Install solar systems that keep working. Solar PV installation training in Yaoundé
A three-month, hands-on course for people who already know basic electricity: size, install, commission and maintain off-grid and hybrid solar systems. On campus in Melen, three sessions a week, with a site visit every two weeks.
In partnership with SmartSana Energies
The course is run with SmartSana Energies, our partner in renewable energy. The classroom is our campus in Melen; the site visits take you to working solar installations, so what you learn on Tuesday you see on a roof that Saturday. solar.smartsana.com
Who it is for
Electricians who want to add solar to what they sell, electrical and electronics technicians, and students or graduates in electrical engineering who want a trade they can start working in straight away. Solar is installed on homes, shops, schools, clinics and farms across the country, and an installer who sizes a system properly gets called back.
You leave able to size, install, commission and maintain off-grid and hybrid solar systems for homes and small businesses, and to price the job.
You need the basics of electricity
This is not a course for complete beginners. Before you register, check that:
- you can explain voltage, current, resistance and power, and use P = U × I;
- you have wired a lighting or socket circuit, at home, at school or at work;
- you can measure voltage, current and continuity with a multimeter.
Not sure? Call or WhatsApp +237 694 66 58 35 before you pay and we will tell you honestly.
Two groups, the same course
Three sessions of three hours a week, on campus, for twelve weeks. Choose the group that fits your days; the content, the trainers and the site visits are the same.
Evening group
Monday, Wednesday, Friday · 6 pm to 9 pm
For people who work during the day. In a site visit week, the Saturday morning visit takes the place of the Friday session.
First session: Wednesday 11 November 2026
Day group
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday · 9 am to 12 noon
For students and people free in the morning. In a site visit week, the Saturday session is the visit.
First session: Tuesday 10 November 2026
| Visit | Date | Week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 21 Nov | 2 |
| 2 | Sat 5 Dec | 4 |
| 3 | Sat 19 Dec | 6 |
| 4 | Sat 16 Jan | 8 |
| 5 | Sat 30 Jan | 10 |
| 6 | Sat 13 Feb | 12 |
- Registration closes
- Sunday 1 November 2026
- Ends
- Saturday 13 February 2027
- Holiday break
- No sessions from 20 December to 3 January.
- Where
- Melen, Yaoundé, opposite POLYTECH. Site visits: the meeting point and times are sent the week before.
Twelve weeks, week by week
Every week mixes the classroom with hands-on work on real components. Each week builds on the one before, and the site visit at the end of every second week shows the same thing working on a real installation.
| Week | From | Focus | What you do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Nov | Safety first, and DC done properly | Why a DC arc does not go out on its own, isolation and lock-out, protective equipment. Measure the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of a module with a multimeter and a clamp meter. |
| 2 | 16 Nov | Reading a site: the load audit Site visit | List every appliance, its power and its hours of use, and turn the list into a daily energy need in watt-hours. On the first site visit, check the roof, the shade and the cable runs. |
| 3 | 23 Nov | Solar modules and strings | Read a module datasheet (Voc, Isc, Vmp, Imp, the effect of heat), wire modules in series and in parallel, and predict the voltage and current before you measure them. |
| 4 | 30 Nov | Batteries and storage Site visit | Lead-acid and lithium (LiFePO4) side by side: capacity, depth of discharge, cycle life and the battery management system. Handle and connect a battery bank safely. |
| 5 | 7 Dec | Charge controllers and inverters | PWM against MPPT, off-grid inverters and inverter-chargers. Set one up, then read and explain what it reports. |
| 6 | 14 Dec | Sizing an off-grid system Site visit | From the week 2 audit to a full design: array, battery bank, controller, inverter, cable sections and voltage drop. Each learner sizes a real home or shop. |
| 7 | 4 Jan | Protection, cabling and earthing | DC fuses and breakers, isolators, surge protection, earthing and bonding. Crimp MC4 connectors and wire a protection box to a drawing. |
| 8 | 11 Jan | Mounting and installation Site visit | The roofs you will meet in Cameroon, rails and clamps, tilt and orientation for our latitude, safe work at height and tidy cable runs. |
| 9 | 18 Jan | Hybrid systems: grid, generator and solar | Systems that work alongside the ENEO grid and a generator: changeover, hybrid inverter settings and priorities, and what happens during a power cut. |
| 10 | 25 Jan | Commissioning and handover Site visit | The commissioning checklist: polarity, voltages, insulation, settings and labels. Monitoring apps, and the handover file the client keeps. |
| 11 | 1 Feb | Maintenance, faults and quoting a job | A maintenance routine, finding faults methodically, and pricing a job: materials, labour, margin, and a quote a client can understand. |
| 12 | 8 Feb | Final project and practical assessment Site visit | Present your design for a real client brief, then commission a system against the checklist, observed by the trainers, on the last site visit. |
A site visit every two weeks
Six Saturday mornings on working installations: a survey before the design, a battery room, an installation in progress, a hybrid system on the grid, a commissioning, and your own practical assessment on the last one. You see the decisions a real job forces, and you ask the installer why.
What it costs
The same price as one level of our other programmes, and no exam fee: the course ends in our own practical assessment, not a vendor exam.
| Amount | How it is paid | |
|---|---|---|
| Registration fee | 10 000 FCFA, once | Paid when you register: Mobile Money online, or cash at the campus. It holds your place and is not refundable. |
| Training fee | 135 000 FCFA for the 3 months | Three payments of 45 000 FCFA: at the start, in week 5 and in week 9. Cash at the campus or Mobile Money. This is the founding rate for the session starting 10 November 2026. |
| Later sessions | 150 000 FCFA | Three payments of 50 000 FCFA. The registration fee is the same. |
What you receive
A SmartSana Academy certificate of completion for the course, delivered in partnership with SmartSana Energies, once you have presented your final project and passed the practical assessment. It is not a State diploma, a CQP or an electrical licence; in Cameroon, diplomas are issued by the State alone.
Register
Three short sections, then the 10 000 FCFA registration fee: by Mobile Money now, or in cash at the campus. We call you to confirm your place and your group.
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Questions people ask
Can I do this while working full time?
Yes: that is what the evening group is for. Three evenings a week on campus, and a Saturday morning site visit every two weeks in place of that week’s Friday.
I have never studied electricity. Can I join?
Not this session. The course starts from DC safety and sizing, not from what a volt is, and a group that has to wait for one person learns less. Call us and we will tell you honestly how to get the basics first.
Can I change group after I register?
Tell us as early as you can. A change depends on room in the other group.
Is this a recognised diploma?
No. You receive a SmartSana Academy certificate of completion, which is not a State diploma, a CQP or an electrical licence. What makes you employable is what you can show: systems you have sized, a commissioning you have carried out, and the installers who saw you do it.
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