Wind Turbine Training
Our programs combine global best practices with local turbine specific insights and trainers with more than 20 years of hands-on experience.
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We have developed wind turbine type-specific technical training programs to support the most common wind turbine types installed globally. Our technical program content has evolved over many years, based on our deep technical knowledge and our firm understanding of the operating environment within the global wind industry. Our relentless commitment to ensuring continuous improvement and embracing innovative solutions to support knowledge transfer means that we are continually expanding the range of turbine types we support and our methods of delivery and we are always happy to discuss your emerging needs.
Why SSE Renewables uses Advanced Component Theory Training
Hear why SSE Renewables has chosen Advanced Component Theory training for their apprentices at the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm.
They emphasize the value of practical tools and hands-on exercises that make complex concepts easier to apply directly in their daily work, improved internal collaboration and cross-functional understanding as key training outcomes.
Our Programs
We take a 360° approach to operational training and have designed a range of programs to support the development of wind turbine technicians as well as off-site supporting resources and operational leadership teams to support a holistic understanding of the issues which drive operational performance.
Competency Assessment
What: Our assessment tool gives an advantage in understanding the level of the participants. This ensures that participants are attending classes and training sessions that are appropriate for their skill level, avoiding wasted time in sessions that may not be beneficial to them. And allows for more effective scheduling of daily operations.
The Assessment will clarify your current knowledge and competency gap and enable you to make informed choices when deciding what training will be needed.
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Advanced Component Theory
What: This class is designed to provide you with critical knowledge of generic wind turbine systems and sub-systems to component level, including an introduction to technical documentation such as electrical schematic diagrams and hydraulic diagrams. It is delivered over 5 days with both individual and group interactive exercises with a formal assessment at the end of the class.
Who should attend: Any who have requirements to understand the technical aspects of wind turbine technology
Delivery Options: This class can be delivered either in-person or via the distance learning online method.
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Technical Sprints
What: Technical Sprints are designed to enhance your theoretical knowledge within one of the following topics: Controls, Hydraulics, Mechanicals, Gearbox and Electrics.
Who should attend: Technical sprints have been developed following our assessment, where we test in five different subjects: Controls, Electrics, Gearbox, Hydraulics, and Mechanicals. Suppose the assessment indicates a lack of knowledge in one or more of these subjects but high scores in others. In that case, we suggest our technical sprints instead of undergoing an entire Advanced Component Theory Training.
Delivery Options: This class is delivered via the distance learning online method.
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Advanced Platform Theory
What: This is an advanced wind turbine type-specific theory class designed to provide a deep awareness of all turbine systems and sub-systems and provides a solid foundation to support core maintenance activities and the development towards advanced troubleshooting technician status. The class is an intensive theory based class delivered over 5 days with many individual and group exercises built in to ensure that participants emerge with a deep understanding of the technology and associated systems that they are required to support.
Actual performance and fault data is used to provide real life examples and each class is tailored to participant group and any specific aspects associated with their company to enhance the learning experience.
Who Should Attend: Existing Technicians or experienced technical support staff with a requirement to fully understand the key turbine systems and sub-systems and modes of failure.
Delivery Options: this course can be delivered in-person or via the online Distance Learning method.
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Wind Turbine Maintenance Training
What: This turbine-specific course is designed to ensure that participants understand not only WHAT scheduled (preventative) maintenance tasks to undertake but WHY they need to be undertaken. It is recommended that this course is undertaken after the Wind Turbine Theory (Advanced) course to ensure sufficient underpinning knowledge.
Who should attend: Technicians engaged in the delivery of scheduled (preventative) maintenance activities and any other resources involvement in the supervision of maintenance activities or the technical support of maintenance activities.
Delivery Options: This course is delivered in-person within a wind turbine type that your participants will be maintaining.
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Wind Turbine Troubleshooting Training
What: This class builds on the turbine specific theory delivered during the Wind Turbine Theory class and is focused on developing a deep understanding of Troubleshooting methodologies and allowing the participants to develop sustainable techniques to support troubleshooting in all scenarios.
Who Should attend: Technicians who will be involved in Advanced troubleshooting activities and any off-site technical support resources directly involved in providing technical support for field-based technicians.
Delivery Options: This course is delivered in-person within the specific turbine type that your troubleshooting activity will be carried out on.
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Maintenance Quality Inspection Training (MQI)
What: This class is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the importance of preventative maintenance activities, and to allow your staff to assess the quality of preventative maintenance being undertaken on your assets. This class focusses on providing a deep understanding of ‘Why’ each preventative maintenance activity is undertaken, and the implications of these activities not being undertaken to the correct level of quality.
Who should attend: Any resources involved in the management or supervision of wind turbine maintenance activities. Off-site technical support resources would also benefit from attending this class to gain a firm understanding of the importance of field-based preventative maintenance.
Delivery Method: This class is delivered in-person via a combination of classroom theory and in-turbine practical methods.
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Installation Quality Inspection Training (IQI)
What: Platform Specific Installation Quality Inspection Training is mixed classroom and onsite practical training. Focus is on Installation activities, safety aspects, common mistakes, and important checkpoints during the Installation procedures.
Evaluating the condition of the completed installation, analyzing the work quality, and ending with a snag list that includes missing points, deviations and improvements to future practices will ensure dynamic and effective installation works.
Who should attend: Any resources involved in the management or supervision of wind turbine maintenance activities. Off-site technical support resources would also benefit from attending this class to gain a firm understanding of the importance of field-based preventative maintenance.
Delivery Method: This class is delivered in-person.
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End Of Warranty Inspection Training (EOW)
What: Platform Specific End of Warranty Training is mixed classroom and onsite practical training designed for technicians, engineers, and quality inspectors.
This course is designed to focus on evaluating the current condition of the Wind Turbine to create a deviation/claim list and uncover what needs to be undertaken to ensure continued production. Moreover, we test the performance and the quality of the executed activities and logged data during the Warranty time.
Who should attend: Any resources involved in the management or supervision of wind turbine maintenance activities. Off-site technical support resources would also benefit from attending this class to gain a firm understanding of the importance of field-based preventative maintenance.
Delivery Method: This class is delivered in-person via a combination of classroom theory and in-turbine practical methods
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Gearbox Maintenance & Inspection (GMI)
What: This class covers the fundamental design and operational aspects associated with wind turbine Gearboxes. It also allows for a deep dive into gearbox maintenance considerations (including common failure modes) and includes detailed instruction on how to conduct wind turbine gearbox inspections.
Who Should Attend: Anyone directly involved in conducting Wind Turbine gearbox inspections, or anyone responsible for analysing gearbox inspection reports and making gearbox related asset management decisions.
Method of Delivery: In person at a specifically designed facility to support direct practical experience of inspecting wind turbine gearboxes.
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Remote Operation Center
What: Provides a deep understanding of operations of turbine systems, specifically associated with, and affected by remote operation and control.
The purpose of the training is to provide an overview of wind turbine technology and wind
turbine systems and sub systems associated with (and affected by) remote operation and control.
Who should attend: anyone involved in directly in remote operations activities.
Method of Delivery: this class can be delivered in-person or via the remote Distance Learning model.
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Operation & Maintenance Awareness
What: A comprehensive overview of current Operation & Maintenance best practice, encompassing all elements which affect the safe and efficient operation of wind turbine assets.
Who Should Attend: Anyone who is directly involved with the delivery of windfarm operation and maintenance or who supports the activities of those directly involved in windfarm operation and maintenance.
Delivery Method: On-site or remote/virtual learning.
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Operations and Maintenance for Management and Leadership Teams
We also provide a range of programmes to support Operations and Maintenance awareness for management and leadership teams and these are tailored to ensure maximum impact for your business.
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Training by turbine brand
From the latest technology to legacy turbine models, we have developed programs to support the most commonly installed wind turbines globally.
We are constantly adding to the list of turbine types and platforms we support as well as the scope of our programs so get in touch if there is anything we can support you with.
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Training by job role
We have carefully created programs to support various roles associated with the operation and maintenance of wind turbines, beyond those designed specifically for field-based technicians.
Wind Turbine Technicians
We have programs to support the technical competency development of technicians from those new to industry through to experienced troubleshoot technicians with many years of operational experience.
Off-site Support Resources
We have used our extensive operation and maintenance related ‘core knowledge’ to develop programs to support off-site technical resources and ensure that they have a sufficient understanding and awareness of operational wind turbines to fully to enable them to support field-based teams. These programmes have been designed to capture management and supervisory resources.
Remote Operations staff
Remote operations are an essential part of achieving optimal performance from wind turbine assets and we have developed specific programs to ensure that the operational awareness of staff involved with remote operations is sufficient to support safe and efficient operations.
