First Minister Alex Salmond today launched an industry-led energy skills academy, established with over £900,000 public funding, to deliver training for thousands of workers across key sectors including oil & gas and renewables. Nigg Skills Academy (NSA) has been built at Nigg Energy Park, which was
As the construction of the wind farm proceeds, the construction of the operations organisation to be in charge of operation and maintenance of the wind farm for the next 25 years has been started. The first posts were advertised in autumn 2012, and the first team of 11 wind technicians has started i
Ten teachers from the Hull region are going to become educators in a renewable industry education program started by Forewind. Forewind is a consortium comprising four leading international energy companies which joined forces to bid for the Dogger Bank Zone Development Agreement as part of The Crow
A team of engineers from Dale Power Solutions have completed an intensive 4 day marine safety training programme, at Narec and South Tyneside College, to enable them to work safely when working on offshore wind sites. Trainees undertook 2 days of Working at Height and Rescue Training on Narec’s 27m
Ten teachers from Hull and East Riding secondary schools are set to become offshore wind“champions” having been selected to take part in a careers education programme launched by Forewind working together with the Humberside Engineering Training Association(HETA). Secondary school teachers from as f
Job opportunities are expected to increase across the sector during the 2012, according to the annual Salary Survey by regional recruitment… By Duncan Brodie (edp24) [mappress] Source: edp24, December 29, 2011; Image: rwe
Five young men have taken their first steps into a new career in the offshore wind energy industry having been accepted as trainees. By Richard Evans ( northwalesweeklynews ) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews , December 16, 2011; Image: repower
Called ‘Champions for Wind’ it is an innovative careers education engagement programme designed to raise awareness amongst 13 to 14 year olds of the full range of potential career opportunities in offshore wind energy and give an understanding of the qualifications and experience required to gain em
As Europe strives to meet its renewable energy generation targets, there will be a need for skilled workers. by John Hill (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, November 17, 2011; Image: siemens
A £6M energy centre has been opened to ensure young people can take advantage of nuclear, wind and tidal power jobs heading to Anglesey. by Owen R Hughes (dailypost) [mappress] Source: dailypost, November 14, 2011
Falck Nutec Teesside has revealed a brand new £550,000 extension to its existing industrial training unit. (hazardexonthenet) [mappress] Source: hazardexonthenet, October 20, 2011
The first group of trainees to complete the inaugural 12-month training programme with the UK’s only dedicated academy for the offshore… (eeegr) [mappress] Source: eeegr, October 18, 2011
Harwich International Port is joining forces with Colchester Institute, the largest vocational training provider in North Essex, in order to create ‘The Energy Skills Centre at Harwich.’ The new Skills Centre, to be developed in Harwich, will have an engineering focus and is designed to meet the cur
AN INDUSTRIAL training company has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in its Tees Valley centre to ensure the safety of workers in the… By Andy Richardson (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, October 14, 2011
