TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
“The training offers young people a fantastic career path as well as opportunities you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere else. And with work underway to deliver ScottishPower’s biggest-ever offshore pipeline – including some of the first floating wind projects in the world – those opportunities are just going to grow and grow.”
He continued: “George and Bailey are the second pair of apprentices we’ve taken on for East Anglia ONE. They’re both so enthusiastic and it’s great to find such talented youngsters locally. The skills and experience they are gaining will make them stand out from the crowd for years to come.”
Alongside on-the-job learning the apprentices take part in workshop and classroom studies at the East Coast College Energy Skills Centre in Lowestoft.
Both are looking forward to their offshore training to make their first trips to the turbines 43km from the coast.
Bailey Woolston is an apprentice
at ScottishPower Renewables
Bailey said: “The first few months have been a real eye opener and have definitely confirmed this is the industry for me. I had no idea there was so much involved in running a windfarm. The number of different jobs – the health and safety aspects, and all the preparation that is needed to send a boat out in the morning.
“When I qualify, I will be a balance of plant technician working on turbines and the substation making sure all the assets are working. With the
global expansion of the industry and working for an international company, this could be a career that takes me around the world.”
George, 17, is not old enough yet to go offshore: “At the moment I’m site-based and trying to learn as much as I can from my co-workers, get to grips with all the terminology, so that when I do go offshore, I will have the turbine mapped. I can’t wait to take to the waters and get up close to the windfarm.”
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