Renewable Energy Course
New Energy Leadership and Management Training
BSB40520 Certificate IV
in Leadership and Management
Are you looking to grow your career and develop your leadership skills in the emerging New Energy Sector?
Renewable energy course information
Developed by industry to drive your New Energy Career!
Take the opportunity grow your future leadership skills and capabilities specific to Australia's exciting New Energy Sector with our tailored Cert IV training package.
Training consists of 12 units delivered over 12 months, enabling you to:
Demonstrate leadership in the new energy workplace
Lead effective new energy workplace relationships
Coordinate new energy business operational plans
Apply communication strategies in the new energy workplace
Lead and facilitate a new energy team, and
Lead difficult conversations in the new energy workplace.
Each unit will have a subject matter expert in the New Energy sector to join a session, to help guide your journey and contexualise the learning.
Renewable energy course
BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management (ARA New Energy Program)
For Who and Why
As Australia is shifting away from traditional fossil fuel to reach Net Zero by 2050, significant investment in new energy infrastructure in this country will continuously result in strong job growth and severe skill shortages for a long term across this sector.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2019), the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs related to renewable energy activity grew by 28 per cent in 2017 and 2018 to a total of 17,740 FTE jobs across Australia. Moving to a 50 per cent renewable electricity target scenario by 2030 will lead to over 28,000 new jobs, with almost 50 per cent more employment than a business-as-usual scenario (Climate Council, 2016).
These jobs will be created in the construction, operation, and maintenance of new energy installations and in shifting traditional, fossil-fuel-based power generation to new energy-generating fields. The workforce needs new skills to thrive in this fast-growing new energy sector.
Nationally recognised qualification in line with the Australian Qualification Framework, the New Energy Leadership & Management Program is for individuals wanting to develop future leadership skills and capabilities for Australia’ s exciting New Energy Sector and its supply chain companies. Upskilling through our program can improve your job security, advance your career and widen your job choices specifically in the new energy sector.
A number of long-term clean energy projects are currently underway in the country. Managers and supervisors are critical to these projects. Employers highlight that non-technical, soft skills such as leadership and management are just as important as technical skills. Skills like communication, teamwork, and time management are essential to manage the increasing complexity of the supply-constrained operating environment. Drawing on industry experts and real-world situations, participants will learn to assume responsibility for their leadership performance, guide and support others in the New Energy Sector and apply an evidence base to arriving at optimal solutions to workplace problems.
Formal recognition of the New Energy Leadership & Management Program is through BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management.
Program Overview
The New Energy Leadership & Management Program will consist of 12 units with topics covering 4 key areas in leadership and management:
Applying Workplace Leadership | Leading Business Operations
People & Culture Leadership | Communication & Stakeholder Management
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
| Code | Title | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| BSBLDR411 | Demonstrate leadership in the workplace | Core |
| BSBLDR413 | Lead effective workplace relationships | Core |
| BSBOPS402 | Coordinate business operational plans | Core |
| BSBXCM401 | Apply communication strategies in the workplace | Core |
| BSBXTW401 | Lead and facilitate a team | Core |
| BSBCRT411 | Apply critical thinking to work practices | Elective |
| BSBPEF402 | Develop personal work priorities | Elective |
| BSBCMM412 | Lead difficult conversations | Elective |
| BSBPMG430 | Undertake project work | Elective |
| BSBWHS411 | Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures & programs | Elective |
| BSBTWK401 | Build and maintain business relationships | Elective |
| BSBSTR502 | Facilitate continuous improvement | Elective |
Packaging Rules
This qualification consists of 12 units - 5 core units plus 7 elective units.
Assessment
Participants will be issued with access to the Workforce Plus LMS and will be required to complete theory knowledge quizzes, written questions, contextualised projects, and other assessment tasks as outlined in accordance with the unit requirements. Your Trainer will guide you through the assessment process.
There are no workplace assessment observations required for this qualification.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Specifically tailored to future New Energy Sector leaders and supervisors
Fortnightly online sessions (5:30pm – 8.00pm)
Monthly guest speakers by industry subject matter experts (SME’s) - connects you direct to the employers of the renewable energy industry
Drawing on real-world experience and workplace situations -aligns you to the trends of the clean energy future in Australia and New Zealand
Apply solutions to actual problems through analysis and evaluation - uplifts your skillset quickly with relevant skills desired by the new energy industry
Assessments include online written questions and project work
Accepting rolling enrolments all year round
Includes one-on-one mentoring with Leadership Trainer
Delivered in partnership with Workforce Plus (TOID:3652)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
There are no pre-requisite requirements for this qualification.
This qualification is best suited to a manager or supervisor currently in a leadership position, or someone who is on a journey to Leadership.
OTHER INFORMATION
START DATE - Express your interest
DURATION - 12 Months
Industry Sessions: Industry Expert Guest Speakers will be scheduled monthly for online sessions.
ENROLMENT FEE: $3,500 GST incl.
Our Highly Experienced Training Team
Bernadette O’Connor
Bernadette O’Connor, Chair, Australian Renewables Academy (ARA)
In addition to chairing the ARA Board, Bernadette is Executive Director of Management Governance Australia (MGA) Pty Ltd, CEO of Workforce Plus Inc, Executive Chair, DEC Housing and Director, Enable Social Enterprises.
Bernadette’s qualifications include a Masters in Public Policy and Management, Graduate Diploma in Education (Mathematics), Bachelor of Applied Science (Mathematics), Associate Degree in Applied Science (Amenity Horticulture) and Associate Diploma in Therapy Radiography.
Bernadette understands the future challenges facing communities, business, and industry. She brings extensive experience in working at the highest level across a diverse range of sectors. Her strong practical approach, ability to engage deeply with stakeholders and skills in facilitating partnerships and collaboration enable her clients to focus on new thinking and new approaches to developing strategic solutions.
Anthony Clucas
Anthony Clucas, Director, Australian Renewables Academy (ARA)
Anthony has over 25 years of experience in Corporate Transformation & Organizational Development throughout Asia Pacific for Fortune 500 companies.
A fluent Japanese speaker, he worked in Tokyo for close to 2 decades as Principal Strategist of Peak Balance. He served as the COO of H2X Global Ltd, a Gippsland based Zero emissions automotive company from 2020-2023. He became a Director of the Australian Renewables Academy as part of his ongoing commitment to stimulate and build upon initiatives for Regional Australia in the Circular Economy, Manufacturing & Education Sectors.
As an Executive Coach, he holds the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) status with the International Coaching Federation, He was also honoured to receive from the World HRD Congress the "100 Best Global Coaching Leaders" award in recognition of his contribution and experience to the Coaching Profession.
David Moody
David Moody, Director, Management Governance Australia & Workforce Plus Inc
As a Director of Management Governance Australia and Workforce Plus Inc, David brings more than 30 years of experience working across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
MGA and its NFP arm, Workforce Plus, work across Australia to provide innovative solutions for industry, communities, and government. Both companies support a diverse range of clients to develop and grow their organisational or community cultures, structures, and processes.
As a former CEO and Victorian State Manager of National Disability Services, and before this as the leader of the central agency team which coordinated the Victorian Government’s contribution to developing the NDIS, David has a detailed understanding of the Scheme and the challenges and issues faced by young people with disability, their families and supporters.
Having started his working life as a lawyer, David has also worked as an executive in the Victorian Public Service, leading teams responsible for national health and safety reform, strategic WHS policy, WHS legislation and regulations and regulatory framework development, departmental budget strategy and corporate planning.