The Renewable Energy (RE) Mini-MBA is the first of its kind and the most comprehensive specialised business and energy training course available in the market today. It is designed to significantly enhance energy leaders' strategic thinking, productivity, and performance, company and board directors, executive managers, particularly those working in the renewable energy sector. This will also benefit professionally and advance the career of many individuals working in renewable energy as electrical, mechanical and control engineers, accountants, financial analysts, and other types of professionals.
It is worth noting that a Master of Technology Management (MTM) is a coursework programme based on the more generic MBA. Specifically, a typical MTM blends management principles, business strategy, analysis and design methodologies, and engineering to train executives and leaders to recognise promising technological innovations and inventions. It also delivers skills, tools and knowledge associated with the executive responsibilities to oversee technology development processes. However, the Energy Training Centre training course goes beyond such a typical MTM programme described above. Our 10-day training course is structured to unfold the specifics of any technology and the technologies underpinning the Renewable Energy industrial sector. Therefore, this training course is positioned to deliver the leadership skills for the ever-increasingly important fast-expanding Renewable Energy industrial sector.
By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:
- Integrate, in a holistic way, knowledge of business administration as it applies specifically and uniquely to the world of the renewable energy sector
- Develop the framework of seamlessly thinking strategically for concepts and projects that combine the skill set of an experienced and knowledgeable executive operating in the technology-related energy space and vice-versa
- Understand business structures and their dynamic nature as they evolve in a fast-changing world and how such business structures interact with all key stakeholders in the energy sector, including government, private enterprises, communities, suppliers, and customers
- Appreciate how economics and other fields such as regulation, government incentives and policy, sustainability, and the law, profoundly affect energy organisations
- Assess the risks and rewards of early adoption of a technology or otherwise, identify the various technological development paths and critically evaluate their potential for innovation
The most advanced interaction techniques that support teaching and learning with a significant focus on learning and delegate centred activities will be utilised in this course. The harnessing of the delegates' experiences and contributions and applying the concepts presented in the Energy Training Centre training course will ensure the benefits of the course are felt by the delegates immediately. Innovative techniques for engagement between the facilitator and the participants will include flipped classroom methodologies. Advanced tools and methods to enhance the interaction between the participants themselves will be employed to increase the digestion of information and the course value for the participants. Means of instruction will also include using digital content such as videos and interactive material to enhance further the delegates' experience and mastery of the matters being presented and discussed. Using internet resources and techniques to quickly add value to the information and convert it into knowledge will be extensive.
By sending the employees to this training course, the organisation will gain the following:
- Understanding the complexities of business processes and innovation associated with Renewable Energy Technologies
- Accessing of cutting-edge techniques in the focused analysis of interrelated technology and business issues and how they affect the performance of the organization
- Integrating the management of both human resources and technological knowledge and experiences into a single environment
- Developing implementation and risk-minimisation frameworks for achieving effective business processes
- Insights gained from the developments of the Renewable Energy industry from its infancy in over the last three decades
The delegates will achieve excellence in operating in the intersection of business process and technological innovations and specifically will:
- Gain a holistic approach to successfully managing organisations operating within the business of Renewable Energy technologies
- Access to strategically thinking about the interrelations between technology-related decisions and how they affect the business performance and impact the bottom line
- Cultivate their personal and interpersonal skills in combining issues from both the technology, engineering, regulation, policy, law, and business disciplines
- Familiarise themselves with tools, methods, and frameworks to deliver innovation in their workplace
- Appreciate the entire cycle of business as they operate in parallel to fast-changing technological environments
- Be able to implement the most advanced techniques to improve the life cycle and value chain of the Renewable Energy business
- Learn to execute project management tools and concepts on Renewable Energy topics
- Increase their promotion and career prospects with the emphasis on taking up leadership positions of ever-higher organisational and market impact
This Renewable Energy Mini-MBA training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Electrical Engineers and Professionals in the field of Renewable Energy
- Project Managers in the energy and particularly Renewable Energy Sector
- Energy Engineers and Professionals
- Renewable Energy Engineers
- Solar and Wind Energy Designers
- Control and System Integration Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers, Supervisors, and Technicians
- PV Solar Energy Designers
- Administrative and Finance Managers
- Project Directors
- Accountants, Financial Analysts, and other professionals in the field of energy in general
DAY ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF PERSONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
- Management Essentials
- Leadership Essentials
- Self-Awareness Basics
- Emotional Intelligence
RENEWABLE ENERGY OUTLOOK
- World’s Energy Outlook
- Electrification and the Electricity Industry
- Sustainability and Renewable Energy Outlook
- Data Analytics and Critical Decision Making
DAY TWO: BUSINESS STRATEGY
- Strategic Decision Making
- Competitive Advantage and Competitiveness
- Circular Economy
- Sustainability In the Circular Economy
RENEWABLE ENERGY
- Electrification of the Transportation Sector
- Off-grid and Grid-Connected Systems
- Renewable Energy and the Grid
- Generation Portfolio Complementarity
DAY THREE: ENGINEERING ECONOMICS
- Engineering Economics
- Finance
- Accounting
- Levelised Cost of Electricity
ENGINEERING ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAPPINGS
- Electrification of the Transportation Sector
- EV Charging Technologies
- Levelized Cost of Renewable Energy
- Market Intelligence
DAY FOUR: MARKETING ESSENTIALS
- Market Positioning
- Market Analysis
- Innovation
- Technology Marketing
RENEWABLE ENERGY ROADMAPS
- Data Analytics
- EV Technologies
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Storage
DAY FIVE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Project Planning
- Project Financing
- Evaluation and Implementation
- Risk Analysis
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
- Efficiency
- Grid Impact
- International Standards
- System Integration
DAY SIX: INTERNATIONALISATION OF TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
- International Markets
- International Risks
- Change Management
- Human Resources and International Operations
RENEWABLE ENERGY GRID IMPACT
- Electricity Markets and Renewable energy
- Forecasting
- Electricity Demand and Correlations with Intermittent RE Generation
- Energy Storage, RE generation, and Grid Impact
DAY SEVEN: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Human Resource Management
- Innovation and collaboration
- Intellectual Property Management
- Employee Systems
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
- Research and Development
- Technology Readiness Levels
- Societal Acceptance Levels
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
DAY EIGHT: BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
- Performance Management Systems
- Top-Down and Bottom-Up Management Systems
- Flat Organizational Structures for Innovation
- Tools and Methods
RENEWABLE ENERGY’S MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-ENERGY SYSTEM IMPACT
- Electricity Infrastructure and Smart Grid
- Build Environment
- Electrification of the Transportation Sector
- Smart Energy Systems
DAY NINE: OPERATING WITH SMALL ENERGY COMPANIES
- Stakeholder Participation
- Analysing Government Incentives
- Vision and Mission
- Strategy Alignment
TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Energy Efficiency
- Market Outlook
- Maintaining Competitive Advantage
- Understanding The Implications of Law, Policy, and Regulation
DAY TEN: MBA SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY
- MBA Skills Overview
- Business Analytics
- Technology Appraisal
- Renewable Energy and Communities
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
- Suppliers and Customers
- Co-Investors and Co-Development
- Employees
- Government
