sector in their country.
- The candidate should hold a position with authority to initiate and implement changes in the field of energy efficiency.
- The candidates should hold an academic degree or have equivalent knowledge with at least five years of professional working experience.
- Candidates who have previously participated in a SIDA sponsored training program cannot apply for this program.
- Candidates from countries where English is not an official language should do a language test with an official body in the home country, unless other documentation to support for her/his ability can be provided.
For more information, please visit Program Announcement.
