The POWERCON Group’s renewable energy education and skill development arm, CORE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) to launch certificate, diploma, and degree courses in renewable energy and cleantech technologies. The partnership aims to accelerate workforce readiness in India’s clean energy sector, which is expected to create 1.8 million clean energy jobs by 2030, with half of those requiring upskilling or reskilling.
The MoU aligns with national initiatives such as the National Solar Mission, National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, and Green Hydrogen Mission, ensuring that training programs meet industry needs and government mandates. The courses will provide learners with hands-on work experience and certification as “Wind, Solar, or Renewable Energy (RE) Commandos.”
YCMOU is a massive open university offering 120+ academic programs and registers over 600,000 learners annually. CORE, a not-for-profit initiative, provides clean energy education and training to beginners, raw, and experienced professionals through a sandwich workshop curriculum. The partnership enables the development of a specialized talent pool with skills and qualifications that are critical to the RE industry.
The CEO of the POWERCON Group, Praveen Kakulte, emphasized the significance of the collaboration, stating, “India’s clean energy transition depends on a skilled and future-ready workforce. This partnership enables the masses to acquire the most critical and difficult-to-get RE industry skills, qualification, and a university certification, securing employability of the youth and working professionals across the domestic and global RE industry.”
The Vice-Chancellor of YCMOU, Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Sonawane, added that the partnership allows for the introduction of specialized programs that contribute directly to India’s RE goals. The MoU facilitates internships, faculty exchanges, and job placements, ensuring practical exposure to the RE industry. The collaboration marks a significant step in shaping a highly skilled workforce capable of driving India’s clean energy revolution.