Senior · Career Change
The Transition Program is built for senior professionals, from oil & gas, engineering, project management, or corporate roles, who want to move into renewable energy without losing ground.
This programme is for you if…
You have 5+ years in oil & gas, engineering, or a technical field and see the energy transition coming.
You're a project manager, site supervisor, or corporate professional wanting to pivot into clean energy leadership.
You want solar-specific knowledge and credentials, without starting from the bottom or losing your seniority.
You want a structured, supported pathway, not a cold application into an unfamiliar industry.
Structured Pathway
A deliberate, supported journey from your existing career into a senior renewable energy role.
A 1:1 intake conversation with the ETC team. We map your existing skills, identify transferable competencies, and design your individual transition plan.
A focused, senior-level solar curriculum, not entry-level basics, but the gap-fill you need. Covers solar systems, project finance fundamentals, energy policy, and leadership in the sector.
You join a cohort of peers making similar transitions. A senior ETC mentor provides guidance, accountability, and insider knowledge of how the solar employment market works.
ETC introduces you to employers before you complete the programme. Pre-commit placements allow companies to secure your profile early, and give you certainty before you finish transitioning.
Placed into a senior solar role, site director, O&M lead, project manager, country head, that reflects your experience level. ETC stays connected as your career grows.
Why This Is Different
The biggest fear for senior professionals considering a career change is losing ground, seniority, salary, credibility. The Transition Program is designed to protect all three.
Your existing expertise, in leadership, project delivery, stakeholder management, or technical systems, is an asset in solar. ETC's job is to bridge the gap, not make you start from scratch.
Apply to Transition →You are placed into roles that match your level of experience, not entry-level positions. Your years of work count.
Transition alongside others making similar moves. Peer accountability, shared insight, and a community that understands your situation.
Employers see your profile before you finish. You can have a confirmed role waiting, so there's no gap, no uncertainty.
Not a two-year degree. The bridge curriculum is focused and efficient, designed around busy professionals who can't stop working to retrain.
The Shift Is Real
Oil & gas is contracting. Renewable energy is scaling. Africa's solar market has attracted $34B in investment, with a 17.3 million-worker deficit globally. Senior professionals who move now will lead this industry, not catch up to it.
Apply to the Transition Program and let ETC build your bridge into renewable energy leadership, with your seniority intact. We'll review your profile and let you know your next step immediately.
Instant Qualification Check
Get an immediate response on whether you qualify for the transition program.
Solar Fundamentals Course Access
Qualified applicants can begin the Solar Fundamentals course to kickstart their transition.
Exclusive June Event
Top scorers get invited to a private ETC event with solar CEOs, CTOs, HR leaders, OEMs, and financiers.