Annual Report 2025
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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3 According to the Brinckmann Research Energy Forecast for the second half of 2025
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