Benin/Act 5 of the winning trilogy Schools-Companies-Ministries: Towards a better availability of local skills in the energy sector

Ministers Dona Jean-Claude HOUSSOU of Energy and Eleonore YAYI LADEKAN of Higher Education and Scientific Research co-chaired on Thursday, June 23, 2022 on the University Campus of Abomey-Calavi, Act 5 of the Trilogy Winning Schools - Companies - Managers. This initiative of the Minister of Energy aims to bring the school into the company and the company into the school for qualified local skills for the energy sector.

Born on September 24, 2021 from the observation of the inadequacy of training to job offers and especially the lack of qualified local skills in the energy sector, this project to develop a formal framework between ministries, schools and companies in the sector, which began a few months ago, already has concrete results that augur a better future for this sector in Benin.This project to develop a formal framework between the ministries, schools and companies in the sector, which was launched a few months ago, already has concrete results that augur well for a better future for this sector in Benin.

For the Rector of the UAC, Mr. Félicien AVLESSI, the partnership model through the Winning Trilogy is necessary and essential for the University of Abomey-Calavi.

"We are in a very important sector. Without energy in a University, where do we go? That is why, Mr. Minister, the winning trilogy is very important. You are the first to take this step. Others will follow. I am sure of it. I salute once again the relevance of this initiative," said Minister Éléonore YAYI LADÉKAN.

"We have a clear objective, it is to do everything to make available the skills of good level in our country. Beyond that, our responsibility leads us to work together to provide educational tools, tools for sustainable transformation of our energy system in Benin," said Dona Jean-Claude HOUSSOU.

The Minister of Energy announces a new : "I would like us to take a date so that we can identify together with the University a theme each year and work together on it and whose results must serve us and that we will show that it is done in Benin and done by the Beninese. We must reinvent the cooperation between stakeholders, we must show intelligence, innovation to ensure that this initiative that we launched exceeds us in size, exceeds us in the production of results. We can take this gamble.

In just a few months, concrete results have been obtained thanks to the winning trilogy. It has allowed the signing of 23 partnership contracts between the structures, the reception of 236 trainees, the creation of 50 jobs and the gradual improvement of the climate of trust between partners in the sector.

From March 24, 2022 to June 22, 2022, there was a 93% increase in the number of agreements submitted for signature, a 76% increase in the number of agreements signed, a 218% increase in the number of trainees received, and an increase in the number of jobs created.increase in the number of trainees received, more than 937% increase in the number of exchanges between partners and more than 1233% increase in the number of exchanges having led to a concrete result. This is the proof of the relevance of this initiative whose act 6 is announced for September 2022.

We noted during the act 5, the presence of several personalities and actors of the educational world and the energy sector.

Source: www.gouv.bj