Hydrogen micro-credentials for the engineering workforce

March 17th, 2025

R&D Focus Areas:
Skills and labour market

Lead Organisation:
Deakin University, Engineering Education Australia

Partners:
Not applicable

Status:
Active

Start date:
October 2024

Completion date:
2025

Key contacts:
Loren Tuck, Hycel Deakin University – loren.tuck@deakin.edu.au
Michelle Marsden, EEA Senior Manager Microcredentials michelle.marsden@eea.org.au

Funding:
Australian Government, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (National Priority Fund)

Project total cost:
AUD$1.2 million

Project summary description:
This collaborative project addresses a severe talent shortage in the hydrogen and engineering sectors, critical to the nation’s clean energy goals. The project includes four computational fluid dynamics (CPD) courses and micro-credentials and one webinar:

Handling Hydrogen for Engineers
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Operation, Safety and Maintenance
Hydrogen Electrolysers
Hydrogen in the Built Environment
Hydrogen and Social Responsibility for Engineers (webinar)

The training suite aims to bridge knowledge gaps for professionals across energy, transport, planning, water, and government sectors, equipping them with the necessary skills to safely and effectively advance the hydrogen economy. An evaluation report of this project will be available on completion of the project.

This project follows on from a comprehensive literature review and interviews in 2022 that found a critical need for hydrogen engineering curricula focused on building technical knowledge and skills.

Higher degree studies supported:
Not applicable

March 2025