Training and Professional Development

Venues

Locations for our training courses

Worldwide training centres from the Clean Cooling network.

Our courses are available to all, at a range of places. Join us at one of the in-country venues, or study online, allowing the CCN to offer full global access to courses.

 

ACES Rubirizi Campus

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 Technopolis

Konza, Kenya

A key flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030 economic development portfolio.

HACE Complex

HACE Complex

Panchkula, India

The Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Crop Post-harvest Management and Cold-Chain, located in Haryana India.

CCN Online Academy

CCN Online Academy

Global Availability

Course content is delivered online via our dedicated Learning Management Platform.

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Upcoming Academy courses

Essentials course on Phase Change Materials
17th to 28th November 2025, ACES, Kigali, Rwanda
1st to 12th December 2025 ACES, Kigali, Rwanda

Essentials in Brazing Techniques for Refrigeration Systems
24th to 28th November 2025 ACES, Kigali, Rwanda
1st to 5th December 2025 ACES, Kigali, Rwanda
8th to 12th December 2025 ACES, Kigali, Rwanda

Cold-chain for Global Health
24th November to 19th December 2025, ACES, Kigali, Rwanda

Foundation in Cold-chain - India
15th to 19th December 2025 HACE, Haryana

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For 4 days, we had demonstrations, panel discussions, professional development, mentorship, photography exhibits, market insights, networking and collaboration and more.

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Start-Ups Meet Experts in Innovation Clinic

9th Oct 2025

The 3rd day of the Festival of Cooling brought together start-ups, innovators, cooling experts, university students, and staff, among others, to celebrate the intersection of innovation, design, and entrepreneurship in the cooling sector, where ideas become prototypes and evolve into scalable solutions that improve lives and markets.

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8th Oct 2025

The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES) and the Clean Cooling Network, hosted a successful Schools and Education Day during the ongoing Festival of Cooling, bringing together students and teachers from eight secondary schools across Rwanda.

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Essentials in Cold-chain systems self paced online learning course from the CCN Academy

Essentials in Cold-chain systems

  • Fully online, self-paced
  • Developed by experts from CCN/ACES and the University of Birmingham
  • For early Cold-chain professionals
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

Thanks to ACES, I am more equipped to drive sustainable transformation in Rwanda’s agriculture sector. I highly encourage other professionals to join these life-changing programmes.

Industry Professional

It's a pleasure for me to join this community to learn more about the cold chain. Thank you for this opportunity to boost my knowledge in this field.

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The training this last few days has been nothing short of amazing. I’ve learnt so much and growing already as a photographer and it’s all thanks to you and Mireille. I can’t wait for what’s ahead, thank you so much! - Caroline Namara