Capacity Building

 
 

Workforce Skills and Education Program

The green hydrogen industry cannot grow without a skilled workforce. The Scaling Green Hydrogen CRC will support the creation of a national curriculum for green hydrogen technologies, with modules and courses for different levels of education. The goal is to grow capability in Australia’s small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and emerging entrepreneurs.

The dedicated workforce skills and education program will deliver the following:

  • Green Hydrogen Fellows initiative

  • Industry training program through TAFEs and VETs

  • Higher Degree by Research (HDR) program for PhDs and Masters by Research

  • Masters by Coursework programs for mid-career professional development

  • Modules in undergraduate programs

  • Micro-credential programs for industry professionals

  • Customised community education programs

  • Talent attraction to the green hydrogen sector.

SME & Industry Commercialisation Program

The CRC will have a commercialisation focus to build Australia’s hydrogen-related manufacturing and services supply chain. We will partner with regional hydrogen clusters and hubs to facilitate the growth in capability and capacity of Australia’s SMEs and emerging entrepreneurs. Initiatives may include:

  • Webinars and other events to increase the profile and engagement of local spinouts, start-ups and SMEs within the green hydrogen and related sectors

  • Connections to existing support programs for technology enterprises in the green hydrogen sector

  • Promotion of opportunities to provide early commercialisation engagement with industry partners.

Green Hydrogen Fellows Initiative

Each of our research partners will have one Green Hydrogen Fellow (GHF) funded through the CRC. GHFs will work with research and industry partners to identify and develop projects that cater to industry needs, align with the expertise of the research partner(s), and meet the objectives of the CRC.

The GHF network aims to build research capacity and facilitate collaborative projects with multiple research and/or industry partners.

GHFs will be selected by an independent panel and employed by the research partner, but the KPIs will be set by the CRC. Each GHF will be funded at an academic level up at to $150,000 per year; however, research partners may leverage the support to attract fellows at higher academic levels.