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📢Meet the finalists for GWO Instructor of the Year! This year marks the third edition of the GWO Safety & Training Awards. For the 2024 edition, GWO has introduced a brand-new category: “Instructor of the Year”. We were delighted to welcome nominations from every region. So far, this new category has trumped all other Awards categories in terms of nominations, attracting more than 700 nominations across over 80 different training providers. The five finalists for this year’s Instructor of the Year 2024 Award are: 🔹Kyle Henry, Tech Safety Lines, Inc. 🔹Scott Bradley, 3t | Training Services 🔹Kaspars Kalniņš, BOTC Training Riga 🔹Paulo Ricardo Da Silva Ferreira, WTC - Wind Training Center 🔹Nguyen Tien Dung, PVD Training We are grateful to our Judging Panel for their contribution to this year’s edition. Our 2024 judging panel was: Mariana Batista Bente Boa Mathieu Côté Beate Hildenbrand Peter Lukens Eloy Jáuregui Emma McIvor José  Marti Aybar Alex Øbell Nielsen ⚡ Josh R. 🏆 Join us in Orlando to celebrate the winners! https://lnkd.in/dBqUKa72

Global Wind Organisation is exited to welcome Donald H Taylor as the keynote speaker at the GWO Safety & Training Forum and Awards 2024. As a leading expert in Learning & Development (L&D), Donald will address "Trends in Learning Technologies - What’s Hype and What’s Happening" on Day 1 of the Forum. Join us at the Forum to gain insights into the latest L&D trends and cutting-edge learning technologies. Reserve your ticket⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dBqUKa72

At GWO, input and expertise are cornerstones in the continuous development of GWO strategy and work programmes. That’s why this summer, we’re thrilled to welcome BayWa r.e. EMEA r.e. as our newest member. Operating in 34 countries across the globe, BayWa r.e. encompasses a wealth of renewable energy projects and generates close to €5.8 billion in revenue. With a track record of providing services and energy solutions, BayWa is uniquely placed to collaborate with GWO, sharing our vision of an injury-free work environment in the renewable energy industry. Dr. Marko Ladehoff, BayWa r.e.’s Head of Global HSE noted: 🌳 “Being deeply rooted in the energy sector, BayWa r.e. understands the criticality of establishing rigorous health and safety protocols.” Reflecting on BayWa and GWO’s strategic direction, he elaborated: 🎯 “Recognising the significance of unified global training standards, we are eager to collaborate with GWO to support the objectives of its Workforce ’26 strategy.” 👇Click the link below to discover more about BayWa, as a leading renewable energy player: https://lnkd.in/emjiHquU Finally, some words of wisdom from Wilhelm Haas in 1905, a leading figure in Germany’s movement of agricultural cooperatives and influential in the founding of BayWa in Bavaria, in 1923: 💡 “the idea of the cooperative is an eminently ethical and noble one..., but the day-to-day work that is involved has a thoroughly material character, and ignoring this will lead one astray.” https://lnkd.in/efpQJ9Cd

Ed Millband delivers keynote address on day two of RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Conference. Amongst several pledges prior to the UK General Election on 4 July, the Shadow Sec of State for Climate Change and Net Zero confirmed support for new technical skills collleges in UK, abolishing the onshore wind ban within a Labour Government’s first 100 days and the formation of a state funded enterprise’GB Energy’ with £8.3Bn budget. RUKGOW24 #GWOtraining

We are excited to unveil the full program for this year’s GWO Safety and Training Forum! This year, we are proud to launch GWO’s Strategy for 2024-2026. Additionally, the Forum will host the first public discussion about the collaboration between Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Global Solar Council (GSC) to introduce training standards for the global solar PV technician workforce. More programme details will be announced in the next weeks! Join us this October in Orlando for these pivotal conversations! https://lnkd.in/dBqUKa72

💡 Join a GWO Instructor Qualification Trainer Training (IQTT) in Orlando on October 7, 2024! GWO qualified instructors who are interested in expanding their competencies into becoming an instructor trainer may like to consider taking a GWO Instructor Qualification Trainer Training (IQTT) course. Typically these instructor trainers have: • Many years in the wind industry or similar heavy or maritime sector experience • Taught a range of GWO courses including technical ones (e.g. CoHE or BTT) • Pay a keen interest in their own personal development and how GWO standards are delivered If this is sounds like you, then IQTT could be your next step in your career. For more information on fees and logistics, visit our Event Page and access the application form: https://lnkd.in/dXuxgySj

Falta apenas 1 semana para a Onboard Safety Conference – Offshore Wind! Apresentamos agora o segundo painel de oradores, moderado por Luís coelho, Diretor Geral da CEDROS - Centro de Estudos e Desenvolvimento de Recursos Organizações e Sistemas: ▪ Frode Berntsen, Engenheiro e Business Development Manager na DNV, que irá focar a sua apresentação na temática “Offshore wind assurance”; ▪ Pedro Baptista, Vice-presidente da Qualidade, Saúde, Segurança e Ambiente (QHSE) da Principle Power, que irá falar sobre “Health and Safety: regulatory framework and lessons learned from floating offshore wind projects”; ▪ Ralph Savage, Diretor de Desenvolvimento Global e Relações com Stakeholders da Global Wind Organisation (GWO), cujo tema será “How Will Standards Help to Solve the Workforce Challenge?”; Inscreva-se já hoje em https://lnkd.in/dPHBkBvF e não perca este evento único em Portugal. . . . . #onboardsafetyconference #estaleiros #offshorewind #estrategianacionalmar #CEDROS #EVERLUX #offshorewindenergy #maritimesafety #offshoresafety #IMO #safety #segurança

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Today, April 28th, is the UN "World Day for Safety and Health at Work”. For us at Global Wind Organisation, every day is about Safety and Health of the wind #workforce. There is much to celebrate as more and more companies embrace safety in their working culture as a foundation for delivering value. Value to their customers, to their employees and to society. In the wind industry we have a significant safety challenge ahead of us. The global climate and energy goals means we need to triple renewable energy installations before 2030. Tripling requires a significant ramp up for the wind industry, and significant additions to our workforce. The ratio of new and inexperienced workers will increase. In my analysis, this makes it even more important for to build supply of training programmes for entry level techs as well as for the more experienced colleagues. #safety #wind #workforce #gwotraining

Building partnerships is crucial for success in workforce development. Thanks to the #jobs4re initiative, we had a productive workshop with our friends at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today. Jobs4re is a collaboration launched by IRENA and Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) which aims to accelerate training and upskilling of workers. Stay tuned for updates‼️