Electricity Markets Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of electricity market design to analyze market structures and participant behavior.
• Analyze the impact of supply and demand dynamics, transmission constraints, and market power on electricity prices.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of different market mechanisms (e.g., day-ahead, real-time, capacity markets) in achieving economic efficiency and reliability.
• Design trading strategies for electricity markets, considering risk management and portfolio optimization.
• Implement regulatory compliance measures in line with South African energy regulations and market codes.
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret market data and forecasts to support decision-making.

Target Audience

This course is designed for energy professionals, traders, analysts, and managers who need to understand electricity markets for strategic planning, operations, or regulatory compliance.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience with market simulation tools and data analysis to reinforce theoretical concepts. Learners will engage in trading exercises, analyse market data, and develop strategies in a controlled environment.

Practical Activities

• Market Simulation Exercise — Participants use a simplified market simulation platform to act as generators and retailers, making bids and offers to observe price formation and market clearing. (3h)
• Data Analysis and Trading Strategy — Learners analyse historical market data (price, demand, generation mix) to identify patterns and develop a simple trading or bidding strategy, then backtest it. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.