1. Career Pathways in Wind Energy Mr Richard Harvey

2. REpower Australia: Career Pathways in Wind Energy Richard Harvey EE-Oz Training Standards Annual Conference Wed 31st October 2012

3. About REpower Founded in 2001 About 2,700 employees worldwide Annual turnover 1.2 billion Euros Fully owned subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited Installed about 3,600 WTGs, with a capacity of over 6,200MW

4. Growth in the Industry - Australia

5. REpower Australia Current Projects 5 Staff167 FTEs Number of turbines502 turbines, 1043.7 MW Installed operating capacity15 wind farms, 1039.5 MW Market share30%

6. What the industry wants in a wind technician? Local Mechanical Electrical Dogging / Rigging Specialties – High Voltage – PLCs – SCADA – Complex electrical gear Women welcome Current Approach is to employ mostly trades, then train in turbine maintenance. The Restricted Electrical Licence has been used extensively by the industry after early agreements with regulators.

7. Wind turbine 3.4M

9. Units

10. Opportunities for RTOs Qualifications live in 2013 RPL for current techs Regional Apprenticeships Skillset training Work with the industry to deliver / assess

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16. Safety Research & Education Alliance Ms Diana Chambers

17. Innovation in Collaboration

19. “a company formed through a collaboration of businesses and researchers. This includes private sector organisations (both large and small enterprises), industry associations, universities and government research agencies …, and other end users. This team of collaborators undertakes research and development leading to utilitarian outcomes for public good that have positive social and economic impacts.” https://www.crc.gov.auhttps://www.crc.gov.au

20. Establish a pathway for sharing industry data Develop predictive safety capability Influence national curriculum and licensing Achieve system improvements throughout the supply chain Evolve community safety Support safety design and technology innovation

23. Alliance Inputs National Alignment Alliance Innovation Data Sharing Program & Project Scoping Consult & Collaborate Establish Commitment Funding & Membership Development Economic Impact Study Regulatory& Political Strategy Funding Submissions Benchmarking Predictive Safety New Knowledge Program, System, Design Innovation Embedded Safety Capability Safer Communities

25. Data & Knowledge Sharing Education & Influence Culture & Leadership Hardware & Technology Human Factors

26. Access to program outputs - shared data analysis, new knowledge, system and product innovation Corporate reputational and social responsibility benefits Rigorous implementation of (corporate & WHS) due diligence Ability to influence Federal and State Governments Delivery of National Work Health & Safety Strategy 2012 – 2022 Development of internal capability leveraged from membership expertise

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30. WorldSkills Australia Mr Mark Callaghan

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33. Summary & Close Mr Phil Lynch

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