Proposed
Wind Power
Program
NOTE: These classes
have not yet been scheduled but are
expected to start as
early as Summer 2009.
Wind Field Technician
Students who complete the 13 courses below, 16 hours each, and pass a written and
performance test will have the necessary background to begin as apprentice
Wind Field Technicians in the wind energy industry.
| Course Name | Units |
| MT 201 Introduction to the Wind Industry | 1 |
| MT 202 OSHA Required Safety for the Wind Industry | 1 |
| MT 203 CPR, First Aid, and Safety in the Wind Park | 1 |
| MT 204 Electrical Measuring Equipment for Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 205 Direct Current for Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 206 Alternating Current for Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 207 High Power Systems for Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 208 Electronics for Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 209 Electromechanical Systems in Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 210 PLC's and Transformers for Wind Turbines | 1 |
| MT 211 Wind Turbine Maintenance Practices | 1 |
| MT 212 Wind Turbine Airfoils and Composites | 1 |
| MT 213 Wind Turbine Operations | 1 |
| 13 |
Students completing this job-direct
certificate must also take a 2-hour written and performance test by
arrangement with the instructor.
The curriculum for this program was originally designed by
ATTI (Advanced
Transportation Technology & Energy) in close coordination with leaders in
the wind energy industry. The goal is to provide a work-ready individual
that can immediately assist journey-level technicians in the performance of
their duties. All maintenance operations on wind turbines are done by teams
of two for safety reasons but do not require that both members of the team
already be fully qualified, thus graduates of this program will free a
technician for another team while working toward their own qualification.
The wind industry expects to grow exponentially in the coming years.
It takes a team of two technicians to maintain 10 wind turbines and the
industry reports that there are currently 30 - 40 thousand (world wide) jobs
unfilled throughout an industry that is expected to employ as many as 500
thousand workers in 10 years (American
Wind Energy Association).
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This page last updated 10/22/08 by Jamie Smith.