Green Banking in the Philippines

Throughout the project lifetime of Green Banking, two intakes for the GFS will take place in the frame of the scholarship programme, in 2017 and in 2018 with up to 30 participants for each intake from the Philippines. After the end of the project the GFS programme will continue as a valid and accredited programme and will be offered by means of fees from future participants. The Green Finance Specialist  is specifically targeted at professionals (e.g. Credit Analysts, Project Finance Specialists, Client Relationship Managers) who wish to specialise in the field of Green Energy and Climate Finance.

The main objectives of the programme are:

• Receive an overview of the market scope and potential
• Gain basic understanding of the relevant RE and EE technologies
• Be able to evaluate RE and EE projects
• Be able to use financial models and to develop term sheets for RE and EE projects
• Be knowledgeable about options for international climate finance and how to access such funds
• Be able to develop and evaluate portfolios of RE and EE projects

In order to obtain the GFS certificate, participants have to go through the complete GFS programme. At first, selected candidates will go through the Online Training of 20 weeks. The successful participation in this online course qualifies them to attend the F2F seminar in Manila.

The Online Training is designed to offer insight information into Green Energy and Climate Finance for self-study. A series of virtual classrooms, short assignments and forum discussions will make the programme interactive and vivid. Among others the preparation of a term sheet for a specific model case is a prerequisite to participate in the F2F seminar.

• The GFS Online Training lasts 20 weeks; participants will need approx. 10 hours study time per week (depending on background knowledge and experience of participants) to work through the material (reading, watching video lectures, doing self-assessment tests, participating in the forum, submitting short assignments)
• The participation in the online courses is free of charge and includes access to text and videos, self-assessment tests, lectures from experts and professionals delivered via virtual classrooms, technical and organisational support via the forum and email
• Participants can print out a personalised copy of the course materials in the form of PDF documents (for personal use only)
• Course materials are provided in English
• Lecturers in the virtual classrooms will present in English

b.    F2F Seminar, Manila

Throughout the lifetime of the Green Banking project, two Train-the-Trainer seminars will be realised with up to 10 scholarships for participants from all five partner countries per seminar. Consequently, a total of 20 participants will have the opportunity to take part in a Train-the-Trainer seminar in Germany.

The Train-the-Trainer seminar is directed to professionals with experiences in Green Energy and Climate Finance that wish to enhance their technical, financial and didactical skills in order to become a trainer in this field. The objective of the Train-the-trainer seminar is to produce highly qualified trainers who can undertake courses autonomously.

The 5-days Train-the-Trainer seminar will consist of workshops and exercises at RENAC's training centre and a field trips to outstanding RE and EE projects. Participants will be equipped with hard facts and soft skills to develop their individual training abilities.

• The Delegation Tour to Germany is designed for up to 15 participants (from all five partner countries)
• Course material is provided in English
• Lecturers will present in English

Seminar fees: The participation in the Delegation Tour is free of charge and includes seminar material (colour printed hard copies), lunch, coffee / tea breaks, field trips, travel and health insurance for the duration of the seminar.

Travelling costs: RENAC will reward up to 50% of costs against submission of receipts. That is 50% of a return economy-class flight between India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Berlin or Frankfurt (up to 700 Euro). RENAC will provide up to 50% of hotel costs in Berlin and Frankfurt (up to 6 nights in total, up to 75 Euro/night). The participants shall cover at least 50% of ticket and hotel costs.

The main location for the Delegation Tour will be in  RENAC's Training Centre in the city of Berlin. Besides Berlin the group will also visit the financial capital of Germany Frankfurt am Main.  For more information about Berlin and Frankfurt please visit the following websites:

• www.visitBerlin.de
• www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/en

The online training included:

• Renewable energy path: Intro to RE finance and technologies, standard contracts in RE projects, bankability of RE projects, access to international climate finance.
• Energy efficiency path: Intro to EE finance and technologies, appraisal of EE projects, energy audits and ESCOs, access to international climate finance.
• Both learning paths are complemented with political and market frameworks and case studies from the target countries of the Green Banking project.

Throughout the project lifetime of Green Banking, two Online Trainings were realised with up to 30 scholarships for participants from India per course.

The Online Training is specifically targeted at:

• Credit Analysts
• Project Finance Specialists
• Client Relationship Managers

The Online Training was designed to offer insight information into Green Energy and Climate Finance. It also offered basics on financing methods and support mechanisms as selectable courses for those participants who are not familiar with these topics.

• Each Online Training lasted 8 weeks; participants needed app. 5 to 10 hours study time per week to work through the material (reading, watching online lectures, self-evaluation, participation in the forum)
• The participation in the online courses was free of charge and included access to text and videos, questions for self-study, virtual classrooms, forum
• Participants could print out a personalised copy of the course materials in the form of PDF documents for personal use
• Course materials were provided in English
• Lecturers in the virtual classrooms presented in English
• At the end of the training, participants received a RENAC certificate of attendance if the training was successfully completed

RENAC staff and lecturers offered extensive support all along the learning process via email.
RENAC has many years of experience in distance learning via the internet. This training format has been increasing in popularity because it allows participants to decide when, where and how they prefer to learn.

The comprehensive Online Training programme ensured that the knowledge on fundamental aspects of Green Energy and Climate Finance was transferred to a broader audience in the partner countries.