Think RECOA training is only for offshore wind? Think again.
As Australia accelerates the build-out of renewable energy infrastructure, one constraint remains: the workforce's ability to keep pace with project scale, complexity, and risk.
That is why the Australian Renewables Academy is the strategic Australian partner of the Renewable Construction Academy (@RECOA).
Who is RECOA? RECOA is a global, industry‑led training provider based in Denmark, created by practitioners for practitioners. Their role-based, modular online training is built on real-world project experience across development, construction, and operations.
What does RECOA do differently? RECOA does not teach theory in isolation. Its programs focus on how renewable projects are actually delivered—contracts, procurement, interfaces, logistics, governance, and risk—using globally recognised standards and case-based learning.
How is this relevant beyond offshore wind? While RECOA is well known for its offshore wind capability (and rightly so), much of its training is technology-agnostic. Contract management, procurement strategy, client‑side governance, logistics planning, site investigations and project insurance are core skills required across:
onshore wind
utility‑scale solar
transmission and interconnectors
cabling and substations
battery storage, and
hydrogen infrastructure
So what does this mean in practice? Whether you’re structuring procurement for a utility‑scale solar and BESS project in a Renewable Energy Zone, managing contract risk on an onshore wind build, overseeing cabling and substation works for a transmission upgrade, or acting as the principal’s representative on a hydrogen or energy‑hub development, it’s highly likely that there is a RECOA online training program aligned to the skills and disciplines your role demands.
RECOA’s training is built around how projects are actually delivered: contracts, procurement, interfaces, logistics, risk and governance — making it directly relevant to the everyday decisions faced by developers, owners and delivery teams across Australia’s broader clean energy ecosystem.
ARA’s role is to strengthen Australia’s clean energy workforce by connecting industry needs with education and training capability. Our focus is on enabling practical, industry‑aligned skills development that supports real projects and clear career pathways across the clean energy economy — from development and construction through to operations and long‑term asset ownership. In partnering with the Renewable Construction Academy (RECOA), ARA is not seeking to replace or duplicate the vital role played by Australian RTOs, TAFEs and universities.
Instead, RECOA’s globally recognised, role‑based online training complements existing education pathways and is open to collaboration with local training providers, higher‑education institutions, and workforce partners. This creates opportunities to integrate international best practice into Australian delivery models, support blended and co‑badged learning, and scale capability development in a way that strengthens, rather than fragments, Australia’s existing skills ecosystem.
Accessible in Australia, via ARA Through ARA’s partnership with RECOA, Australian industry participants can access this globally recognised online training at a discounted rate, with local context and workforce alignment.
As Australia’s clean energy portfolio diversifies, so too must the skills of the people delivering it. RECOA training, facilitated in Australia by ARA, supports that transition.
If you’re developing, owning or delivering renewable infrastructure, we encourage you to look again at what RECOA offers, not just for offshore wind, but for the entire clean energy ecosystem.
Enquiries via ARA — workforce capability designed for real projects: https://australianrenewablesacademy.com.au/recoa-and-ara
