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

Foundation in Cold-chain
13th October to 17th October, HACE, Haryana, India - Last few days to apply

Essentials in Cold-chain systems
22nd October - 3rd November 2025 (Fully online - Self-paced) - New dates added

Cold-chain specifications and commissioning course
7th November 2025, ACES, Kigali, Rwanda

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

Latest CCN news

lego refrigeration kit
We’re getting activity-ready for the Festival of Cooling

30th Sep 2025

The Festival of Cooling starts next week - taking place at the Rubirizi campus of ACES in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 6th – 10th. From Lego refrigeration kits and quizzes to home fridge tests, there's lots of activities planned.

ACES
Student learning brazing techniques
The brazing torch comes back longer and stronger!

30th Sep 2025

Building on the success earlier this year of our first brazing course, which was held at ACES in Kigali, Rwanda, we are pleased to announce that we are now relaunching the training in a redesigned format.

ACES Brazing Training
pcm course
Harnessing Thermal Energy: Essentials Course on Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for Sustainable Cooling

25th Sep 2025

Apply to the Essentials Course on Phase Change Materials (PCMs) course by October 20th, 2025 and unlock the power of thermal energy with Phase Change Materials — where science meets sustainable cooling!

The ACES demo hall on campus in Rwanda
The ACES demo hall – a new state-of-the-art flexible facility to support clean cooling uptake across Africa

23rd Sep 2025

With a 30 x 20 meter footprint and 6-8 meters of height, the ACES demo hall is a big flexible space where a diverse range of cooling and cold-chain equipment can be installed, tested, developed and showcased.

ACES
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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