The Clean Cooling Academy offers a growing range of educational and professional development courses covering a variety of general and cooling specific topics.
We are working with industry and other partners to develop and deliver a series of training programmes and modules around cooling and cold-chains.
Upcoming courses - Apply now
Foundation in Cold-chain
27th to 30th April 2026, ACES, Kigali
11th to 15th May 2026, ACES, Kigali
This course teaches a baseline knowledge of cold-chain, refrigeration, postharvest management, food and pharma supply chain requirements.
Essentials on Phase Change Materials (PCMs)
20th to 21st April 2026, ACES, Kigali
25th to 26th May 2026, ACES, Kigali
This Essentials course on Phase Change Materials (PCMs) is designed to balance theory and hands-on practical experiments.
Essentials in Food Safety
20th April to 4th May 2026, ACES, Online
Providing a foundational knowledge on key food safety concepts across the value chain, from post-harvest processes, handling, and transportation to retail and final consumption.
Brazing Techniques for Refrigeration Systems
6th to 7th May, ACES, Kigali
This one-day course, combining theoretical and practical activities, is designed to equip participants with essential knowledge and practical skills required for safe and effective brazing.
Cold-chain for Global Health
27th April to 22nd May, ACES, Kigali and Online
27th May to 19th June, ACES, Kigali and Online
This intense course explores the critical role of cold-chain systems in global health, uniting disciplines such as supply chain management, cryobiology, immunisation research, biobanking, pandemic surveillance, regulatory science, and contextualised business model development. It is tailored for professionals, researchers, students, and regulators working to ensure the integrity of temperature-sensitive products like vaccines, reagents, and biospecimens.
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What do our students think
Foundation in Cold-Chain Student
The Foundation in Cold-Chain course opened my eyes to the vital role that energy-efficient, sustainable cold-chains play in reducing post-harvest losses, improving food security, and strengthening Rwanda’s agri-food systems.
Train the Trainer Student
Through the Train the Trainer programme, I gained valuable skills and knowledge in refrigeration, cold chain applications, cooling hub design and the essential business models for food and pharma.
Learning at the CCN Academy
All courses are delivered by experienced specialist practitioners.
Our accredited courses are a mix of fully online, in-person and hybrid. Many of our in-person courses are repeated multiple times a year and run globally in both Africa and India. In 2025, we launched our first fully online course. Through 2026, we will expand and deliver a learning programme from Essential training right through to Higher Education courses.
ACES Rubirizi Campus
Kigali, Rwanda
The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES) is ideally situated in the capital of Kigali.
Konza Technopolis
Konza, Kenya
A key flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030 economic development portfolio.
HACE Complex
Panchkula, India
The Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Crop Post-harvest Management and Cold-Chain, located in Haryana India.
CCN Online Academy
Global Availability
Course content is delivered online via our dedicated Learning Management Platform.
A key objective running through the core of our activities will be integrating women and youth into our training platforms and maintaining one of our core initiatives to promote Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) through both the delivery and running of our training programmes.
Featured Courses
Essential courses are core for anyone looking to understand the fundamentals of clean cooling.
These are great to kick-start your learning and professional development. With the following all open for application, find out more and apply now.
Renewable Energies in Refrigeration (Solar Refrigeration)
Solar energy plays a crucial role in powering sustainable and off-grid solutions for various applications, including agriculture, cold-chain management, and rural electrification.
Essentials in Cold-chain systems
This is an online introduction course designed to equip participants with fundamental knowledge and competencies in clean cooling technologies and their applications across key sectors.
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Essentials on Phase Change Materials (PCMs)
This four and a half day essential course is designed to balance theory and hands-on practical experiments on Phase Change Materials both on-site at the ACES Rubirizi campus and online.
Essentials in Food Safety
This course provides foundational knowledge on key food safety concepts across the value chain, from post-harvest processes, handling, and transportation to retail and final consumption. In particular, the course explores how cold-chain systems can optimize food safety at each stage.
Latest CCN Academy news
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ACES Inspires the Next Generation of Women in STEM Through Sustainable Cooling16th Feb 2026 - Cedrick Leon IGIRANEZA GESI Training Schools ACES -
ACES announces first courses of 202615th Jan 2026 - Raphael Henry ACES Training -
2025 in Review: Advancing One Health through Sustainable Cold-Chains and Vaccines31st Dec 2025 - Jean Pierre Musabyimana Training One Health One Health & Resilience Vaccine Cold-chain Vaccines -
Empowerment in action: strengthening communities through training in 202530th Dec 2025 - Dr. Natalia Falagan Training Solar Refrigeration GESI Capacity Building & Training ACES
