Maersk Training in Newcastle is helping decrease unemployment numbers by offering careers in the offshore wind industry after the completion of a new qualification course. The program is designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector which has resulted in a number of people obtaining jobs with BostonEnergy.
“Tough economic times mean unemployment rates are high in our region. Encouragingly, the offshore wind energy sector is expanding at a very fast pace and there are numerous opportunities for people seeking employment and looking to get into a fast-growing industry, however learning these safety skills is a vital prerequisite. The recent Renewable UK Skills Manifesto estimates that by 2023 the sector will require an additional 70,500 skilled workers and clearly our qualification will go some way to filling the skills shortage in the sector,” commented Stuart Cameron, Managing Director at Maersk Training.
Adrian Yeaman, Operations Manager of BostonEnergy, said: “BostonEnergy work hard to support our clients with the best turbine technicians and Maersk Training supply sound technical and safety training programs that give the technician the best attitude in working safely. The Diploma is a very pro-active way of bringing new technicians into the industry and Maersk Training should be commended in introducing this qualification”
The Level 2 Diploma in Staying Safe in the Wind Turbine Environment (Onshore and Offshore) lasts approximately 10 weeks and covers the essential skills, knowledge, and training people need to work in an offshore wind turbine environment. To qualify for a free place, applicants must be unemployed and receive government benefits, be a resident in England on the start date, and be aged 19. People who do not qualify for a free place are eligible to apply for a place at a subsidized rate.
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