Box Hill Institute and POWERVAULT partner on renewables training

A Victorian provider of TAFE and vocational courses, Box Hill Institute, has partnered with renewable energy company POWERVAULT to deliver training at its institutes in renewable energy systems and equipment.

Details of the collaboration include POWERVAULT building training institutes near its new energy facilities with Box Hill Institute managing the facilities and trainees to be selected from the local population.

Course graduates will become qualified and certified in the installation and maintenance of renewable energy systems and equipment.

Norman Gray, Box Hill Institute CEO, said the institute is committed to working towards renewable energy solutions.

“We’re working to ensure our new Lilydale campus is designed to reduce emissions and our Industry Training Hub in Box Hill has been built to achieve a 5-star Green Star rating,” said Gray.

“Our partnership with POWERVAULT is an important step in securing a sustainable future and offers employment and learning opportunities for those communities where POWERVAULT is working. Knowledge transfer is at the heart of this core activity.”

Jeremy Jagodzki, director and co-founder of POWERVAULT, said renewable energy is the way to move forward globally as seen with the targets agreed to in the Paris Climate Summit.

“With such a shortage of skilled, competent and willing people to become part of the renewable energy workforce, the bright ideas of today can only be brought through to fruition by building strategic partnerships such as this one with Box Hill Institute,” said Jagodzki.

“Box Hill Institute’s experience in similar transnational projects has made it an outstanding partner for POWERVAULT.”

The partnership also plans to explore further opportunities, such as applied research into renewable energy systems, qualification and certification of local companies that can employ trainees, mentoring for young entrepreneurs and businesses through business incubators as well as small and medium enterprise support.

It is anticipated that the development of demonstration facilities will also educate visitors and locals to improve their knowledge of renewable and sustainable energy.