Skills at Scale for the Energy Transition
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Contents
CEO’s Statement
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Chairman’s Statement
Key Figures for 2025
The Energy Workforce Challenge
Building a Foundation for Global Workforce Development in the Wind Industry
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Pursuing a Role in Solar PV
News Roundup 2025
Safety & Training Forum 2025
Engage to Enable the Energy Transition in 2026
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CEO’s Statement
plicit targets that they have committed to achieving. This discrepancy highlights the need for employers and national bodies to come together to mobilise the workforce needed, especially while they are still not being fully integrated into national energy transition strategies. This disparity in how skills initiatives are de- livered is also why our current strategy chal- lenges our organisation to enable a safer energy transition as the globally leading body for standardised training and work- force development . It is a strategy which encourages every industry player, from pol- icymaker to employer, to make explicit the energy initiatives they are engaged in so that we can all do our part in making skills and workforce planning a core part of the energy transition. As we look back at our own four key initia- tives: Driving Excellence in Quality; Leading the Industry in Workforce Development; Building a Leading Position in the Top 20 Markets and Pursuing a Role in Solar PV, I am proud to report on the progress made possible by active contributions from mem- bers, partners and our wider community. Deserving a celebration of its own is our partnership with Global Solar Council (GSC) aimed at developing Global Solar Training
Standards. Through this joint initiative, we’ve leveraged our governance and Training Pro- vider community to serve the utility and in- dustrial-scale solar PV industry. I strongly en- courage our readers to dive into the “Pursuing a Role in Solar PV” chapter in this publication, and to get involved. But first, let’s go back to that opening figure because 2,018,000 people is no small amount for industries traditionally charac- terised by a lack of clear job roles and ca- reer pathways. In 2025, we released our Job Roles white- paper, which supports a range of stakehold- ers, from educators and training providers to employers and students, all with a shared aim of accelerating entry into the industry. Building on that, we shared Jobs4RE, our first working document targeting govern- ments and policymakers to systematically and proactively plan for a skilled workforce to support their own targets for the energy transition. We were also moved to increase the availa- ble technician workforce by recognising ex- perienced technicians with pre-existing skills. The REcognition programme is de- signed to improve access to the wind indus- try’s global opportunities, just as the ABEEólica Guideline, the third of its kind, is
another example of how alignment between global standards and national requirements can lead to a significant reduction in repeat training, while empowering an entire indus- try and economic development. And with clear job roles and career path- ways in place, strengthening the standard- ised route to upskilling is the next step. In the past year, we extended our portfolio to include a new High Voltage Training Standard, while making significant improve- ments to existing Requirements and Stand- ards, and the numbers tell a clear story of successful adoption. With 603,575 courses completed by 140,544 technicians across 636 global Training Providers, the average number of Training Records per technician has reached 6.16, confirming a trend to- wards a more highly trained workforce. Our strategic goal to enable the energy transition as the leading body for workforce development is ambitious, but it is a crucial one. And with our collective achievements in 2025, I am confident we are on the right track.
Jakob Lau Holst CEO Global Wind Organisation
2,018,000. That’s how many skilled wind and solar technicians our forecasts show are needed by 2030 to construct, install, operate and maintain the energy transition. It’s also the number of human beings whose safe return home each day depends on us. The scale of this workforce challenge - to secure a pipe- line of people with recognisable skills to work safely and competently - requires a greater degree of coordination along the value chain. And to secure this pipeline of qualified technicians, we need to leverage standardised workforce training. Yet in their report released in 2024, Deliver- ing on the UAE Consensus, the Internation- al Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) an- nounced that fewer than 12% of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) explicitly mention education and skills related to en- ergy or low-carbon development. While a significant number of countries may be pur- suing skills initiatives outside their NDC frameworks, only a small proportion set ex-
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Jakob Lau Holst, CEO of GWO, and Elbia Gannoum, CEO of ABEEólica, discuss opportunities for the Brazilian energy workforce during the launch of the ABEEólica Guideline at Brazil Windpower in 2025.
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Chairman’s Statement
2025 saw a rapidly shifting market for re- newables, particularly in offshore wind, with uncertainty around projects reaching com- pletion and permitting challenges. What is certain is that the current geopolitical and policy landscape continues to shape energy generation. With energy demand continu- ing to rise and renewed confidence in the long-term value of wind and solar, now is the time to reflect on the progress which has already been made towards mobilising the workforce for the energy transition. The challenge now is execution at scale, as we continue to work collectively to implement the measures that lie ahead to deliver on 2030 targets. And now, more than ever, is the time to join forces to strengthen sup- port for the employers and the technicians who work onsite every day in service of our industry. At the global level, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Conven- tion on Climate Change Simon Stiell’s clos- ing speech at COP30 confirmed the reali- ties of the challenges that the industry was dealt in terms of international cooperation. An increasingly fragmented media land- scape rife with disinformation continues to
newable energy companies Qair and RES, followed by TAKKION, the first Independent Service Provider (ISP) to join us after we ex- panded our membership to include ISPs and Engineering, Procurement and Con- struction (EPC) companies. These new members offer a valuable opportunity to deepen our understanding of employer per- spectives in the industries where many wind and solar technicians start their careers. We also said goodbye to two members, Corio Generation and Enel, leaving us with 32 members at the year’s end. On 25 March 2026, we will hold our Annual General Meeting, where our members gather to align on the strategic direction of the organisation. The endorsement for our community goes from strength to strength and as Chair of the Board of Directors, I would like to express my gratitude to every member of our community for your continu- ous commitment to supporting our renewa- bles workforce development initiatives.
distort the reality of climate change. And yet in the spirit of mutirão 1 , nations came together to engage in the framework of the COP30 Action Agenda. Strong collective efforts to advance work- force initiatives have also been a central theme of our community’s activities in the past year. Beginning with our member com- panies, addressing the structural challenges and barriers to entry into the industry has received widespread endorsement follow- ing the release of the Job Roles publication and Jobs4RE working document. By the same token, an ongoing commitment to en- suring that workforce training standards are at their highest has been rigorously upheld by the members who employ the workforce at the forefront of the energy transition. Our partnership with GSC ensured a formal move into the solar industry, just as the ce- menting of training pathways through na- tional and international frameworks affirms the action our community is taking to upskill the current workforce and attract the com- ing generation of technicians.
John Barrie Chair of the GWO Board of Directors VP, Training & Workforce Development, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
The past year also saw three new members join our community. We first welcomed re-
1 Mutirão: A term originating from Tupi-Guarani, one of the indigenous languages of Brazil, which translates to “collective efforts”. This term was actively used by the host country, Brazil, at COP30.
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Key Figures for 2025
603,575 Training Modules Delivered in 2025 +13.5%
140,544
Global Solar Training Standards Certified Training Providers
Brazil
Chile Costa Rica
Course Participants Trained in 2025 +15.2%
France
Romania India Ireland Germany
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Training Providers Certified and Records Uploaded in 2025
Europe
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UK Spain
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359 Training Providers
363,928 Records
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USA
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North America
94 Training Providers
96,774 Records
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Asia
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103 Training Providers
91,325 Records
South America
50 Training Providers
32,682 Records
Oceania
17 Training Providers
9,463 Records
Number of Training Records by Standard
Africa
Middle East
9 Training Providers
8,285 Records
4 Training Providers
1,295 Records
BST 447,372
ART 76,001
EFA 11,405
BTT 45,677
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Instructors Certified with a Valid Instructor Qualification Training (IQT) Record More Certified Instructors
Share of Other Standards vs Share of BST
Modules per Participant
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26%
74%
2025
5.89
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2025
25%
75%
2024
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256
2024
80%
Other Standards 20%
2023
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BST Standard
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Global Solar Training Standards Pilots, April 2025, Pearce Renewables Training Facility, Dallas, Texas, USA
The Energy Workforce Challenge
As the GWO Forum ‘25 opened its doors and participants gathered in Madrid to learn about the role of workforce develop- ment in meeting 2030 targets, a historical precedent was announced as both BBC and Reuters shared that renewables had overtaken coal as the world’s largest source of electricity. Taken from a report by the energy think tank, Ember, this statis- tic showed that renewables electricity gen- eration rose to 5,072 TWh in the first half of 2025, while coal generation fell to 4,896 TWh. With the announcement of this global re- cord, and as wind and solar alone overtook fossil fuels in the share of EU electricity generation in 2025, panellists at the Fo- rum’s “Workforce Development: Mac- rolevel Solutions and Educational Perspec- tives” session explored how our community is addressing the growing appetite for wind and solar. And for our audience, the implications rang loud and clear: with a greater interest in renewables, and as many governments set ambitious targets for meeting the demand for energy gener- ation, there will be downstream conse- quences for the Training Providers, em-
ployers and technicians who are building the energy infrastructure of tomorrow.
A central consequence of this demand is the pressure it puts on the entire value chain. And the impact of this demand is felt to differing degrees for the wind and solar industries. Given the recency of our entry into the solar sector, the following com- mentary focuses primarily on the challeng- es faced by the wind workforce, while our new solar initiative is addressed later in this publication. Workforce Development on the Global Agenda Since the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) launched the 3xRenewables by 2030 campaign in 2023, the need to deliv- er on global energy targets as part of a just transition has become increasingly ur- gent. With global wind energy capacity projected to increase by 87% between 2025 and 2030, and as turbine fleets age, a critical question remains: how can the industry grow the workforce and strength- en skills to meet this rising need?
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Figure 1: Wind Workforce Demand by Responsibility - C&I and O&M
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The Global Wind Workforce Outlook Re- port 2025-2030 (GWWO 2025-2030), which traced the shift from a historical fo- cus on the energy needs of the industry towards its underlying workforce struc- ture, offers a set of recommended actions. C&I and O&M Feel the Impact of Rising Demand Historically, wind development was led by fully integrated companies who managed the whole value chain and took ownership of the roles and responsibilities that defined a framework for workforce planning. Yet the wind energy sector has undergone a rapid evolution, both technologically and com- mercially. In today’s landscape, organisa- tions increasingly focus on specialised ser- vices, supplies or solutions. The result is that while technicians are an essential com- ponent in delivering energy transition tar- gets, no single company can take full own- ership of addressing workforce availability. With the installed wind fleet expanding across the globe, the direct impact of this growth is felt in the Construction and Instal- lation (C&I) and Operations & Maintenance
(O&M) parts of the value chain, areas where there is most pressure on the day-to-day maintenance of old and new turbine sites. As turbines age and grow in size and com- plexity, maintenance tasks require a greater degree of coordination. The long-term per- formance of the fleet throughout the pro- ject lifecycle is therefore an important as- pect of ensuring there is adequate infrastructure for the workforce to safely carry out high-risk tasks. Closely intersect- ing with the fleet’s performance are the un- derlying structural factors and annual build- out cycles which in turn affect overall labour demand. Workforce Development as a Structural Challenge Considering the shift towards a greater need for workforce in the C&I portion of the value chain, as well as the macrolevel trend of O&M making up an increasing share of the total workforce demand, there is mount- ing pressure on global markets to supply the value chain with sufficient workforce and address gaps in the current turbine in- frastructure. As the GWWO 2025-2030 showed, a workforce of approximately
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Wind Workforce Demand by Responsibility
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C&I
Assembly (Pre-assembly Support Technician and Assembly Technician)
140,254 137,350 156,877 150,910 153,832 157,132
Electricial work (Commisioning Technician)
106,949 104,753 118,811 117,171 117,822 119,949
EHS/QHSE (Lead Technician/supervisor, Site Manager, Construction Manager) Technical advisory (Field Engineer/Technical Support, Troubleshooting Technician)
27,411 26,841 27,996 28,574 29,971 31,419
36,817 36,384 41,039 40,314 41,422 42,710
O&M
Component Repair (Blade Repair Technician, Advanced Blade Repair Technician, Blade Repair Supervisor Regular Inspection (Service Support Technician, Service Technician, Electrical Repair Technician, Mechanical Repair Technician) Corrective Maintenance (Troubleshooting Technician, Field Engineer/Technical Support)
68,129 75,568 83,341 91,939 101,122 110,304
86,523 96,644 108,588 121,108 135,601 152,567
8,857 9,824 10,834 11,952 13,146 14,340
Source: GWWO 2025-2030
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628,000 technicians will be needed to build and maintain wind fleets in 2030. However, even though it can take up to a decade to scale up a wind workforce, local workforce readiness is often not adequately consid- ered during project planning, resulting in a shortage of technicians and training capaci- ty. Equally, in mature markets, an ageing workforce dictates the need for new talent but the lack of internationally recognised pathways for job roles in wind constitutes a significant obstacle. What is ultimately re- quired is twofold: the right infrastructure to supply the wind energy demand of each market combined with preparing the work- force to build and maintain the wind farms of today and tomorrow. Five Core Actions to Ensure Local Workforce Readiness As growth in local wind market and global aspirations puts pressure on training infra- structure and workforce capacity, a seismic
shift in the way countries and regions ad- dress technician shortages, build training capacity and improve talent retention is re- quired if they are to keep pace. Taking a best-practice approach, the GWWO 2025-2030 report identified five core common elements to support project development and long-term asset man- agement. These actions, Stakeholder En- gagement, Workforce Mapping, Define Asset Workforce Demand, Capacity Devel- opment and Knowledge Transfer, and Monitoring and Adaptation, all require close collaboration between public sector agents and private investors, typically with one duty holder assigned. In the following chapter, we take a closer look at how we have collaborated with our community to address the energy workforce challenge in 2025.
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Building a Foundation for Global Workforce Development in the Wind Industry
In the previous section, we saw how access to a qualified workforce continues to be a critical success factor for the wind industry. 2025 saw the introduction of several nation- al and international initiatives to guide in- dustry players in aligning global training standards with national strategy to ensure workforce readiness, alongside the launch of new and updated training standards. Global Frameworks Standardise Job Roles and Accelerate Entry into the Wind Industry As the industry continues to develop struc- tured and aligned training pathways, our Job Roles framework maps a clear pathway for new talent entering the wind industry. Published in May 2025, the Job Roles: Map- ping Career Pathways for Wind Turbine Technicians whitepaper is employer-validat-
ed, supports educators and guides students towards standardised training, accelerating entry into the industry. The Job Roles frame- work empowers Training Providers, employ- ers and national institutions, alongside reg- ulators and international development organisations, as they work towards ensur- ing incoming cohorts of trainee wind tech- nicians are equipped with the skills they need to succeed, regardless of their loca- tion. Alongside Job Roles, the working paper Jobs4RE: A Strategic Framework for Work- force Development serves as an example of how supranational frameworks can support skilled workforce development. A joint initi- ative with IRENA, Jobs4RE helps govern- ments recognise and integrate existing in- dustry standards into national education and workforce development systems.
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Transitioning Workers through REcognition While new entrants remain the vast majority of our future workforce, there are also many pathways for workers to transition from oth- er industries. Launched in April 2025, REc- ognition provides a scalable pathway that recognises pre-existing skills and qualifica- tions and reduces repeat training. An exam- ple of a successful application of the REcog- nition training pathway was the establishment of a cross-skilling pilot pro- gramme to support worker transferability between oil and gas and the O&M segment of the wind sector, which we launched with the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and Offshore Re- newable Energy (ORE) Catapult. This pro- gramme aligned industry standards through the GWO REcognition programme and ap- plied them to the ECITB’s industry-recog- nised Connected Competence scheme, significantly reducing training time for par- ticipants working towards their Basic Tech- nical Training (BTT) certification. National Guidelines: A Path to Efficient Training and Global Opportunities During Brazil Windpower 2025, Brazil’s na- tional wind energy association, ABEEólica,
unveiled the ABEEólica Guideline for Safety and Professional Training in the Wind Indus- try . As the third national guideline released to cover basic work safety and technical training for wind technicians, alongside its counterparts created in collaboration with Japan Wind Power Association (2024) and American Clean Power (2023), the ABEEóli- ca Guideline illustrates how our collabora- tion with regional and national industry as- sociations can raise the visibility of training pathways, attract the next generation of skilled technicians and increase training effi- ciency. With the Brazilian market set to in- stall 10.7 GW of new wind capacity from 2026 - 2030 3 , this guideline will enable em- ployers to meet demand for skilled work- force at the local and national level. New Training Standards Increase Safety and Skills 2025 also saw new and reviewed training products, including the new High Voltage Training Standard, which had been request- ed by the Wind Training Committee and whose members provided their feedback at each stage of the project, from initiation to piloting. In parallel, the High Voltage work- ing group was central to the development of the first two modules of the High Voltage Training Standard for Operations & Cable
Pulling work. This group included training providers from Maersk Training, 3T, Skive College and RelyOn Nutec, alongside lead- ing member representatives from SGRE and GE, who all supported the testing of this Training Standard during the piloting phase. The first two modules of the High Voltage Training Standard prepare workers to oper- ate high voltage equipment and systems under a Safe System of Work. With the re- lease of these High Voltage Operations & Cable Pulling modules, our offering contin- ues to align with the evolving job roles in the industry. Aimed at commissioning and service technicians working both onshore and offshore, the learning content for these modules covers the system fundamentals of high voltage and significant safety ele- ments, from hazard awareness to operation- al protocols. In addition to the new High Voltage Training Standard, last year marked our entry into a new industry with our two Solar training products, the Solar Safety Training Standard (S-ST) and the Solar Technical Training Standard (S-TT), jointly launched with GSC. With the introduction of these workforce training standards to the global market, our proven training framework in wind was ap- plied to the solar industry for the first time.
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“You can’t choose a career you’ve never heard of” - Rachael McFarlane, Manager at Skillnet Offshore Wind Academy Yet the energy transition depends on millions of people who have little to no access to the industry. In this video, the GWO community proposes solutions to the workforce challenge.
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Pursuing a Role in Solar PV
It is no secret that we have built a strong and scalable framework for increasing tech- nician safety and capabilities in the wind industry since we published the first version of the BST standard in 2012. Wind and solar are the two fastest and most cost-effective technologies in the renewables mix. With both industries facing similar challenges from the growing global demand for a skilled workforce to deliver the energy tran- sition, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with GSC in 2024 laid the foundation for leveraging this success. In 2025, we co-launched our solar partner- ship with GSC formally at the GWO Forum, released the first two Global Solar Training Standards and formed the Solar Training Committee. By the Industry, For the Industry The solar initiative emerged from a member need, as an increasing number of our mem- bers were finding themselves operating across multiple renewables industries, and had a shared aim to improve safety and effi- ciency. GSC had further observed inefficien- cies across the industry, with variation in quality from one developer or contractor to
another. Many also experienced operation- al and quality-of-build issues after the solar farms had been built that could have been avoided with training prior to construction. It was with this challenge, our proven frame- work and our strong network in mind, that we joined forces with GSC.
ternational Solar Energy Society (ISES) ap- plied our approach to the development of solar training products. The first pilots of the Global Solar Training Standards took place in April 2025, uncov- ering a potential to break down barriers be- tween wind and solar training. These pilots at Pearce Renewables’ training facility in Dallas, Texas, USA and Maersk Training, UK, emerged from extensive analysis and dia- logue from within the solar working group. This group included expert training provid- er perspectives from Maersk Training, Total HSE, 3T, Pearce Renewables and ASL, sup- porting the finalising of the standards. Dur- ing this piloting phase, stakeholders from the steering group saw how these stand- ards could create a unique opportunity for integrated skills standardisation across re- newables, ensuring a safe and flexible work- force, alleviating bottlenecks and signifi- cantly increasing the number of technicians trained to deliver the energy transition. The Solar Safety Training (S-ST) and Solar Technical Training (S-TT) Standards were brought to the global market in July 2025.
Mirroring the rigorous quality and adoption framework governed by the Wind Training Committee, the Solar Training Committee was established in August 2025, shortly after appointing Dennis Elsberg, Vice President of HSQE and Competence Management Global Services at RES. Since the Solar Training Committee was of- ficially launched, its members have been essential in providing subject matter exper- tise to support the launch of future Global Solar Training Standards Initiatives. They will also play a critical role as industry lead- ers and ambassadors, helping to encourage adoption and recognition.
From Member-Identified Challenge to GSC & GWO- Designed Solution
Armed with a thorough analysis of the simi- larities and differences between the wind and solar industries, we devised a roadmap with GSC for standards development, in- cluding a package of standardised training modules which comprised learning objec- tives covering the most common work pro- cesses and addressed hazards and risks en- countered by utility-scale solar PV technicians. The first steering and working group meetings took place in 2025 during which subject matter experts from Huawei, ARMSA Academy, Solar Power Europe, Ac- ciona, American Clean Power (ACP) Avan- grid, BayWa r.e., EDP Renewables, NSEFI - National Solar Energy Federation of India, Malaysian Photovoltaic Industry Association (MPIA), Solar Energy UK, Ørsted and the In-
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A Launch to Remember in Sunny Madrid As Forum ’25 participants gathered, they were greeted by our first-ever event partner, GSC, as Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the Global Solar Council, shared insights from the solar industry, alongside Dennis Elsberg, Chair of the GWO Solar Training Committee and several representatives from Pearce Renew- ables and Maersk Training, who had partici- pated in the pilots. Together, these experts launched the solar initiative, sharing per- spectives on the massive scaling-up of solar capacity expected from 2030 onwards and the exponential rise in skilled solar techni- cians to meet this demand. Returning to the notion that the Global So- lar Training Standards are an investment which supports employers to scale solar, Dennis Elsberg urged our community to support adoption of these standards and make them available in their training cen- tres early on, so that they will be increasing- ly chosen as a viable training pathway. And with 21 Training Providers with solar on scope, we believe the future for increased safety and efficiency in the solar industry is bright.
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“We are seeing rapid growth in the solar industry and therefore, there is a need to ensure we can have the right competencies with our workforce, both from a safety perspective but also from a technical perspective.” - Dennis Elsberg, Vice President of HSQE and Competence Management Global Services at RES Chair of the GWO Solar Training Committee Watch the video to learn more about the new Global Solar Training Standards and how Training Providers have extended their scope from wind to solar.
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News Roundup 2025
With the GWWO 2025-2030 as a stepping stone, 2025 saw significant progress towards our goal of enabling a safe and effi- cient energy transition, from the release of national and international guidelines and training standards, to the cementing of new collaborations. Addressing the gaps identified in GWWO’s 2024 edition, we advanced several initiatives aimed at strengthening the energy workforce of the future, with the launch of three milestone publications. Job Roles in Wind: Mapping Career Pathways for Wind Turbine Technicians provides an overview of key roles within the wind industry, while the continuous development of the inter- national Jobs4RE creates a scalable framework for governments and industry to connect people to training and employment opportunities. The third of its kind globally, the Brazilian ABEEólica Guideline for Safety and Professional Training in the Wind Industry was launched during Brazil Windpower. But to close the workforce gap, employers must look to more than new and young entrants. In 2025, our REcognition scheme was tested in an innovative multi-stakeholder format in a cross-skilling pilot programme supporting transferability between the oil and gas and wind industries. On the Requirements and Standards side, the year saw the addition of Hand Tool Awareness and Dropped Object Prevention training to ten standards, as well as the launch of the GWO High Voltage Training Standard’s first two modules, Operations & Cable Pulling. The Standards were later debated at the Forum ‘25, where an insightful workshop on assessments led to the identification of a need to focus on learning outcomes in future Standards development. 2025 was also the year that we expanded into the solar industry, partnering with GSC, establishing the Solar Training Commit- tee and releasing the Solar Safety Training and Solar Technical Training Standards (S-ST and S-TT). In addition to meeting new partners and learning more about the Solar Training Standards, the Forum ‘25 gave our communi- ty the opportunity to delve into topics such as workforce development, how GWO Standards are developed, and learning design and outcomes, as well as the annual Awards ceremony. Internally, 2025 has been a year of organisational growth, aligning with and supporting the energy industry’s workforce devel- opment needs. And with the latest edition of the GWWO, released in December, forecasting an 87% growth in wind energy by 2030, the case for a shared alignment on job roles and career pathways in the global energy sector is compelling. Three New Members Join GWO In 2025, we welcomed three new members to our community. With their arrival, the GWO General Assembly broadened our membership base to include Independent Service Providers (ISPs) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction compa- nies (EPCs). Their additions will align the organisation’s strategic focus with the transformation of the industry’s work alongside the GWO Secretariat to develop, review and implement minimum safety and technical training standards.
The ABEEólica Guideline, the third national guideline of its kind and co-developed by ABEEólica and GWO for the Brazilian market, was launched at Brazil Windpower 2025.
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Safety & Training Forum 2025
As a member-led for the industry, by the industry organisation, staying connected with our large global community is of utmost importance and the annual Safety & Training Forum is a key platform for engaging in collaborations and learning while also shar- ing inspiration and feedback.
The fourth of its kind, the Forum ‘25 was held on 7 & 8 October 2025 in Madrid, Spain, bringing together more than 150 Training Providers, policymakers and safety professionals from across the global wind and solar industries.
During the two days, participants were introduced to a variety of themes, including workforce development solutions on a mac- rolevel, a behind-the-scenes peek at how GWO Standards are developed, the official launch of our expansion into solar materi- alised through our partnership with GSC, panel discussions on learning design and workshops designed to facilitate a better understanding of the future of learning outcomes. And the winners are… Celebrating our global community, the Safety & Training Awards ’25, held in connection with the Forum ’25, honoured the dedi- cation, expertise and innovation of training teams, instructors and rising stars whose work continues to elevate global safety and skills standards.
In 2025, the Training Team of the Year Award went to: EMEA: Tesicnor Asia Pacific: Taiwan International Windpower Training Corporation Ltd. (TIWTC) North America: RTC - USA Latin America: Inspire Treinamentos
The Young Achiever of the Year Award went to: Jayne van der Nest of SP-Wind The Instructor of the Year Award went to: Gustavo Ribeiro Rosa (Latin America) Maciej Talarski (EMEA) Ian White (North America) Tony Fang (APAC)
We thank our community for spending these days with us and celebrating excellence together!
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Engage to Enable the Energy Transition in 2026
Yes, closing the chapter on 2025 means celebrating many achievements on our jour- ney to enable a safe and efficient energy transition, a path we expect to stay closely aligned with in the coming year. As we look back on the past year, we would like to express our sincere gratitude towards the Audit & Compliance Committees, the Board of Directors, the Training Committees and the working group members for making each of our projects possible. Your expert contribution enables us to trans- late the Workforce ’26 Strategy into action, bringing our community a step closer to leveraging standardised workforce training for the energy transition. And as we enter the last year of the Workforce ’26 Strategy, we look forward to continuing along this trajectory and invite our community to engage in our planned activities.
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About GWO GWO is a not-for-profit organisation founded by leading wind turbine manufacturers and operators to create a safer and more productive workforce. Adapting to the changing energy landscape, GWO broadened its membership base in 2025 to include Independent Service Providers and Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies, just as the organisation applied its proven training framework to the solar PV industry.
GWO members strive for an injury-free environment in the renewables industry, setting common international workforce standards for safety and technical training.
GWO would like to thank GWO members, Training Providers and our global community for use of their photography in this report.
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