Course Leads

Meet our world renown trainers and course leaders writing and delivering a wide range of Clean cooling and cold-chain related courses in the CCN Academy.

Meet the team at the ACES Rubirizi Campus, Kigali for a hands-on, working session or partake in online training with a member of our team. We offer 1 day foundation sessions to detailed Continuous Professional Development workshops.

GESI Courses

Train the Trainer Programme
GESI Refrigeration Intensive courses Refrigeration Training
GESI in Cooling and Cold-chain Foundation
GESI Introductory courses
GESI in Cooling and Cold-chain Sectors for Policymakers
Introductory courses GESI
GESI Integration in Cooling and Cold-chain Sectors
GESI Short course Essentials Course

Cooling and Refrigeration Courses

A range of academic doctors and lecturers write and deliver training in this area.

Contact the Academy

For any course enquiries, questions, or concerns, please contact us at [email protected] and we'd be happy to help.

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19th Jan 2026

ACES announces first courses of 2026

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