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‘This unique qualification provides you with a deeper understanding of energy systems and sustainable decision-making strategies to address the transition to renewable energy. You will graduate as an energy professional in high demand, positioned to lead teams towards creating a better energy future for all. Learning directly from leading international academics and industry representatives, you will confidently progress to leadership and management positions across the energy sector.’
Your leadership role in the energy sector
‘This unique qualification provides you with a deeper understanding of energy systems and sustainable decision-making strategies to address the transition to renewable energy. You will graduate as an energy professional in high demand, positioned to lead teams towards creating a better energy future for all. Learning directly from leading international academics and industry representatives, you will confidently progress to leadership and management positions across the energy sector.’
Highlights
- Learn how to make informed decisions about the design of a renewable energy plant and its optimal integration with the grid.
- Learn to balance essential aspects of energy management, including return on investment, the most suitable technologies, energy quality requirements, resilience to extreme weather events, community needs, local regulations, and more.
- This course has been co-developed with industry, ensuring graduates are well-equipped to deal with real challenges and opportunities.
- Employ a systems engineering approach, providing you with versatile skills applicable to any information-driven decision-making process.
- Learn from leading international experts in operations and maintenance optimisation, carbon capture and materials degradation.
- Explore how to effectively integrate various renewable technologies for a wide range of industrial applications.
Highlights
- Learn how to make informed decisions about the design of a renewable energy plant and its optimal integration with the grid.
- Learn to balance essential aspects of energy management, including return on investment, the most suitable technologies, energy quality requirements, resilience to extreme weather events, community needs, local regulations, and more.
- This course has been co-developed with industry, ensuring graduates are well-equipped to deal with real challenges and opportunities.
- Employ a systems engineering approach, providing you with versatile skills applicable to any information-driven decision-making process.
- Learn from leading international experts in operations and maintenance optimisation, carbon capture and materials degradation.
- Explore how to effectively integrate various renewable technologies for a wide range of industrial applications.
Why choose this course?
As the energy sector rapidly evolves to renewables, now is the time to upskill your engineering qualifications to be part of the dynamic energy transformation. Industries are urgently seeking engineers with specialised skills in designing, operating and maintaining renewable energy systems.
This course has been developed in close collaboration with industry to ensure you are equipped with the specialised skillsets employers are looking for. You will be taught by international experts with direct industry experience in renewable energy system operation, maintenance and optimisation.
Our expert team will guide you through the skills required to manage and maintain renewable energy systems, the knowledge to determine which technologies to utilise, and how to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather and climate, while balancing community needs and local policy decisions.
Throughout your course, you will build up your knowledge in photovoltaic systems, hydro-electric power generation systems, and wind power plants. You will gain expertise in energy storage systems, distributed generation systems as well as alternative renewable energy technology solutions for power generation.
Explore this course
The Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy Systems is a postgraduate degree consisting of 48 credit points and is normally completed in one year of part-time study.
To be eligible for this course, you must have completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree and have at least three years of relevant industry professional experience.
The Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy Systems is a postgraduate degree consisting of 48 credit points and is normally completed in six months of full-time study.
Careers and outcomes
Upon graduating, you will have the skills necessary to work in a range of relevant industries including energy system operation, energy providers, renewable projects, as well as engineering consulting companies.
Possible careers
- Electrical power engineer
- Energy analyst
- Energy consultant
- Power engineer
- Renewable energy engineer
- Course code
- EN67
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- Gardens Point
- 1 years part-time
- 1 years part-time
- This program is not available to Australian government student visa holders.
- February and July
- February and July
Entry requirements
You must have:
- A recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in engineering disciplines of chemical, electrical, mechanical, medical, or power and equivalents plus followed by at least three-years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in energy systems; or
- A recognised three-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in the engineering disciplines chemical, electrical, mechanical, medical, or power and equivalents plus followed by at least five-years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in energy systems.
Minimum academic requirements
Entry requirements
You must have:
- A recognised four-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in engineering disciplines of chemical, electrical, mechanical, medical, or power and equivalents plus followed by at least three-years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in energy systems; or
- A recognised three-year full-time (or equivalent) bachelor degree in the engineering disciplines chemical, electrical, mechanical, medical, or power and equivalents plus followed by at least five-years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in energy systems.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: $16,200 per year full-time (48 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $22,700 per year full-time (48 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Updates about this course
This course is available from 2025 onwards
Updates about this course
This course is available from 2025 onwards
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