WIT School

School of Energy, Environment and Sustainability

The differentiating school. Namibia's green hydrogen programme, its renewable rollout, its critical minerals and its emerging oil and gas activity are creating skills demand faster than any institution is meeting it. This school is built to move at industry speed, with short courses feeding qualifications and qualifications feeding applied research in the centres.

Departments

Departments own disciplines and award qualifications.

Energy Systems and Renewable Technologies

Teaches how clean energy systems are designed, built and maintained.

Focus areas
SolarWindStorageGrids and mini-gridsEnergy efficiency

Hydrogen and Industrial Value Chains

Teaches how emerging fuels and minerals become products, projects and local value.

Focus areas
Green hydrogen and derivativesProject developmentCritical mineralsBeneficiationLocal content

Environment, Climate and ESG

Teaches organisations to measure, report and reduce their environmental impact.

Focus areas
Environmental managementClimate adaptationCarbon accountingESG reporting

Programmes

Qualifications from Higher Certificate to Postgraduate Diploma, each feeding cleanly into the next.

ProgrammeNQF levelCreditsDurationPlanned intake
Higher Certificate in Renewable Energy Operations51201 year2028
Diploma in Energy Management and the Hydrogen Economy62402 years2028
Diploma in Environmental Management and ESG62402 years2029
Advanced Diploma in Energy Project Development71201 year2030
Bachelor of Energy and Sustainability Management73603 years2031
Accreditation status. WIT short courses and micro-credentials are professional development offerings and are honestly labelled as such. They are not yet credit-bearing qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework. Qualification accreditation is being pursued with the National Council for Higher Education and the Namibia Qualifications Authority. Planned intake years shown on this page are targets, and each remains subject to accreditation outcomes.

Micro-Credentials and Short Courses

Start small and build up. Each course is a bounded part of a larger qualification.

CodeTitleWeeksTypeTrack
SEE-M540The Green Hydrogen Economy Explained5Micro-credentialFLC
SEE-M502Renewable Energy Fundamentals5Micro-credentialFLC
SEE-M670ESG and Sustainability Reporting5Micro-credentialLC
SEE-M503Energy Efficiency and Management5Micro-credentialFC
SEE-M541Oil, Gas and Energy Value Chains4Micro-credentialFLC
SEE-S542Mine-to-Market Value Chains2Short courseFC

Track key:FFlex Track, self-pacedLLive Track, evening cohortCForge Track, private corporate cohort.  Weeks = typical time to completion. Fees are published separately in the current WIT fee schedule.

See how short courses build into qualifications.

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