About Us

He is the founder and CEO of the Environmental Capacity and Sustainability Institute (ECAS) based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an experienced environmentalist with expertise in Climate Change Consulting, Environmental Governance, Policy Analysis, Green Economy, Sustainability Research, Stakeholder Liaison, Event Coordination, and People Management.
Over 10 years, he has influenced environmental decisions at county, national, regional, and international levels. Currently a researcher at the University of Nairobi, he previously held roles at the Office of the Climate Envoy, the Executive Office of the President-Kenya as the Climate Advisor, the Council of Governors, the National Forest Program Secretariat, WWF, and the Mother Earth Network.
Jacob has served in various leadership positions including Secretary of the Water Thematic Group of the Kenya Climate Change Working Group, Vice President of EBAFOSA-Kenya, and board member of the Kenya Forestry Working Group.
Jacob Olonde-Chief Executive Officer & Founder
The ECAS Training Experience
Self-paced and flexible courses
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Our Vision

A world where people live and work in safe, secure, and healthy environments supported by relevant data, skills, information, and relevant policy frameworks.

Mission Statement

We take pride in being a Pan-African think-tank that is working to expedite training, research, and advisory services to inform decision-making for sustainable development.

Our Core Values

Stakeholder-Oriented and Impact-Led

We prioritize the interests of stakeholders and focus on achieving tangible impacts through our actions.

Results-Oriented and Client-Exceeding

We are driven by achieving results and aim to surpass the expectations of our clients.

Integrity and Accountability

We uphold integrity and maintain complete accountability in the utilization of financial and other resources essential for our work.

Partnership and Collaboration

We believe in forging partnerships with various stakeholders at national, regional, and international levels, including government, academia, implementation agencies, and development partners, to leverage synergies for greater impact.

Contribution to Sustainable Development

We are committed to ensuring that our work significantly contributes to sustainable development goals.

Trainings

ECAS Institute has built its reputation on providing professional capacity development. Coaching and consulting services both in Kenya and intentionally.

Our comprehensive learning is designed to prepare you and your organization to respond successfully to the ever-prevalent challenges being faced by public institutions, the private sector, and communities.

We focus on training personnel and professionals in Kenya and across Africa. The Institute can organize and host specialized training courses due to its existing infrastructure, manpower, and collaboration with other institutions both locally, regionally, and internationally. It offers regular courses and tailor-made courses depending on the training needs. Courses can be offered either in Swahili, English, French, German among others.

The Institute conducts regular syllabus reviews for all its courses to ensure that they remain relevant and also embrace emerging technological changes and advancements. We employ the competency-based training approach guided by post-course evaluation and market demands.

Through our partners, some of our training is free or subsidized so that we can reach as many people as possible with the environment, energy, and climate change knowledge.

Upon completion of the course, participants are equipped to undertake many of the activities that are necessary to strengthen climate change resilience and be sufficiently aware and knowledgeable to generate support for these actions within their agencies and networks. The program helps them to efficiently interact and network with direct stakeholders and other interested parties at different levels. Participants are provided with certificates for successful completion. We Are Registered And Recognized By The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) As A Training Service Provider And Levy Contributor.

The Institute has the ability to organize and host specialized training courses due to its existing infrastructure, manpower, and collaboration with other institutions both locally, regionally, and internationally.

It offers regular courses and tailor-made courses depending on the training needs. Courses can be offered either in Swahili, English, French, or German.

The Institute conducts regular syllabus reviews for all its courses to ensure that they remain relevant and also embrace emerging technological changes and advancements.

We employ the competency-based training approach guided by post-course evaluation and market demands. 

We also host training forums to create an avenue through which participants share ideas, exchange views, and learn from the experiences of peers.

How we Conduct our Trainings

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  1. Offer quality education and training that conform to accepted competency frameworks as well as regional and national labor policies and standards, to develop skills and competencies of professionals and personnel in the environment, climate change, agriculture, energy, wildlife, water, and related fields in Africa.
  2. Maintain close collaboration with National and International training organizations and partners. The institute has enhanced collaboration with other institutions, e.g. the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation at the University of Nairobi, the Climate Change Directorate among others.
  3. Prioritizing human and institutional capacity building.
  4. Raising awareness at various levels on environment and climate change issues and increasing the involvement of county/local and national governmental institutions.
  5. Developing and, where appropriate, promoting the exchange of best practices, experiences, and information, including financial resources, case studies, and tools for capacity building.
  6. Ensuring the long-term sustainability of capacity-building activities is achieved through integration in planning processes.
  7. Access financial and technical resources through partnerships and collaboration with multilateral and bilateral agencies and the private sector.
  8. Applying learning-by-doing approaches for capacity-building by supporting various types of capacity-building activities, projects, and programs at the national and local levels.

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Courses

With 8+ years of changing lives, ECAS Training has the courses you may need.

We’ve got you covered.

Target Participants

The target audience for the courses are individuals studying and working in all sectors. Participants may be policymakers, practitioners, civil servants, and undergraduate or postgraduate students of closely-related disciplines. We envisage a class size of 1 on the minimum and 50 on the maximum.
In particular, the target audience includes: • Local, County, national government officials
• Private Sector/SMEs/Businesses
• Media and Young Researchers
• Established professionals
• Youths and Job Seekers
• CSO and NGO representatives.
• Community and farmer representatives dealing with relevant matters.

Our Training Levels

Highlights

Gives you an introduction to the topic with the newest updates from the field. These short courses are a valuable chance to interact and learn from your peers and the main experts in the sector.

Fundamentals

Gives you a comprehensive overview of the topic. You will dive into the significant elements of the field, thoroughly studying the concepts and refining your accrued knowledge together with your peers and instructors.

Specialized

Takes an in-depth look at a specific topic. These advanced courses require a solid background and provide you with a deeper understanding of the subject. Participants are encouraged to take an active role in the course activities as well as apply the information to practical cases.

Why Choose Us at ECAS?

Flexible Learning Options

Online, in-person, and customized training to suit your needs.

Industry Expertise

Learn from experienced professionals and subject matter experts.

Comprehensive Curriculum

Covering renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainability, and policy.