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Renewable Energy Transition - Indian Ocean Region (IORA)
1 July 2025 – 8 August 2025
5:45pm - 9:15pm AEST
Supporting informed decision‑making throughout the Indian Ocean region.
Nominations for this professional short course are open for 6 weeks, from Monday 14 April 2025 (6:00pm AEST) to Sunday 25 May 2025 (11:55pm AEST).
This online course is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), delivered by the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions (ICEDS) and supported by the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
The course is open only to professionals working in a renewable energy transition relevant role from the following IORA Member States: Bangladesh, the Comoros, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
For the course brochure, download it here: Brochure (PDF, 181KB)
To nominate for this course, first read 'The Application Process' below and then complete the nomination form by clicking on the Register online button above (top right of this page).
Course Convener: Dr Igor Skryabin
Climate change is the most significant environmental, social and economic challenge of our time. By mid-century, the world must undergo a profound transition of its energy systems away from fossil fuels and towards a zero-carbon energy future to mitigate climate change.
To support decision-makers across our region, ICEDS has developed this Renewable Energy Transition short course for professionals. The course provides participants with an understanding of the key policy, technological, and economic approaches supporting the transition to a zero-emissions energy system, and how the simultaneous drivers of energy access, energy security and energy productivity will shape the transition.
As a participant in this course, you will be presented with energy transition knowledge and conceptual tools relating to energy technologies, economics, policies and societal transitions. You will be provided with learning opportunities from leading energy transition academics and industry experts, and will join a network of fellow course participants who span the Indian Ocean region.
On completion of the course, you will have developed a deeper understanding of the energy transition. You will also have acquired knowledge of how technology, policy and society can shape the integration of the renewable energy transition and enable economy‑wide decarbonisation through the electrification of all energy uses.
Learning Modules
This course is online and interactive, featuring a mix of lectures, group discussions, workshops, self-paced learning and an applied assignment. All course content is framed by six learning modules:
- Course orientation
- Climate change and the renewable energy transition
- Renewable energy technologies in practice
- Policy, politics and energy economics
- The societal transition
- Participant presentations
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, it is expected that participants who successfully complete all tasks will have:
- An understanding of the key technologies that will enable a transition to a zero-emissions energy system.
- Engaged with the key technological issues that underpin the integration of renewable energy into the grid.
- Considered the market, regulatory and policy frameworks that underpin the operation and facilitate the transition of the energy sector.
- An appreciation of the socio-economic issues that will need to be addressed in the energy transition.
- An understanding of the barriers, challenges and opportunities presented by international renewable energy trade.
- Created an Implementation Plan (applied assignment).
Assignment: Implementation Plan
A core element of the course is the applied assignment - the Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan will identify how the learnings from the course could or should be implemented in the participant’s real-world context - their current or future workplace, broader organisation and country.
The Implementation Plan assignment is completed by participants as the course progresses, submitted for review and feedback, and presented in the final module of the course. This is a self-directed assignment but support is provided by the Course Convenor and the Implementation Plan Mentor.
Workloads and Completion Requirements
With busy professionals in mind, this online course is delivered three times a week over a 6-week period (1 July - 8 August 2025). Each week, a 2.5-hour online live session will be presented on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday (starting 5:45pm AEST). Each session may include:
- Pre-reading materials
- Questions on notice
- Lectures or workshops (single or multiple presenters and guest speakers)
- Group discussions, and Question & Answer sessions
- Feedback surveys.
The course workload includes 34.5 hours of live online sessions, at least 5 hours of self-paced pre-session readings or activities, and at least 7 hours of out-of-session self-directed work to complete the assignment.
To qualify for an ANU Certificate of Completion at the end of the course, a participant must (as a minimum):
- Satisfactorily complete, submit and present the assignment by the due date.
- Attend at least 50% of the online sessions (i.e. 15 out of 29) – recordings will be available for those that are missed.
- Demonstrate active participation in the course, e.g. by submitting at least two online posts (questions or comments) to the course’s online discussion board, or engaging in group discussions.
Where a participant does not satisfactorily complete the assignment, an ANU Certificate of Participation may be awarded if the participant satisfies requirements 2 and 3 above.
The ANU Certificate of Participation is not an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification and cannot be used for course credit or exemption at ANU.
Pre-Requisites for this Course
To nominate for this course, you must be a professional working in a relevant role and a national from either an IORA Member State or from the IORA Secretariat. Relevant IORA Member States are: Bangladesh, the Comoros, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The course will be taught in English, and applicants must declare that they have English language proficiency (written and spoken) at least to an intermediate standard or higher. Ideally participants will have an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 6.5 or above, or a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 or above.
Applicants must hold a professional mid-level or senior-level government position in policy, practice, research or reform. Applicants must also have completed secondary schooling and at least three years of tertiary education, have at least 3-5 years of work experience at mid to senior levels, and have a reasonably good base-level understanding of the subject matter.
To engage fully with the course, computer equipment (computer, headphones, microphone, videocam, etc) and an internet connection sufficient to stream live video (Zoom Meetings) is required and the responsibility of individual participants.
As participation in this course is likely to intersect with and impact on your work duties, all nominations for this course must include a signed Letter of Support. See 'The Application Process' below for more information about this.
Who Should Apply?
We encourage professionals working in an IORA Member State government on issues related to climate change and energy transition to nominate for this course.
Since 2021, 400+ participants have participated in our 6-week energy transition course and have given it an 4.62 out of 5 overall average rating (92%).
The Application Process
To nominate for this course, you will need to complete the online nomination form. The form includes questions relating to your demographics, country, language proficiency, current and previous relevant work experience, and reasons for applying for this course.
The nomination form must be fully completed and submitted by the closing deadline if you wish to be considered for this short course. Click on the Register Online button above (top right of this page) to begin the nomination form.
To complete the nomination form, you will need to upload 3-4 files (max. file size = 100MB each). These files are a mandatory part of the nomination process.
They include:
- Evidence of your English language proficiency (only required where English is not your first or primary language) - such as: an IELTS test score (dated within the past 10 years), or TOEFL test score (dated within the past 10 years), or a recent sample of your formal writing (dated within the past 10 years, (e.g.) academic paper, policy brief, business plan, etc.) with the sample clearly showing you as the primary author.
- A formal Letter of Support demonstrating your organisation's support for your nomination.
- An updated curriculum vitae or resume.
To preview all nomination questions, please see the Sample Nomination Form (DOC, 31KB).
Letter of Support
You must attach a Letter of Support (on official letterhead) from your employer and signed by a supervisor, stating that they support your nomination for this course. We recommend that you use the sample letter here: Sample Letter of Support (DOC, 22KB).
Please Note: Your Letter of Support should reflect a clear understanding of the time commitment for course participation (i.e. 24.5 contact hours online, at least 5 hours of pre-session reading, and at least 7 hours to complete the assignment). The Letter of Support is mandatory, and nominations without an official and signed letter will be classified as incomplete.
All complete and valid nominations will be reviewed, and successful applicants will be informed via email approximately 1-2 weeks before the course commences.