Training Program:
60 Hours to Transform Your Community
12 modules, 4 phases and 26 weeks of training for community leaders, cooperative founders and municipal liaisons. Each module produces a deliverable applicable to a real cooperative.
Four Phases, 26 Weeks
Click each phase to see the modules it contains
The 60 synchronous hours are completed by Week 25; Week 26 is devoted exclusively to the graduation ceremony. Week 9 is a break to accommodate regional holidays or peak work periods in participating communities. Weeks 14 and 22 have no new content session: they are reserved for peer feedback and deliverable consolidation.
Every module produces something a real cooperative can use
The 12 portfolio deliverables — bylaws, 10-year financial model, policy brief, business plan — are built around the participant's own cooperative, not a hypothetical case. By graduation, each leader walks away with an investment-ready data room.
Full Curriculum
Each module combines asynchronous pre-class work, a main workshop and a post-class deliverable
M1 · Legal Foundations and Cooperative Formation
Association, cooperative or SAS; Decreto 2236 and CREG (energy regulatory commission) 101 072; RUCE (cooperative registry) and Supersolidaria (solidarity-economy regulator) registration; when Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) applies.
Phase 1 · 6 hours →M2 · Democratic Cooperative Governance
The 7 ICA principles; Board of Directors vs. Supervisory Committee; running assemblies; financial transparency and gender inclusion.
Phase 1 · 5 hours →M3 · Membership, Recruitment and Participation
The recruitment funnel; ethical behavioral nudges; onboarding that reduces attrition; capital contribution and surplus structure.
Phase 1 · 5 hours →M4 · Data, Registration and Compliance
The six data flows for investment readiness; RUCE (cooperative registry) in practice; offline KoBoToolbox; Ley 1581 (data protection law).
Phase 1 · 4 hours →M5 · Cooperative Management Platform
Members, contributions, billing and monitoring; CoopEnergia and the Econobis data model; backup and operational continuity.
Phase 2 · 5 hours →M6 · Financing and Economic Model
PPA, net-billing, carbon and RECs; FENOGE (national clean-energy fund), FAER, SGR, Bancoldex and GCF; blended finance; 10-year model with NPV, IRR, payback and DSCR.
Phase 2 · 6 hours →M7 · Permits, Grid Connection and Regulation
RETIE (electrical safety code); the grid operator as bottleneck; CREG (energy regulatory commission) and UPME registration; net-billing under Resolution 174; environmental and municipal permits.
Phase 2 · 5 hours →M8 · Train-the-Trainer
Andragogy; designing a community presentation; facilitation techniques; the Energie Samen Academy coaching model.
Phase 2 · 4 hours →M9 · Energy Sharing and Surplus
Virtual exchange and accounting; CREG 101 072; pro-rata allocation, historical consumption and Shapley value; dispute resolution.
Phase 3 · 5 hours →M10 · Quality and Risk Management
The Quality Seal and due diligence; preventive maintenance for 100 kWp; 5x5 risk register; insurance policies and climate parametrics.
Phase 3 · 4 hours →M11 · Policy Advocacy
Mayor's office vs. municipal council; power-interest matrix; policy brief aligned with the PND 2026-2030 (national development plan); 60-90 second elevator pitch.
Phase 3 · 4 hours →M12 · Capstone Project
Integrated business plan; investor data room; 15-minute pitch before a panel; peer review and 12-month roadmap.
Phase 4 · 7 hours →How the 60 hours break down
Synchronous hours for each of the 12 modules, per the curriculum. They add up to exactly 60 hours. This does not include asynchronous pre-class time or post-class deliverables, which add to each module's workload.
Three Channels, One Program
Each module is delivered simultaneously through three complementary channels
Structured content, assessments, forums and certification
The LMS is the program's backbone: it hosts the structured content for all 12 modules, assessments, cohort forums and final certification.
Technology: Moodle with GIFT-format quizzes and H5P interactive content.
It is also where the portfolio lives: each module deliverable is uploaded here and graded against the corresponding module rubric.
On-demand Q&A, reinforcement and micro-quizzes via WhatsApp
The learning bot answers questions on demand, reinforces key concepts and delivers micro-quizzes directly via WhatsApp — the dominant communication channel in rural and peri-urban Colombian communities.
Technology: WhatsApp Business API with structured flows.
The bot drives the program's spaced repetition: on day 7 after each session it sends review questions on key concepts, and on day 21 it repeats a shorter version to reinforce long-term retention.
Personalized coaching, document review and adaptive practice
The AI tutor provides individual support: it reviews draft bylaws, financial models and policy briefs before they reach the facilitator, and offers adaptive practice tailored to each participant's level.
Technology: Claude-based assistant with context from each participant's project.
Each module follows a three-moment learning cycle:
- Pre-class (asynchronous, 30 min): short video + reading + WhatsApp quiz.
- Main session (2-3 hours): workshop with group activities, hands-on exercises and case analysis.
- Post-class (1 hour): practical deliverable applicable to the real cooperative + spaced repetition.
The curriculum draws on Energie Samen Academy (Netherlands), EUCENA (EU), REScoop COOLKIT (EU), CDA (Philippines) and Samso Energy Academy (Denmark), adapted to the Colombian context.
From diagnostic to graduation
The program takes each cohort from legal understanding to an investor-presentable capstone project. The 60 synchronous hours are completed by week 25; week 26 is reserved for the graduation ceremony. CleantechHUB certification has 3 levels.
The 9 Graduation Criteria
Nine mandatory requirements (GR1-GR9). No exceptions.
GR1 · Minimum attendance
The participant must attend at least 85% of scheduled synchronous hours (51 out of 60 hours). Absences justified by force majeure may be made up through recorded catch-up sessions plus a verification quiz.
GR2 · Complete portfolio submission
All deliverables from the 12 modules must be complete and approved, with a minimum score of 60/100 on each.
GR3 · Approved capstone project
The cooperative's final business plan must achieve a minimum score of 70/100, evaluated by a panel of at least two facilitators.
GR4 · Validated technical-financial diagnostic
The participant must present a baseline diagnostic of their cooperative validated with real data, not hypothetical figures.
GR5 · Demonstrated regulatory understanding
Pass the assessment on the Colombian regulatory framework with a minimum score of 70/100.
GR6 · Working financial model
Submission of a financial model (spreadsheet) projecting cash flow, return on investment and financing structure for at least 10 years.
GR7 · Investor pitch simulation
Participation in at least one pitch simulation before an evaluation panel that includes external representatives.
GR8 · Completed peer review
Completion of the peer feedback rounds established in the schedule, both as reviewer and as reviewee.
GR9 · Post-program application commitment
Submission of a 12-month action plan detailing the concrete steps the cooperative will take to advance the energy project.