UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE - Wind Energy Network

SKILLS GAP
Ann added, “As Powerskills UK
delivers training tailored to industrial
requirements, we were able to respond
extremely quickly offering Apprenticeship
training to younger employees by
incorporating on-the-job training with
theory based off-the-job support in the
classroom. We also provided up-skilling
support for older workers; ensuring they
were more than capable of meeting the
new challenges created by the North Sea
wind farm development.”
Doosan Power Systems –
sponsored facilities
Employer organisations may choose
to have training delivered off site in the
two Doosan Power Systems sponsored
facilities. If customers prefer training to
be delivered on site, Powerskills UK has
a dedicated team of staff able to work
around work rotas and shift patterns.
Bespoke training
The types of services offered varies from
customer to customer, but includes
bespoke training designed to suit an
organisation’s specific needs, vocational
training based around Governmentfunded
learning including Apprenticeships
and higher level skills courses right up to
and including Foundation Degree courses.
Using only time-served Engineers, staff
specialise in different trade disciplines
including Autocad, 17th Edition Electrical,
Machining, Hydraulics and Pneumatics,
Welding Fabrication and Steelwork
Erection amongst a growing list.
Employer partnerships
As Ian Muir, Powerskills UK Area Manager
confirmed, “Our partnership with power
sector employers is unique in its shared
mission; all parties understand the need
of education and business to work
together, to open minds, develop skills
and build knowledge, to better prepare
employees for the challenges that they
will face in what has rapidly become one
of the country’s growth sectors.”
Selby College
www.selby.ac.uk
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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