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That was the key message to emerge from the RenewableUK Connect networking event, a conference in which more than 200 top business bosses attended in Hartlepool recently for a groundbreaking meeting on wind development at Hartlepool College of Further Education.


BLAZING THE TRAIL IN WIND ENERGY Hartlepool looks set to become a major training base for the wind energy workers of the future.


“We can show people around the town and show them real sites, not just artists impressions. We are trying to tick off all the questions that investors would have. If they ask us have you got the land, we can show them that. If a business comes along and says we need hundreds of workers for a new plant in Hartlepool, where will they be training, we can say there is a £53m College here. We can start training people there now.”


evidence excellence in the Low Carbon agenda is pivotal to the College’s approach to curriculum development and design. Hartlepool College has a unique combination of National Skills Academy accreditations in Manufacturing; Nuclear; Process Industries and is the lead hub for the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies in the North East.”


Built on its reputation in the Tees Valley for high quality training in the engineering sector, working in partnership with OneNorth East, the College has invested in the development of a Wind Energy


BREAKFAST SEMINAR


The evening event was followed up by a breakfast seminar the following morning with over 100 more delegates there. The double event was the first-ever North-East meeting of RenewableUK, which is the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries. RenewableUK host four Connect events each year and Hartlepool College was proud to host it at the new £53m campus in Stockton Street. This event was sponsored by PD Ports, which owns dockland in Hartlepool.


HARTLEPOOL INVESTMENT PD Ports chiefs are trying to persuade big international companies to invest in the town which is being seen as a potential UK hub of wind energy development. PD Ports development director Paul Barker said: “This is an example of us getting the name of Hartlepool out there and getting the word out about the strength of Hartlepool as a credible option.


The conference included talks from representatives of the National Renewable Energy Centre and College Principal Michael Bretherick.


Mr Barker added: “The College is a showcase for Hartlepool and this was an event to showcase what is going on in the industrial world and what sort of training is needed.


“There is an opportunity in Hartlepool to be creating welders of the future, fabricators of the future as well as hi-tech positions such as turbines technicians.


“People are saying that wind farm development will be a 20-year process. If anyone is leaving school in the next two to three years in Hartlepool, this could put them in line for training and a career spanning for most of their life.”


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Steve Wallis, Assistant Principal went on to explain, “The College’s ability to


technology centre, located at the new town centre campus.


Mr Wallis went on to explain, “We have a comprehensive training team of highly skilled lecturers and world class facilities. Our resources include a 500KW wind turbine, blades and hub for our students to learn on!”


Alongside Engineering courses specific to key areas of industry including Electrical Installation, Aerospace, High Value Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Industries; the College also offer a broad range of industry essential training including Leadership and Management, Health and Safety, Business Administration to name but a few.


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