Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2025-2030
The number of active GWO certified training centres in Australia also grew significantly from two in 2018 to 15 in 2024, successfully addressing the training needs of a rapidly growing wind workforce. The scale and pace of workforce change required for 2030 is urgent for Australia’s clean energy growth and requires coordinated reforms. Without this, onshore wind-specific workforce requirements in the next ten years will be relatively low. This forecast, which focuses solely on the annual direct technician demand for C&I and O&M projects, estimates a need for 7,000 to 9,000 full-time equivalents (FTE) per year. This steady demand comes primarily from onshore wind projects, as no offshore project is likely to be online until the early 2030s.
Recognition of this challenge is also occurring at the state scale.
Queensland’s Energy and Jobs Plan will legislate renewable energy targets and define a pathway to deliver 22 GW of new wind projects by 2035. According to the Queensland authorities, this will support 64,000 direct and indirect jobs in construction and operations and maintenance, and 36,000 jobs in the supply chain 16 . To support workforce development in the country, Ocean Winds (OW) & Federation University have also formed a partnership to develop the offshore wind workforce in the Gippsland region. The partnership will focus on skills, training, and professional development for the emerging offshore wind sector. RIGCOM Training Facilities (part of GEV group) providing courses on Provides specialized blade maintenance and repair. fully accredited by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). Focus on blade inspection/repair technicians in Australia.
16 Clean Energy Council. (2023, June 22). Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan – The update.
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Chapter 6: Country Commentaries – Australia
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