Hire Solar Talent | For Companies

The Challenge

The Talent Gap Is Real.
And It's Slowing You Down.

Africa's solar pipeline is expanding faster than the workforce supporting it. Most hiring managers in the sector know this problem, they live it.

Long Time-to-Hire

Months spent searching, screening, and waiting, while your pipeline stalls and competitors move faster.

CV-Screened, Not Skilled

Candidates look good on paper but can't sell a system, size a load, or hit the ground in a new market.

High Early Turnover

Hires leave within the first six months, poor fit, unsupported onboarding, or unrealistic expectations on both sides.

Expensive Onboarding

Training new hires from scratch costs time, money, and management bandwidth, often before they've produced anything.

How We Work With You

Three Ways ETC Can
Power Your Team.

Whether you're building long-term capacity, delivering a project, or upskilling the team you already have, ETC has the right model for you.

Full-Time Placement

Permanent Hire

Find and place a verified solar professional as a full-time member of your team. Every candidate is pre-vetted, AI-assessed, and backed by our 90-day post-hire support. You're not just hiring, you're retaining.

Curated shortlist in days, not months
AI-verified competency profiles
90-day follow-through support

Hire Full-Time

Flexible Teams

Project Pods

Need a team for a specific installation, rollout, or contract period? ETC deploys pre-built pods (small, skilled, coordinated teams) on a project basis. Fast to mobilise, zero long-term overhead.

Scalable from 2 to 20+ professionals
Deployable across Nigeria, Ghana & Kenya
No long-term headcount commitment

Build a Pod

Workforce Development

Staff Training

Upskill the team you already have. Choose from our off-the-shelf solar training modules, or work with ETC to design a bespoke programme built around your company's specific roles, tools, and standards.

Off-the-shelf modules, ready to deploy
Bespoke programmes designed with you
Field-ready outcomes, not just certificates

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The ETC Model

We Don't Just Find
Talent. We Build It.

ETC is not a recruitment agency. We're an end-to-end workforce infrastructure, we train professionals for the solar sector, verify their competency through AI assessment, then match them with employers across our network.

By the time a candidate lands in front of you, they're not a CV, they're a verified solar professional with a performance-backed profile, trained specifically for the role you're filling.

1

Tell Us

Share Your Needs

Role type, market, timeline, volume. We learn what your business needs, not just the job description.

2

We Match

Verified Shortlist

We match from our pool of trained, AI-assessed professionals. You receive a curated shortlist, not a stack of CVs.

3

You Decide

Meet & Hire

Interview candidates with full visibility of their verified profile. You make the call, we handle the logistics.

4

We Support

90-Day Follow-Through

ETC stays engaged after placement, reducing early turnover and ensuring your new hire settles and performs.

2025 Salary Intelligence

Is Your Offer Retaining Talent
or Losing It?

Every solar role has a Strong Defensive salary and a Vulnerable one. Check where your offer lands against ETC's verified 2025 benchmarks.

Head of Sales

Strong Defensive

₦4,100,000

Vulnerable

₦750,000

Country Director

Strong Defensive

₦7,000,000

Vulnerable

₦1,500,000

Sales Engineer

Strong Defensive

₦1,500,000

Vulnerable

₦300,000

Head of Installation

Strong Defensive

₦2,000,000

Vulnerable

₦375,000

Free access · Nigeria solar market · Updated Q4 2025

Talent Pools

The Right Level
for Every Role.

Three talent pathways, covering entry-level to senior professionals, sales to technical, and career changers with strong transferable skills.

Talent Corp

Entry-Level Talent

0–2 years experience

Fresh, trained professionals coming through ETC's Solar Sales and Solar Technical tracks. Verified through our Assessment OS and ready to contribute from day one.

Solar Sales track graduates

Solar Technical track graduates

Ideal for field teams & sales reps

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Elite Talent

Senior Professionals

3–10+ years experience

Experienced solar professionals across project management, technical leadership, and commercial roles. Verified, available, and ready to lead.

Project managers & team leads

Senior technical engineers

Commercial & business dev

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Transition

Career Changers

Oil & gas · engineering · finance

Professionals moving from adjacent sectors, oil & gas, engineering, banking, with strong technical foundations and the drive to build in solar.

Deep technical or commercial base

Solar-retrained by ETC

High retention, fast contribution

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Where We Operate

Built for Every Corner
of Africa's Solar Market.

Off-Grid & Mini-Grid

Sales agents, field technicians, and O&M teams for distributed energy and mini-grid operators expanding into underserved communities.

C&I Solar

Commercial and industrial solar providers hiring sales professionals to close high-value accounts and technical engineers for system deployment.

Solar Distribution

Distributors and last-mile solar companies scaling their field sales force and agent networks across Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya.

O&M Teams

Operations and maintenance providers building recurring field teams for large residential and utility-adjacent solar portfolios.

Regional Expansion

Companies entering new African markets who need on-the-ground talent fast, without building a local recruitment function from scratch.

Institutional & NGO

Development organisations and energy access programmes requiring trained field implementers and technical supervisors for project delivery.

Why ETC

Not Just Another Agency.

What you need

Typical agency

ETC

Solar-specific training

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✓

AI-verified skills profiles

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✓

90-day post-hire support

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✓

Multi-country talent pipeline

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✓

Talent continuously built

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✓

Sector expertise: solar

Sometimes

✓

Partner Voices

What Companies Say
About ETC Talent.

From engineering teams to commercial operations, here's what our partners report when ETC talent arrives.

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The engineers ETC provided have been excellent additions. Strong work ethic, fast learners, AutoCAD skills, electrical engineering expertise. Strong communicators, easy to place in front of clients.

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Bola Ogidan

CEO / Founder · Pirano

ETC Partner

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When an ETC talent joined my team, it was obvious he came ready. The ETC program had truly molded him into the renewable energy engineer he is today.

LA

Liadi Abiodun Akande

Lead, Engineering Design · Westa Solar

"

Energy Talent Company enables energy services companies to augment our engineering team with highly trained professionals in record time.

MA

Mustapha Abokede

Co-founder · Aspire Power Solutions

"

ETC provided top engineering talents for installations and maintenance with zero supervision needed. I look forward to the next phase of solar installations across Nigeria.

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Ugonna Unachukwu

Operations Manager · ICE Commercial Power

And the talent themselves confirm it, here's what ETC-deployed professionals say about their journey.

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The training ETC offered was exactly what I needed. ETC placed me with ICE Commercial Power after my specialisation course, and I have since gone on to join Husk Power as a full-time O&M engineer. ETC gave me the platform I needed.

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George Chikamso

O&M Engineer · Husk Power

Talent

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Starting with ETC was the foundation I needed. I've gone on to build a thriving career in the UK energy industry. ETC puts you first: the support is real and the opportunities are global.

UO

Uche Oji

Energy Professional · UK Energy Sector

Talent

Corporate Training

Upskill Your Existing
Workforce in Solar

Already have a team? ETC offers corporate training packages for companies transitioning into renewable energy or upskilling existing technical staff. Get your team certified, verified, and deployment-ready.

Team & Bulk Enrolment

Enrol 5, 20, or 100+ employees with dedicated support and progress tracking.

Custom Curriculum

Tailor training to your company's technology stack, site requirements, and compliance standards.

Verified Certifications

Every employee receives an ETC-verified credential upon completion.

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Your Solar Workforce,
Pre-Built.

The Talent Gap Is Real.
And It's Slowing You Down.

Long Time-to-Hire

CV-Screened, Not Skilled

High Early Turnover

Expensive Onboarding

Three Ways ETC Can
Power Your Team.

Permanent Hire

Project Pods

Staff Training

We Don't Just Find
Talent. We Build It.

Share Your Needs

Verified Shortlist

Meet & Hire

90-Day Follow-Through

Is Your Offer Retaining Talent
or Losing It?

The Right Level
for Every Role.

Entry-Level Talent

Senior Professionals

Career Changers

Built for Every Corner
of Africa's Solar Market.

Off-Grid & Mini-Grid

C&I Solar

Solar Distribution

O&M Teams

Regional Expansion

Institutional & NGO

Not Just Another Agency.

What Companies Say
About ETC Talent.

Upskill Your Existing
Workforce in Solar

Request Corporate Training

Enquiry Received

Tell Us What
You Need.

Let's Talk Hiring

Choose How to Proceed

Your Solar Workforce, Pre-Built.

The Talent Gap Is Real. And It's Slowing You Down.

Long Time-to-Hire

CV-Screened, Not Skilled

High Early Turnover

Expensive Onboarding

Three Ways ETC Can Power Your Team.

Permanent Hire

Project Pods

Staff Training

We Don't Just Find Talent. We Build It.

Share Your Needs

Verified Shortlist

Meet & Hire

90-Day Follow-Through

Is Your Offer Retaining Talent or Losing It?

The Right Level for Every Role.

Entry-Level Talent

Senior Professionals

Career Changers

Built for Every Corner of Africa's Solar Market.

Off-Grid & Mini-Grid

C&I Solar

Solar Distribution

O&M Teams

Regional Expansion

Institutional & NGO

Not Just Another Agency.

What Companies Say About ETC Talent.

Upskill Your ExistingWorkforce in Solar

Request Corporate Training

Enquiry Received

Tell Us WhatYou Need.

Your Solar Workforce,
Pre-Built.

The Talent Gap Is Real.
And It's Slowing You Down.

Three Ways ETC Can
Power Your Team.

We Don't Just Find
Talent. We Build It.

Is Your Offer Retaining Talent
or Losing It?

The Right Level
for Every Role.

Built for Every Corner
of Africa's Solar Market.

What Companies Say
About ETC Talent.

Upskill Your Existing
Workforce in Solar

Tell Us What
You Need.