RENEWABLE UK
Manager at City & Guilds “City & Guilds are proud to be the first awarding body to offer the newWind Turbine Service Technician Apprenticeship, the first of its kind for the renewable energy sector.Working collaboratively with RenewableUK and its other partners, we are helping the UK meet its targets for the generation of renewable energy.
REpower UK “We’re proud to be supporting the UK’s first apprentice scheme for wind turbine technicians. REpower has always recognised that a shortage of relevant skills is a major challenge facing the renewables industry, and we’re thrilled to be doing our bit to bring in new talent. Courses such as this one provided by Carnegie College are paramount in ensuring the continued growth and long-term success of the wind industry.”
“This industry is one area that we believe will see a lot of growth in the coming years and City & Guilds are glad to be leading the way in providing the skills for this development. The Apprenticeship is a significant step towards unlocking the talent that the UK requires for a more sustainable future.”
New apprentice, Lewis Hamilton, 18 from Dunfermline, Fife “It was great to be selected for this new course. I always wanted to get into engineering and now I have one of the best opportunities for training from Siemens and Carnegie College. I am looking forward to getting out on site and putting some of the theory we are learning into action.”
David Arnold, Business Development Director, Renewables forWeir Power and Industrial "Weir Power and Industrial are delighted to be supporting this very important initiative. Consistently a shortfall in the availability of trained and competent wind turbine technicians is highlighted as an industry concern. This programme developed by the industry to help alleviate this issue lends credibility to the maturity of the wind industry.Weir Power and Industrial look forward to working with partners Siemens, REpower and Carnegie College to ensure the aims of the course are delivered and a new generation of technicians are introduced professionally to this industry that is very important for both Scotland and the rest of the UK."
Mike Phillips, Business Development
DONG Energy also announced today that they will commit to employing up to eight apprentices under the scheme in 2011. The apprentices will receive training at DONG Energy’s three existing offshore wind sites in the UK as well as at their projects that are under construction including the London Array, which will be the UK’s largest offshore wind farm.
COURTESY OF Louise Jennings RenewableUK
www.renewable-uk.com
“THESE APPRENTICES WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN FORGING A NEW GREEN ECONOMY IN
SCOTLAND” Alex Salmond First Minister
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