Education & Skills

Working with local schools, universities and service providers to encourage careers in offshore wind.

Here we summarise all the initiatives where Sofia has collaborated with schools, University and skills organisations to raise awareness of offshore wind and the myriad career opportunities it offers.

EDUCATION CASE STUDIES

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EDUCATION CASE STUDIES

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TEACHING RESOURCES

Here you will find education related materials and resources that Sofia has gathered to help teachers and other educators.

General Offshore Wind

BVG Associates 'Guide to an offshore wind farm' published on behalf of The Crown Estate and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Our sister project Triton Knoll has published full teaching pack to support teachers who want to teach their students about the diversity of careers and jobs associated with offshore wind. The materials are aimed at Key Stage 3 – but can be adapted to a wider age range (12-18). They can be delivered as individual lessons or as an enrichment day.

Champions for Wind

RWE, through the Forewind consortium, placed a significant focus on raising skills awareness during the early development of Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Between 2012 and 2015, the Champions for Wind schools programme gave hundreds of 12 to 14 year olds a taste of the career opportunities, qualifications and experience required in offshore wind. The programme involved 30 teachers from 30 schools, including at least 15 from the North East. They developed teaching resources incorporating offshore wind into their respective curriculums. Some of those resources can be found here.

CAREERS RESOURCES

In this section we will collate resources that may be helpful for people who are looking for a career in the offshore wind sector. There are numerous different routes to careers and these links provide some hints and guidance.

  • Check out our sister project - Triton Knoll's careers case studies for interviews with team members about their routes into offshore wind that will hopefully inspire those considering a career in the sector.

  • Offshore Wind Industry Council's Careers in Offshore Wind website. Complete with map to see how the offshore wind industry can power your future.

  • Renewable UK Careers, helping people choose what type of career would suit them.

  • Tees Valley Careers has launched a site for young people, parents, schools and businesses where they can find all types of careers advice at TeesValleyCareers.com

  • An insider's viewpoint on making the career switch from oil & gas to offshore wind with a blog from Sofia's Project Management Office Manager, Nader Beltaji written for Gloabl Offshore Wind 2020: https://www.blog.renewableuk.com/post/making-the-switch 
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