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Real, in-demand repair and installation skills — bikes and motorcycles, hybrid vehicles, refrigerators, air conditioning, satellite dishes, water treatment systems, electrical & electronics work, and CCTV camera installation. Learn a trade you can start earning from immediately.
Rwanda needs skilled technicians every day — someone to fix a fridge, service an AC unit, repair a motorcycle, install a satellite dish, or wire a building safely. This program trains you in eight practical trades that are always in demand, whether you want to get hired immediately or start your own repair business.
You won't just learn theory. Every module is hands-on with real appliances, real vehicles and real electrical systems — so you finish able to actually do the job, not just describe it.
Frame, brake, gear and tyre repair for standard bikes and motorcycles, plus electric bike systems — battery packs, motor controllers, charging circuits and fault diagnostics.
How hybrid drivetrains combine a combustion engine with an electric motor — high-voltage battery safety, regenerative braking, and diagnosing the hybrid control system alongside standard engine and electrical repair.
The refrigeration cycle — compressor, condenser, evaporator and refrigerant — plus diagnosing cooling failures, thermostats, defrost systems and safe refrigerant handling.
Installing and servicing split-unit and vehicle air conditioning systems — refrigerant charging, leak detection, and compressor and electrical fault-finding.
Mounting and aligning satellite dishes and terrestrial antennas — signal strength and quality, LNB setup, cabling, and decoder/receiver configuration.
Installing filtration and water treatment systems — sediment and carbon filters, pumps, plumbing fundamentals, and basic water quality testing.
Household and building wiring, circuit safety, and a full electronics foundation — voltage, current, components, circuits, transistors, digital logic and microcontrollers — plus installing low-voltage devices like the video intercom system shown below.
Choosing, installing and configuring CCTV systems end to end — camera types, DVR/NVR recorders, networking for remote viewing, and troubleshooting — through to advising clients and quoting jobs.
Full day-by-day breakdowns for Electricity & Electronics and CCTV Installation are below.
Electricity & Electronics and CCTV Installation are the two most in-demand specializations in this program, so here's exactly what each session covers.
A ground-up electronics foundation — from what voltage actually is, through circuits and transistors, to programming a microcontroller. Built for complete beginners, finishing with a real project you design yourself.
Electronics vs. electricity, how everyday devices work, and building an engineer's problem-solving mindset.
Voltage, current and resistance, and Ohm's Law (V = I × R) with hands-on calculations.
Resistors and the resistor colour code, LEDs, batteries and switches — and how to use a multimeter.
Open vs. closed circuits, and series vs. parallel wiring.
Hands-on project: choosing the right resistor value and building a working LED circuit.
How capacitors store and release charge, and where they're used in real circuits.
How diodes work, and how they protect a circuit from damage.
NPN vs. PNP transistors, and using one as an electronic switch.
How a transistor boosts a weak signal, and where amplification is used in real devices.
Controlling high-power devices safely using a low-power signal.
Light and temperature sensors. Hands-on project: an automatic light that turns on at night.
How computers count and store information using just 0s and 1s.
AND, OR and NOT gates, and how they combine to make decisions.
What an IC is, and an introduction to the 555 timer chip.
Hands-on project: building a blinking LED circuit using a 555 timer.
Introduction to Arduino, and what a microcontroller actually does.
Writing simple code to turn an LED on and off.
Hands-on project: building a working temperature monitor.
Student's choice: an automatic light, an alarm system, or a smart charger.
Approaching a problem, sketching a circuit, testing it, and debugging faults — the process behind every project above.
Everything needed to plan, install, configure and troubleshoot a CCTV system — then confidently advise and quote a real client, not just wire up a camera.
What CCTV is and where it's used (security, business, home). Core components — camera, recorder (DVR/NVR), storage, cabling and power supply. Analog vs. IP cameras.
Dome, bullet and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras. Indoor vs. outdoor-rated cameras, and night vision / infrared.
Resolution (720p, 1080p, 4K), frame rate, fixed vs. varifocal lenses, field of view, and video compression (H.264/H.265) and bitrate.
IP addressing, LAN vs. WAN, routers, DHCP vs. static IP, and the ports (HTTP, RTSP) that make remote viewing possible.
Analog recording (DVR) vs. IP recording (NVR), storage sizing in GB/TB, and recording modes — continuous vs. motion-triggered.
Cable types — coaxial and Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet — power supplies and adapters, and choosing camera height, angle and lighting.
Mounting a camera on a wall or ceiling, running and terminating cable, weatherproofing, and working safely around electricity.
Setting up the DVR/NVR and hard disk, mobile-app remote viewing, motion detection, and recording schedules.
Diagnosing no-picture faults, network problems, storage-full errors, power issues and poor video quality.
Running a site survey, planning camera placement, writing quotations, customer care and maintenance contracts.
A real video intercom system installed and configured as part of the Electricity & Electronics module — the same kind of access-control and entry system work you'll learn to install and troubleshoot.
Notes, slide decks and practice videos for every module — unlocked as soon as you enroll.
Written PDF notes for every module, from your instructors.
Unlocks on enrollmentRecorded demonstrations and walkthroughs you can rewatch anytime.
Unlocks on enrollmentWiring diagrams, checklists and reference sheets to work from.
Unlocks on enrollmentGraduates leave with real, sellable skills across eight trades. Here's what that opens up:
Service standard and electric two-wheelers, including battery and motor systems.
Work safely on hybrid drivetrains and high-voltage battery systems.
Diagnose and repair cooling systems in homes, shops and vehicles.
Mount, align and configure satellite dishes and TV antennas.
Set up filtration and water treatment for homes and small businesses.
Handle safe electrical wiring and install devices like intercoms and alarms.
Plan, install and troubleshoot camera systems, including remote viewing setup.
Hands-on learners who want a practical, sellable trade skill
Career changers looking for steady, in-demand repair work
Anyone who wants to start their own repair or installation business
Working technicians who want to add a new specialization
Registration, lessons and certification for Technical Trades & Repair happen on the IBTC e-learning platform. Create your account and pick this program to begin.
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