Renewables Education
Greenwood Academy was created to help Australia's energy transition with online courses, live training and customised education for brands and businesses. Start, grow or fast-track your career in Australia's renewables industry today!
We create accessible learning so that anyone, from anywhere, can join the clean energy workforce boom. It's estimated 1.8 million new jobs could be created as part of Australia’s clean energy economy. Making smart energy the nation’s fastest growing industry.
Our Courses
Greenwood Academy creates accessible training for the clean energy workforce and renewables industry. Education has been our passion since 2017. Now it's our mission, as we all do our bit to help Australia's clean energy transition!
Kick-start your career in clean energy with easy-to-digest online courses. Or accelerate your growth by signing up to one of our all-day in-person training sessions. We can also tailor courses and training to suit the distinct needs of your renewables business, or develop materials and systems to ensure your brand has an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) strategy.
Make the transition into clean energy your job, with learning that suits your needs and lifestyle.
Choose from 10+ online courses, ranging from Solar Basics to Commercial Solar training modelled on a 1MW roof mounted system.
Greenwood Academy's training has been accredited by Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA). Each course comes with CPD points, for those looking to become accredited in the solar industry, or to maintain their accreditation with the SAA.
With courses for all levels of experience, there's nothing stopping you from beginning your renewables journey today!
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Whether you're new to the renewables industry or currently working in solar, Greenwood Academy is helping people up-skill and transition.
Smart Energy Council Chief Executive
"To be successful the industry must onboard, reskill & upskill millions of people - education will be pivotal in attracting and preparing the new talent required to make Australia’s transition happen."
Premier of Queensland, Australia
“Because the transition to renewables isn’t just about emissions reductions – it’s about creating more jobs in new industries and opening up opportunities for our state to thrive."
Minister for Energy and Clean Economy
“The energy transition is the greatest jobs, economic and climate opportunity in a generation, and this additional investment shows our government’s commitment to ensuring Queensland takes full advantage."
Lead Instructor
Veli brings over 20 years of real-life experience in the renewable energy industry, working across a wide range of solar and battery projects—from residential to complex commercial systems. As lead trainer at Greenwood for almost a decade, he’s passionate about constantly learning, improving, and sharing what works—both from the field and from the classroom.
Every system Greenwood designs or installs feeds back directly into how he teaches. Veli thrives on passing that knowledge along, always refining processes and encouraging others to think smarter about renewables.
Known for his relatable style and practical insight, Veli connects just as well with apprentices as he does with engineers—making complex ideas accessible without losing the detail. If you’re serious about getting better at what you do, Veli’s here to help you make it happen.
About us
Since 2015, Greenwood has designed, engineered and deployed Australia’s most ambitious renewable energy projects. From an 8.65 MW / 17.87 MWh FCAS BESS, to masterminding Australia’s largest floating solar farm on a wastewater treatment lagoon. This 350Kw floating PV system was Winner of the 2023 Clean Energy Council (CEC) Solar Design and Installation Award for Commercial Projects (100kW+).
Greenwood is proud to help power your ambition in the renewable energy industry with high quality and accessible Academy content.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, absolutely! Greenwood Academy will be regularly adding more renewable energy courses, in more cities across Australia.
Of course ('scuse the pun!). Check out Online Courses for more detail. On average, we'll be looking to add a new online course every week until we run out of subject matter. But - given our curiosity, and the depth of the renewables industry - we don't see that ever happening!
We're sorry to hear! Our courses have been selling super fast, but we've got plenty of Online Courses that you can take at any time. And, the good news is, because of our in-person courses' popularity, we'll be announcing more soon! So make sure you sign up to the Newsletter - or join our Community - to keep up-to-date with new courses releases!
Currently we have in-person courses available (or coming very soon) in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. With more courses coming to a capital city or regional town near you, soon! Keep an eye out for updates in the Community forum.
Anyone interested in renewable energy industry can benefit from Greenwood Academy.
There are courses for all levels of experience in - and knowledge of - the renewables industry. Whether you're a tradie looking to transition into the space, someone who wants to grow their expertise in managing existing or future renewable energy projects and assets, or simply a sustainability-conscious human, there's content relevant and accessible for you!
That's why we're here. We want to help educate and spread knowledge to grow a more sustainable industry (and future). And don't forget, we all started somewhere!
Greenwood Academy is a safe and friendly space - we're all here with good intentions. So please feel free to reach out, tell us about yourself and what you're looking to learn. Chances are we'll have a course fit to you; and if we don't, we'll build one!