Workforce and Employers Benefit as GWO Training Up 26% in First Half of 2019

Workers employed by or contracting with the world's leading wind energy companies increasingly follow a single, global training standard. 

New figures from Global Wind Organisation (GWO), a non-profit body owned by leading turbine manufacturers and owners reveal a 26% increase in the amount of training courses delivered using to its standards. 

GWO aligns the basic training programs of its member companies into a single unified standard. The training is then recognized by the member companies, helping to create a safer and more productive workforce. 

Eloy Jauregui, Director of Safety at Acciona Energia and Chairman of Global Wind Organisation, said: 

"Our mission is to create an injury-free working environment for our workforce and GWO standards ensure a good minimum level of training, reducing the risk of injury. I am delighted so many people now hold a GWO certificate. Our task remains to make GWO standards available to everyone, particularly in China and the Americas, where demand is very strong." 

Brian Walencik, chairman of the GWO North America committee and EHS Leader for GE Wind Onshore, added: "Clearly, the demand for renewable energy is accelerating throughout North America. The training standards provide a path to optimize the supply chain for talent in the wind industry. I thank GWO training providers for helping to continuously improve core safety competencies for the turbine industry.

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