During the week, Ryan, Owen, Reece and Sam went with the Norwegian guests to Maersk Offshore Training to interview the training officer about the job opportunities open in the renewable industry.
They also went to Catapault in Blyth who build and train operatives and technicians.
We also arranged to visit a small scale wind turbine manafucter in Staindrop, who build wind generators for farmers.
Maersk Training in Newcastle offers you a complete education programme for onshore and offshore training for a career in the Wind industry. The courses there are designed to:
provide the essential mandatory skills required for you to work in the wind industry
support gaining employment within the growing wind industry.
Their training is certified by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and it’s designed to address the lack of skills in the wind industry. It trains technicians in essential engineering skills, and certifies them for a your new career.
The wind industry is a fast growing industry
The wind iindustry is one of the few industries today that is growing and developing substantially in an adverse economic climate.
Maersk Training
Maersk Training train people to be prepared so that they can handle real life situations. they offer training sessions in;
The following modules:
Health & safety in the wind turbine industry.
Introduction to working with electrics and electronics in the wind turbine industry.
Working at heights in the wind turbine industry.
First aid in the wind turbine industry.
Manual handling in the wind turbine industry.
Fire awareness in the wind turbine industry.
Working in confined spaces (medium risk) in the wind turbine industry.
Marine safety and sea survival in the wind turbine industry.
Employability in the wind turbine industry.
they also train technicians in
Fire fighting and maritime simulators
Offshore survival