EPC SDP Graduate Training Programme

The primary objective of the EPC Skills Development Programme SDP is to support building owners and accounting officers by providing a pool of trained unemployed graduates to:

• Collect and analyse data required for the registration and assessment of buildings.
• Support the issuance of EPCs.
• Contribute to improving the energy performance of buildings in line with regulatory compliance.
• Furthermore, the programme aims to capacitate graduates to become EPC Practitioners, with a pathway towards registration as EPC Professionals.
• The programme is coordinated by the Department of Electricity and Energy DEE and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ GmbH and implemented by SANEDI through a Programme Management Unit PMU.

The programme structure includes

• An 10-day EPC Skills Development Programme covering EPC fundamentals and EPC data-collection.
• Top performing Learners will be selected to attend an 12 Months EPC training with both Theory and Practical application of EPC knowledge.

Graduate Training Specifications

• The 10-day EPC Skills Development training Programme at NQF Level 4 aims to equip unemployed graduates with foundational technical knowledge, practical data-collection skills to support

Energy Performance Certificate-related activities.

• Collection and capturing of building energy-performance data in accordance with prescribed EPC requirements.
• The programme will provide participants with exposure to EPC data collection, building information gathering, data capturing and quality assurance.

Training Location: Participating TVET Colleges from selected Provinces.

• Expected Start Date: To be communicated - training scheduled to begin from 12 October 2026
• Monthly stipend: No monthly stipend and transport allowance is not guaranteed.
• SANEDI reserves the right to place and/or transfer successful Learners to any location within the programme, based on operational requirements.

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria

• South African citizens aged 18–35 years
• Must be unemployed.
• Have a Grade 12/Matric certificate or an NQF Level 4 equivalent Qualification.
• Have Mathematics or Mathematics Literacy at Grade 12 Matric or NQF Level 4.
• Be willing and available to participate for the full 10-day programme.

Additional Requirements

• Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Be willing to undertake field-based data collection activities where required.
• Willingness to be placed and travel to designated locations applicants are encouraged to apply within their province of residence

The closing date for the applications is: 18 September 2026