• Published: 30 March 2025

RelyOn leads the way with wind power qualification

In May 2022, the Australian Government published a plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

As Australia works to achieve this aim by reducing our carbon footprint, renewable energy options such as solar, hydropower, and wind will continue to increase in popularity. This, in turn, will require more qualified workers to install and maintain the infrastructure that is put in place.

RelyOn Australia is leading the way when it comes to wind power education with its Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation (UEP40622) qualification. RelyOn is currently the only RTO authorised to issue this qualification.

The Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation qualification covers the skills and knowledge required to work in wind power generation. The skills and knowledge associated with this qualification are intended to apply to a wide range of wind power generation work, including wind farm maintenance, wind turbine maintenance, and repair.

The qualification, which is most suited to established technicians with about 3 years’ experience, has a total of 19 units comprising 12 core units plus seven elective units.

The burden on sites is minimal as the RelyOn team offers guidance on the evidence required and conducts all the assessments with feedback to the students where additional units are absent (in the case of mandatory Units of Competency), or alternative units for the electives.

Hugh Cameron Experienced TrainerThe Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation qualification is being delivered by experienced trainer, Hugh Cameron.

Having started his career in Aviation, Hugh holds a Certificate IV in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. He joined the renewable energy industry and spent over 10 years onsite learning about all facets of operating wind turbine generators, as well as high voltage operations of the site and balance of plant.

Since transitioning to delivering training for RelyOn Australia, Hugh has been involved in the development of GWO training in Australia, while also training High Voltage across renewable and heavy industry sites in Australia and internationally.

“The development of the Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation qualification represents a significant step forward for the industry,” said Hugh.

It is laying the foundation to confirm the level of training of our current technician workforce, as well as standardising the skills that the industry should expect from competent and experienced technicians.

“The development of the workforce as a whole is critical to the success of renewables in Australia, as the workforce rapidly grows and projects spread across the country.”

For more information on the Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation qualification, including the list of core and elective units, please click here. 

About RelyOn

RelyOn delivers safety, compliance and competence services and solutions around the world. Across their 30+ facilities, RelyOn helps clients protect their people, assets and the environment. RelyOn has a deep history going back over 50 years and leads, through the intelligent application of latest technology, the energy sector and other safety critical industries. RelyOn is leading the safety and technical training field and has a broad range of innovative digital services, including digital learning, simulation technology and a market-leading suite of SaaS applications. The company’s market-leading digital services offer clients a modular approach to managing safety across their business processes while minimising risk and revolutionizing how we track workforce safety, compliance and competence. To learn more, visit: www.relyonnutec.com

About Interlink Training

Interlink Training is a privately-owned, Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO), delivering arboriculture, electrical, telecommunications and powerline vegetation management training services across Australia. The company was founded in 2001 to serve the electrical supply industry in Southwest Queensland. It has grown to be a leading Australian RTO in all the industry sectors it services across all of Australia. This has been built on its guiding principles of being customer focussed, quality driven and financially responsible.

ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Authority) has recently audited Interlink Training’s operations and have extended its accreditation as an Australian RTO through to the 30th of June 2030, which is a significant vote of confidence in the organisation and capacity to deliver quality focussed and compliant training. To learn more, visit: www.interlink.edu.au