SE4JOBS: Training Workshop - Local Value and Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Overview 

Title	Training Workshop: Local Value and Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Date	26-27 October 2015
Participants	Middle management/expert level from Egypt institutions in  related policy fields; private sector representatives; scientific community
Location	Sonesta Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

Context

The SE4JOBS Project was launched in 2014 as a collaborative effort of six GIZ projects: the regional project RE-ACTIVATE and five sector projects dealing with different aspects of sustainable energy and socio-economic development. It also involves distinguished external experts and key partners of GIZ, especially from adelphi and the FFU. RE-ACTIVATE serves as a coordinator and "secretariat" of SE4JOBS.

The SE4JOBS Project aims to federate and integrate available worldwide experience on how to strengthen the link between local socio-economic development and sustainable energy technologies. The focus is on local employment and income creation. The goal is to provide a set of specific, application-oriented instruments and recommendations helping policy makers and practitioners to develop better policy approaches and institutional settings for an optimal valorization of the socio-economic effects of sustainable energy technologies

In the first phase, the SE4JOBS project targets three countries, namely Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. The development of the Toolbox was supported by workshops in Rabat, Tunis, Eschborn/Germany, and Beirut in 2015. The workshop in Cairo was another milestone on this way.

Objective of the Training Workshop

• Introduction to the Toolbox: aim, and;structure
• Application  of  the  toolbox  to  the  case  of  Egypt:  identification  and  assessment  of  key questions and challenges for a cost-effective and quality-based roll-out of sustainable energy
  
• Collection  of  insights  and  recommendations  on  how  to  harness  Egypt’s  job  and  potential in the field of sustainable energy
  
• Inform  the  development  of  an   that  will  offer  possible  pathways  for strengthening the socio-economic benefits of sustainable energy in the country
  

Agenda 26. - 27.10.2015

First Day

09:00 – 09:30	Registration
09:30 – 11:00	Opening of the workshop, welcome of participants Setting the scene–Opportunities and challenges of Egypt’s sustainable energy policy, with a particular focus on local value and employment Kristin Meyer, GIZ, Germany Ahmed Badr, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) File:File:SE4Jobs Project Introduction.pdF Participants' List [[f|thumb|Add caption here]]
11:30 – 12:15	SE4 JOBS Toolbox Introduction: Objectives, structure, content Klaus Jacob, FFU [[File:SE4Jobs Toolbox Introduction.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
' '12:15 – 12:30	Module "Assesment'(1): Exploring the issues relevant to the assessment of the RE sector in Egypt  Assessment: Background, and good practice options  Klaus Jacob, FFU [[File:SE4Jobs Toolbox Good Practice Analysis.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
' '13:15 – 14:45	'Module "Assesment'(2):  Participant  which capacities are needed to assess current employment capacities along the value chain  Presentation of a tool to assess employment capacities:GIZ's and ELMA 'Dennis Tänzler/KarolinBlattmann, Moderated discussion Johanna Jagnow/Kristin Meyer, GIZ [[File:Tool GIZ ELMA.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]] [[File:Tool GIZ EQuIP.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
' '15:00 – 16:45	Module “Actors”: Discuss the roles and responsibilities for strategic planning  Actors: background, issues and good practice options Klaus Jacob, FFU  Presentation of selected tools to responsibilities for capacity building in the RE sector  Group work 'Dennis Tänzler'/Karolin Blattman, Output of this session: Overview of actors and responsibilities engaged in RE employment in Egypt [[File:SE4Jobs Toolbox Module Actors.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
' '16:45 – 17:00	Recap and feedback

Second Day 

09:00 – 10:30	Module “Strategic Planning”: Learn about indicators to measure policy progress  Strategic Planning: background,  and good practice options Klaus Jacob, FFU  Presentation of a tool on monitoring policy progress: IRENA’s Evaluating RE  Which capacities are needed to establish and maintain monitoring and evaluation systems? Dennis Tänzler/'Karolin'B'alttman; Moderated discussion [[File:SE4Jobs Toolbox Module Strategic Planning.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
10:30 – 11:00	Module “Policies and Instruments” (1): Develop suitable approaches to promote employment in Egypt based on existing structures  Policies and Instruments: background,  and good practice options Klaus Jacob, FFU  [[File:SE4Jobs Toolbox Module Policies.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
11:30 – 12:30	Module “Policies and Instruments” (2)  Presentation of instruments and Egyptian activities for qualification, competence building and training in the RE sector Which instruments are suitable to support training of a skilled workforce in the various segments of the RE value chain in Egypt? Rana Yacoub, KfW Yasser A. Khalil, Cairo University Abdelrahman Fatoum, TU Berlin – German Science Centre Cairo Output of this session: Entry points for qualification, competence building and training along the RE value chain in Egypt [[File:Approach KfW ITEC.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]] [[File:Approach Cairo Univ REMENA.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]] [[File:Approach TU Berlin MSc Engineering Presentation.pdf|thumb|Add caption here]]
12:30 – 13:00	Recap and evaluation Synthesis of workshop outputs Discussion of potential next steps Dennis Tänzler/Karolin Blattmann,

Participant List and Report

Participants' List

Workshop Report Cairo