The NETGroup Academy has rapidly become South Africa's premier power system skills development institution since its establishment in 2008.
Backed by 20 years of experience in the consulting industry and the NETGroup passion for quality, the Academy has rolled out a number of new courses tailored for the Southern African energy fraternity.
As a training facility for adult professionals, the Academy offers a flexible and technologically-advanced learning environment that is comfortable, aesthetically-pleasing, and accessible.
Business stations and wireless access points are available to allow students to carry out urgent business functions or to quickly connect with their organisations during or between their training sessions.
NETGroup Academy also customise training solutions and on site course facilitation.
Differentiating Factors
- Focussed training for power system professionals by power system professionals
- Training facilitators are practicing industry experts offering application specific insight to theoretical concepts
- Unique focussed skills programmes fast track professional development of individuals
- Programmes cover range of power system fields involving planning, design, specification, construction, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance
- Supported by more than 20 years’ experience in the industry
Power system skills programmes
- Power transformers
- Instrument transformers
- Power system components
- Rotating plant
- Power system calculations
- Power system configuration & earthing
- Quality of supply in power systems
- Power system performance control
- Power system protection
Network planning skills programme
- Spatial load forecasting
- Network planning – network development and master plans
- Refurbishment planning
Short learning programmes
- MS Excel for engineers
- MS Access for engineers
- Basic electricity
- Basic GIS
CPD accredited courses
- MS Excel for Engineers - CESA-076-06/2013 – 2 CPD points
- Power GLF load forecasting – CESA 010-06/2011 – 3 CPD points
- Power system protection - CESA-079-05/2013 – 4 CPD points
- Power system calculations – CESA-080-08/2013 – 3 CPD points
- Instrument transformers – CESA-078-08/2013 – 2 CPD points
