BAN-L1
Registration Open
Collector orientation
The entry point for collectors. Orientation to safe handling, what is collected, how it is recorded, and where to get help.
Public title pending confirmation (CR-001).
Training begins October 2026
Safe battery work is a skill. We teach it, assess it, and record it.
Practical, recognised training in the safe handling, collection and recycling of batteries — built for the people who do the work across Nigeria.
CollectorsTechniciansInstallers DealersRegulators
- SouthwestSWAvailable
- SoutheastSEAvailable
- South SouthSSAvailable
- North CentralNCNext wave
- NortheastNENext wave
- NorthwestNWNext wave
Training begins October 2026 in the Southwest, Southeast and South South. The other three zones follow.
- An initiative of ACE-FUELS, FUTO The Africa Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems, Federal University of Technology Owerri.
- Project-supported Recycling Lithium Batteries for Critical Minerals: An Africa First, supported by the UNIDO Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility.
- Six zones, two waves Southwest, Southeast and South South first; North Central, Northeast and Northwest follow.
- Assessed, not just attended Courses carry knowledge checks, practical stations and critical items that must be passed.
Programmes
Start where you are
Courses are grouped by who they are for. Registration is open for the first wave; the community and supporting courses open as each wave reaches a zone.
BAN-L2
Registration Open
Lead collectors and sorters
For experienced collectors moving into lead and sorting roles: classification, condition grading, records and supervision of collections.
Public title pending confirmation (CR-001).
BAN-L3
Registration Open
Advanced assessed training
Six days of assessed training across identification, hazard control, receiving quality, reuse decisions and recycling routes.
BAN-L4
Registration Closed
Trainer development and endorsement
For trainers moving to endorsement: adult learning, inclusive facilitation, lesson planning, teach-back, moderation and a portfolio.
BAN-P0
Coming Soon
Community course (title to be confirmed)
Community-facing awareness course. The curriculum describes this pathway by audience rather than by title, so the public title is pending confirmation.
Public title pending confirmation (CR-001).
BAN-S1
Coming Soon
Community course (title to be confirmed)
Second community-facing pathway. As with P0, the curriculum describes it by audience rather than by title.
Public title pending confirmation (CR-001).
Process
How training works
Registration is collected with the Academy's offline-capable form. The public website never stores your registration details — see the privacy notice.
Register
Entry checks
Learn
Be assessed
Receive your record
Verify
Coverage
Where training runs
Six geopolitical zones, delivered in two waves. A zone marked "Coming in Next Wave" has no training running yet.
NC
Coming in Next Wave
North Central zone
Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Federal Capital Territory
Verification
Check a certificate
A verification check returns one of a fixed set of outcomes: valid, revoked, superseded, suspended, unknown, malformed, temporarily unavailable, or an orientation record. Nothing about a holder that is not authorised for publication is shown.
Demonstration codes for this design build:
BAN-SW-000123 (valid) and
BAN-NC-000900 (not found).
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Calendar
Events and training dates
The calendar opens with the first intake
The Academy publishes training dates, venues and conference details only once they are confirmed. No event is listed here yet — a design example of the event card is on the events page.
Library
Resources
Guides, manuals, technical notes, training materials, policies, reports and downloads.
Guides
Public
Guides
Practical, task-level guidance for collectors, sorters and collection points.
Manuals
Public
Manuals
Longer-form manuals that accompany the taught courses.
Technical
Public
Technical
Battery chemistry, condition assessment, packaging and transport reference material.
Join the first intake
Registration for the first wave is handled through the Academy's offline-capable registration form, so you can register from a phone with no data connection.