Introduction to Renewable Energy and Smart Technology
The foundational course for every Academy student. Build the vocabulary, market awareness, and technical confidence to excel across all three specialization tracks.
Five outcomes. Every track.
Whether you’re heading into Technical Mastery, Sales Consulting, or Project Management — this course gives every student the same essential foundation.
The Smart Grid
How solar, wind, and battery storage integrate into modern power grids — and why it matters now.
IoT & Connectivity
How sensors and data networks allow buildings, utilities, and cities to communicate and self-optimize.
The SOS Ecosystem
How Smart Optimal Solutions develops and deploys smart infrastructure globally — from Vancouver to Kinshasa.
Commercial Literacy
Why cities and corporations are spending billions on infrastructure modernization right now, and where the opportunities are.
Systems Thinking
How to deconstruct complex infrastructure problems and reconstruct them as reliable, automated, sustainable solutions.
Career Readiness
SCI-101 is your first step toward a career in the smart city sector. To qualify for roles with SOS and its global partners, you will need to complete one of the three specialization tracks that follow this course.
Online theory. Live lab. Real hardware.
Each week combines self-paced pre-recorded modules with a live 90-minute session streamed directly from the Vancouver Technology Innovation Center floor.
Five weeks. From systems thinking to career launch.
A Systems Approach to Finding the Right Solution
Move beyond component-level thinking to an integrated systems mindset. Learn the Systems Engineering Vee, interface control, feedback loops, and lifecycle stewardship — with a live TIC demo and cross-track team exercise.
Legacy Grids vs. The Modern Smart Grid
Understand how traditional one-way power grids gave way to two-way automated smart grids. Cover solar PV, wind, battery storage (BESS), and the SOS global ecosystem — with live hardware demos including solar inverters and commercial battery banks.
The Nervous System of a Smart City
How sensors translate physical conditions into digital data, how automation manages buildings and utilities, and how energy tracking uncovers hidden costs. Includes a live cloud dashboard demo streamed directly from the TIC.
Inside the TICs — From Blueprint to Deployment
See how smart products go from design to production. Understand supply chain, manufacturing partnerships, and safety compliance — with a live tour of the Vancouver TIC assembly area and a defective-shipment crisis simulation.
Industry Alignment & Your Next Move
Explore the three Academy tracks in depth, the African infrastructure landscape, and the SOS hiring pipeline. Present your capstone solution pitch live to the group and hear directly from SOS leadership in a panel Q&A.
Choose your specialization track.
Completing SCI-101 unlocks enrollment in all three advanced 102 courses. Pick the path that matches your career goals.
Install, maintain, and certify Agamine smart poles, EV chargers, solar systems, and LED infrastructure inside our Living Labs.
Close high-stakes B2B deals and consult on smart city architecture for municipalities, developers, and corporate clients.
Lead end-to-end smart city deployments — timelines, logistics, cross-functional teams, and crisis response.
Learn from those building the industry.
With 534 days in space and command of the International Space Station, Col. Williams brings aerospace-grade systems thinking to every session. He designed SCI-101 to give students the same integrated engineering framework applied to the ISS — now directed at the infrastructure challenges of tomorrow’s cities.
One of the world’s foremost experts in faith-based entrepreneurship and business development, Patrice has built training organizations operating across five continents. In SCI-101, he brings the commercial lens — helping students understand the market forces, business models, and consulting frameworks that drive smart city adoption globally.
Enroll in SCI-101 today.
Five weeks. One foundational course. The vocabulary, confidence, and credentials to go deep in the smart city sector.
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