A new online course covering all the most important topics for the offshore wind sector, has been launched to help fill the industry’s skills gap.
Offshore Wind Learning predicts that almost one million people will need to join the offshore wind workforce by the end of this decade to meet this booming demand and help keep the world on track to achieve net zero.
Developed by three offshore wind industry experts with over 45 years of experience between them across the public and private sector, the online course provides a holistic overview of the offshore wind sector for anyone looking to scale-up their offshore wind knowledge.
“We have built Offshore Wind Learning to be accessible to anyone, both in terms of price point and content. Since our main goal is to educate as many people as possible on offshore wind, we’ve made the online course extremely affordable and easy to understand, regardless of someone’s background”, said Alastair Dutton, Co-founder of Offshore Wind Learning.
Chris Lloyd, Co-founder of Offshore Wind Learning, said: “Whether you are a student looking for a sustainable career path, or an oil & gas worker looking to transition to the sector, or a financier looking to better understand the sector to invest, or just someone who is interested in learning more about one of the most important decarbonization solutions – Offshore Wind Learning is for you.”
Offshore Wind Learning is supported by its founding partners, Energy Institute and the Institute of Marine, Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST).
The online course is comprised of eight modules, with three to four lessons each on all the most important topics to provide students with a solid foundation on the offshore wind sector.
Each lessons contain audio, video, visuals, interactive activities, quizzes and more to give students a chance to not only learn, but to apply their knowledge to real-life situations.
Offshore Wind Learning has already launched the first two modules: Fundamentals and Development.
A new module will be released on a monthly basis, including the following modules: Project Design and Engineering; Human Resources; Markets and Frameworks; Project Services; Supply Chain and Construction; and Operations and End of Life.
The entire course is available for the affordable price of £100.
Students can enrol at any point and will receive access to all eight modules.