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innogy offers Galloper apprenticeship scheme

By: Tom Russell 07/05/2019 innogy

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A new wind turbine technician apprenticeship scheme for the Galloper wind farm has been announced by innogy, giving young people in East Anglia the chance to get started in promising new careers in the offshore wind sector.

Galloper is a 353MW wind located in the Outer Thames estuary, 30km off the coast of Suffolk. First power was generated in November 2017, with full generation following in March 2018. The project features 56 SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines and is expected to power over 250,000 homes annually.

Three candidates will be chosen to join the four-year scheme that will include both practical experience and classroom-based learning. They will be hands-on at Galloper’s operations and maintenance base in Harwich and offshore wind farm site, 27 kilometres off the Suffolk coast, and will undertake educational sessions as part of a course at the East Coast College, Lowestoft.

Galloper Operations & Maintenance Manager Sean Chenery said: “The apprentices will learn all the technical; health and safety, and fault-finding skills to keep our turbines running safely and efficiently.

“This is a hugely exciting and unique opportunity for motivated young people with a passion for engineering to join our skilled team and evolve into fully fledged offshore wind turbine technicians”.

Once trained, the offshore wind technicians will work at sea, in all weathers and at heights of up to 100m, operating electrical and mechanical equipment with safety always the first priority. They will also monitor and operate the wind farm assets from Galloper’s control room in Harwich in a 24/7 shift pattern. innogy stated that on completion of the scheme, each graduate will receive a Level 3 Diploma in Engineering, and will be well placed for a career in the offshore wind industry.

“It’s a hugely rewarding career working on highly technical machinery and is particularly suited to those who enjoy working outside, with their hands and who have an affinity with the marine environment. They will be commuting to work via one of our crew transfer vessels, so it is definitely not your usual nine-to-five office-based job.”

The Galloper project is owned by innogy SE (25%), Siemens Financial Services (25%), Sumitomo Corporation (12.5%), ESB (12.5%) and a consortium managed by Green Investment Group and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (25%). The project team have already been operating and maintaining the wind farm out of Harwich International Port since early 2017.

For more information on operations and maintenance, click here.

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