Gender in Energy and Extractive Industries Training Course

Course Introduction

The energy and extractive industries are among the most significant drivers of economic development, industrialization, employment creation, and national revenue generation. However, women and marginalized groups continue to face barriers to participation, leadership, employment, access to resources, decision-making, and equitable benefit sharing within these sectors. Gender-responsive approaches to energy, mining, oil, gas, and other extractive industries are essential for promoting inclusive growth, strengthening governance, improving social outcomes, reducing inequalities, and ensuring that development benefits are shared fairly across all communities. This comprehensive training course equips participants with advanced knowledge and practical skills to integrate gender perspectives into policies, programmes, projects, and operations across the energy and extractive sectors.

Gender mainstreaming in energy and extractive industries extends beyond workforce diversity by addressing equitable access to employment, land rights, clean energy, procurement opportunities, community engagement, occupational safety, leadership representation, environmental sustainability, and social investment. Participants will gain practical competencies in gender analysis, policy development, stakeholder engagement, environmental and social impact assessment, project management, inclusive governance, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional capacity development. The course emphasizes evidence-based strategies that strengthen operational performance while promoting equitable and sustainable sector development.

The programme aligns with internationally recognized frameworks including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the Paris Agreement, and national energy and mining policies. Participants will examine how these frameworks guide gender-responsive governance, responsible resource management, environmental stewardship, community development, and institutional accountability throughout the extractive value chain.

Participants will strengthen their expertise in gender-responsive project planning, environmental and social safeguards, community consultation, inclusive procurement, workforce development, corporate social responsibility, monitoring and evaluation, policy advocacy, and institutional reform. Through practical case studies, simulations, stakeholder engagement exercises, project planning workshops, and collaborative learning sessions, participants will acquire practical tools for designing and managing energy and extractive programmes that enhance inclusion, reduce conflict, strengthen local livelihoods, and improve sustainable development outcomes.

The course also explores emerging issues influencing the sector, including renewable energy transitions, climate-smart mining, critical minerals for clean energy technologies, artificial intelligence in mining operations, digital transformation, local content development, biodiversity conservation, circular economy practices, carbon markets, gender-responsive just transition strategies, responsible supply chains, environmental justice, indigenous community participation, and sustainable finance. Participants will gain practical insights into integrating these innovations into gender-responsive sector planning while promoting resilience, transparency, and inclusive economic development.

By the end of this intensive 10-day programme, participants will possess advanced leadership, technical, and management competencies to develop gender-responsive strategies for the energy and extractive industries, strengthen institutional governance, improve workforce inclusion, promote responsible investment, enhance community participation, manage environmental and social risks, and contribute to equitable, sustainable, and resilient resource development that benefits present and future generations.

Duration

10 days

Who Should Attend

• Energy Sector Professionals

• Mining and Extractive Industry Managers

• Oil and Gas Project Managers

• Government Energy and Mining Officials

• Gender and Social Inclusion Specialists

• Environmental and Social Safeguards Officers

• Corporate Social Responsibility Managers

• Community Development Officers

• Programme and Project Managers

• Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists

• Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioners

• Renewable Energy Professionals

• NGO and Civil Society Representatives

• Development Partner Representatives

• Policy and Regulatory Advisors

Course Objectives

• Develop advanced competencies in integrating gender perspectives into energy and extractive industry policies, programmes and operations that promote equitable and sustainable sector development.

• Strengthen participants' ability to conduct gender-responsive assessments that identify inequalities, barriers to participation and opportunities for inclusive workforce and community development.

• Equip participants with practical methodologies for integrating gender analysis into energy and extractive project planning, implementation, procurement, monitoring and governance systems.

• Build expertise in designing inclusive employment, leadership, local content and supplier development strategies that expand opportunities for women and marginalized groups.

• Enhance participants' capacity to strengthen stakeholder engagement, community consultation and social dialogue processes that improve transparency, trust and shared decision-making.

• Strengthen competencies in applying environmental and social safeguards, ESG principles and responsible resource management approaches throughout the extractive value chain.

• Improve participants' ability to establish monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems that effectively measure gender equality, inclusion and sector performance outcomes.

• Equip participants with practical tools for managing social risks, land access issues, conflict prevention and benefit-sharing mechanisms within energy and extractive projects.

• Develop knowledge of renewable energy transitions, artificial intelligence, digital technologies and emerging innovations that support gender-responsive and sustainable industry transformation.

• Strengthen participants' understanding of climate resilience, environmental justice, biodiversity conservation and just transition principles within the energy and extractive sectors.

• Enhance institutional capacity to strengthen governance, influence policy reforms and align energy and extractive programmes with international sustainability and human rights standards.

• Enable participants to prepare comprehensive gender-responsive energy and extractive industry strategies with implementation plans, budgets, monitoring frameworks and measurable performance indicators.

Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Gender in Energy and Extractive Industries

• Understanding gender equality within energy and extractive development

• Global frameworks supporting inclusive resource governance systems

• Gender dimensions across mining, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors

• Emerging trends shaping responsible extractive industry development

Module 2: Gender Analysis and Sector Assessments

• Conducting gender-responsive assessments across extractive industries

• Identifying workforce, community and institutional gender disparities

• Collecting gender-disaggregated sector data for informed planning

• Applying intersectionality within resource development programmes

Module 3: Gender-Responsive Policy and Governance

• Developing gender-responsive energy and mining policies

• Strengthening governance and institutional accountability mechanisms

• Regulatory frameworks supporting equitable sector participation

• Policy implementation for inclusive resource management

Module 4: Project Planning and Programme Management

• Integrating gender into project design and implementation processes

• Results-based management for inclusive extractive programmes

• Risk assessment supporting equitable project delivery

• Project governance promoting transparency and accountability

Module 5: Employment, Leadership and Workforce Inclusion

• Promoting gender equality in recruitment and workforce development

• Leadership development strategies for women in energy industries

• Occupational health, safety and workplace inclusion practices

• Building equitable career progression and retention systems

Module 6: Community Engagement and Social Performance

• Participatory community consultation and stakeholder engagement

• Social licence to operate through inclusive dialogue mechanisms

• Community development planning supporting shared prosperity

• Strengthening grievance and conflict resolution systems

Module 7: Environmental and Social Safeguards

• Integrating environmental and social safeguards into projects

• Gender-responsive environmental impact assessment methodologies

• Biodiversity conservation supporting sustainable resource development

• Managing cumulative environmental and social project impacts

Module 8: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Designing monitoring frameworks for gender-responsive programmes

• Measuring inclusion, employment and community development outcomes

• Evidence-based reporting supporting organizational accountability

• Organizational learning and continuous programme improvement

Module 9: Renewable Energy and Just Transition

• Gender dimensions of renewable energy development initiatives

• Just transition strategies supporting equitable energy transformation

• Clean energy access promoting inclusive economic development

• Community participation in renewable energy investments

Module 10: Digital Innovation and Emerging Technologies

• Artificial intelligence supporting resource management systems

• Digital transformation across energy and mining operations

• Smart technologies improving safety and operational efficiency

• Data governance and cybersecurity within digital energy systems

Module 11: Responsible Investment and ESG Integration

• Environmental, Social and Governance principles in extractive industries

• Responsible investment frameworks supporting sustainability objectives

• Sustainable finance and ethical resource management practices

• Corporate sustainability reporting and transparency mechanisms

Module 12: Supply Chains and Local Content Development

• Inclusive procurement and supplier diversity strategies

• Local content policies supporting community economic participation

• Responsible supply chain management and ethical sourcing

• Small enterprise development within extractive value chains

Module 13: Climate Change and Environmental Justice

• Climate resilience planning for extractive industry operations

• Carbon reduction and low-emission resource development strategies

• Environmental justice and equitable resource governance

• Circular economy approaches supporting sustainable industries

Module 14: Institutional Capacity and Partnerships

• Strengthening institutional leadership for sector transformation

• Building partnerships across government, industry and communities

• Capacity development supporting inclusive sector governance

• Multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable resource management

Module 15: Policy Advocacy and Sustainable Development

• Advocacy strategies supporting gender-responsive sector reforms

• Aligning energy and extractive policies with global development goals

• Legislative reforms promoting equality and responsible investment

• Long-term sustainability planning for sector transformation

Module 16: Capstone Project and Action Planning

• Developing comprehensive gender-responsive sector strategies

• Preparing implementation plans, budgets and monitoring frameworks

• Presentation of participant project and policy proposals

• Expert review, peer learning and continuous improvement planningA

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment:

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.