“There are enormous and transformative job creation opportunities brought by wind power to countries around the world and this report reminds us that for the industry to grow sustainably, a rapidly expanding workforce must be given the opportunity to work safely, with training according to industry best practice, so they can do their jobs with competence and live healthy lives.”
The report emphasizes that priority needs to be placed on the recruitment and training of wind energy turbine technicians in order for the industry to be able to deliver new capacity, modern grid networks and a just transition.
While 119,000 new wind energy turbine technicians are expected to enter the market every year, GWO and GWEC have urged global governments to implement policies to support the rapid expansion of the industry, skills development initiatives as well as the adoption of industry safety and technical standards to meet the growing gap in the workforce. The study states that 142,100 new recruits will be needed over the coming five-year period.
