In 2022, the country’s labour shortage rose to an all-time high: the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) found 1.74 million vacant positions throughout Germany. Together with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, she emphasised removing bureaucracy and improving the digitization and efficiency of the system, according to Euro News. “We know that we can only guarantee our future, the efficiency of our economy and the efficiency of our social security systems if we have enough skilled workers at our disposal,” said Scholz. “From within the European Union, that’s not so difficult, because there is freedom of movement. With regard to the rest of the world, it is a greater challenge,” he added.

1. According to Euro News, the reforms are to modernize the country’s immigration legislation expected to make it easier for third-country nationals to work in Germany. It could increase the number of non-EU workers in Germany by 60,000 per year.
2. The reforms to the Skilled Immigration Act particularly focus on workers with vocational, non-academic training. 
3. Germany is hoping to combat its shortage of skilled workers with a new ‘opportunity card’ called chancenkarte. The ‘chancenkarte’ will use a points system to enable workers with required skills to come to Germany more easily.
4. The points-based system will take into account qualifications, professional experience, age, German language skills and ties to Germany.
5. Every year, quotas will be set depending on which industries need workers. Three out of four of the following criteria must also be met to apply for the scheme: a vocational training, three years’ professional experience, language skills and 35 years old or younger.
6.  Currently, most non-EU citizens need to have a job offer before they can relocate to Germany. A visa for job seekers already exists, but the ‘chancenkarte’ is expected to make it easier and faster for people looking to find work in Germany.
7. The opportunity card will allow people to come and look for a job or apprenticeship while in the country rather than applying from abroad. Applicants must be able to prove they can afford to pay their living expenses in the meantime.
8. The new system will make it easier for people with Innovation Diploma – rather than a university degree – to come and work in Germany.
9. Germany will become more open to job experience and professional qualifications that are recognized in workers’ native countries. Currently, the country is strict about which qualifications it recognizes.
10. It will also be easier for those without a job offer to seek work in Germany via the opportunity card. 
11. Qualified job seekers with vocational certificates will be allowed to stay in the country for one year as they search for employment. While looking for full-time employment, they will be permitted to work up to 20 hours per week.
12.  Rules will also be eased for those with a job offer and a recognized diploma. Salary thresholds will be lowered, it will be easier for workers to bring their families to Germany, and it will be easier to gain permanent residency.
13. Job opportunities are open in Germany for immigrants that are craftspeople, electrical engineers, Solar technicians IT specialists, careers, nurses, catering and hospitality professionals.

ABOUT OUR NATIONAL INNOVATION DIPLOMA PROGRAM

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The NID programme in Solar Energy Technology(SET) is aimed at producing technicians with the requisite knowledge and skills to install, repair and maintain basic solar energy technology systems. In that perspective this programme prepares technicians to acquire basic skills on solar energy technologies.

At the end of the programme the technician should be able to:

• Understand the basic fundamentals of Solar Energy Technologies
• Install, maintain and repair solar photovoltaic systems
• Install, maintain and repair solar thermal systems
• Assemble Solar Energy systems
• Appreciate the impact of renewable energy sources socially, economically and on the environment
• Have basic knowledge of other renewable energy sources e.g. geo-thermal, wave, tidal and fuel cells
• Have basic knowledge and skills for further studies in the specialized field of renewable energy

BENEFITS OF THE NID PROGRAM

• Graduate in two(2) years with a high demand National Innovation Diploma and become an employer of Labour.
• Ability to design, install and maintain Solar Photovoltaic Systems without supervision
• Proficiency in Solar gadgets design and Manufacturing
• Highly qualified in solar panel assembly
• Earn an internationally recognized certificate to further study at our partner institutions in Nigeria, the UK and Germany
• Job linkage to employers in Germany and other EU Countries

Upcoming trainings

The Solar Photovoltaic Installation and entrepreneurship Course is aimed at producing technicians with formal and informal educational background with the requisite knowledge and skills to install, troubleshoot, maintain and supervise domestic and smaller commercial solar photovoltaic systems.

At the end of the programme the trainees should be able to:

• Understand the basic fundamentals of Solar Energy Technologies
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot solar photovoltaic systems.
• Appreciate the impact of renewable energy sources socially, economically and on the environment.
• Observe health and safety regulations
• Gain the needed skills to start up a solar business
• Manage and maintain relationships with customers.

This course is designed for electricians who wish to delve into solar system design and installation. 

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We have an excellent track record of delivering complete solar systems that provide reliable 24/7 uninterrupted power to households, estates, workshops, offices, business centers, and telecom base stations, among others across the nations.

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KM 40, Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Along Mowe - Ibafo Road Adjacent Green Land Estate (Landmark: NASFAT Islamic Centre) Aseese, Ogun State.