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Vocational education and training of Wind Technicians

In December 2008 EU leaders adopted a comprehensive package of measures to reduce the EU's contribution to global warming and ensure reliable and sufficient supplies of energy. To increase the use of renewable energy sources the EU has set itself the objective of increasing the proportion of renewable energies in its energy mix by 20% by 2020. Wind Power is by far the most important energy source meeting this challenge.To get enough qualified personnel in the wind power sector is one of the most challenging task for the industry. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has stated in the report "Wind at Work: Wind Energy and Job Creation in The EU - 2009" that over the past five years, the EU wind energy industry has created more than 60,000 new jobs. Further EWEA has estimated that it will be 446 000 jobs in the wind sector by 2020, and 479 000 by 2030.Bearing in mind this demand of "new workforce" it is crucial to ensure that employers, skilled workers, teachers and students have good access to up-to-date lesson-, training and teaching materials, methods and approaches, focusing both on theory and practice. It is important too that these materials, methods and approaches are transparent and applicable throughout the EU.

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