Africa Continu►ED
IEEE launched this initiative in January 2021 with the goal of making its continuing education resources affordable, accessible, and relevant for practicing engineers and technical professionals in countries served by the IEEE Region 8 Africa Council. The courses are being delivered through the IEEE Learning Network (ILN) with support from IEEE-trained subject experts (Course Program Guides) through IEEE Collabratec®.
This three-year initiative is supported by the IEEE New Initiatives Committee. A set of 18 current ILN course programs are being offered through industry and organization partners in six countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia. Local IEEE Section volunteers and the IEEE Region 8 Action for Industry Initiative are helping to promote the program.
Over 1,000 engineers are currently enrolled in the pilot program. Their feedback is informing the development of new courses and policies to establish a full program of sustainable, high-quality, nationally certified IEEE continuing education resources for practicing engineers throughout Africa and other regions globally.
Courses
The 2021 IEEE eLearning Pilot Courses Collection, created for the first year of the project, is a selection of 17 of the latest course programs from the IEEE Learning Network (ILN), including courses on 5G Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Edge Computing, Smart Grid, Power System Safety, and more.
Each course program contains four to six courses that offer peer-reviewed instruction from IEEE subject-matter experts. Each course also includes assessments to test mastery of the content at the completion of the course. Altogether, there are over 100 hours of peer-reviewed courseware by IEEE subject-matter experts from around the world.
Engineers and professionals enrolled in the program can choose courses on specific topics and technologies from this set of 17 courses, or choose to take them all. The ILN platform allows learners to keep track of their progress in each course and print certificates upon successful completion of course assessments.
- See the featured course programs (PDF, 182 KB)
- About ILN
- ILN is a repository of online continuing professional courses in engineering, technology, career development, and much more. ILN brings together content from across IEEE all in one place, in an easy-to-use portal and learning-management system.
- Who can access the content?
- This special 17-course program bundle designed specifically for this project is available only to the employees and members of companies and organizations participating in the pilot project.
The 2022 Course Program, renamed the Africa Continu►ED Course Program, is now a selection of 18 of the latest course programs from the IEEE Learning Network (ILN), including courses on 5G Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Edge Computing, Smart Grid, Power System Safety, and more.
Special Offer
Information for course participants
As an employee or member of a company or organization that signs up for the pilot project, you will have access to the Africa Continu►ED Course Collection, which includes 18 of the most current course programs on ILN. Pick a course aligned with your technical areas of interest or try something new.
Upon completion of each course and passing the course assessment, you will receive continuing education units (CEUs) and a printable certificate for each course in the program.
In addition, upon completion of each course bundle, you will be asked to fill out a short survey to provide IEEE with valuable feedback to help develop future courses relevant to you. There may also be a post-trial survey with a few more deeper-dive questions based on the course feedback collected. You are encouraged to use this opportunity to take as many courses as you can and tell what you like or don’t like about a course, what is missing from the technical topics, and if the courses are relevant to you in your work life. Your feedback will help IEEE better understand topics that are important to you, as well as help IEEE enhance the ILN experience in Africa.
Information for participating companies and organizations
To become a participant in the Africa Continu►ED Course Program, companies and organizations should have a reasonable workforce of engineers and/or technical professionals.
As a participating organization, you will be asked to sign a license agreement and provide the contact information for your employees to give them access to the Africa Continu►ED Collection of course programs. They will be asked to provide feedback to IEEE via a survey for each course program they complete. Your organization will also be asked to provide feedback on the outcomes of the program from an employer point of view. As a participating organization, your company/organization logo will be added to the “Current Company Participant” list on the project web page.
Invitation to serve as a course program guide
IEEE seeks volunteer subject experts who have substantial knowledge and industry experience related to specific course programs, and a desire to mentor others. As a Course Program Guide you will be an active member in an IEEE Collabratec Workspace, responding to questions and offering guidance to engineers and technical professionals taking the courses. If you would like to volunteer to be a course guide, please submit the form below indicating the specific course program(s) related to your area(s) of expertise.