Japan’s Largest*1 Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Training Center Opens
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Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Training Center, NOA TRAINING Opens.pdf

“The Nippon Foundation Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Training Center”, founded by The Nippon Foundation (Minato-ku, Tokyo, chairman Yohei SASAKAWA) opened on November 7 and Started delivering training courses on November 11. The Nippon Foundation promotes human resources in the ocean development sector, such as offshore wind energy.

The Center, the largest of its kind in Japan, will train roughly 1,000 offshore power technicians (able to install, operate, and maintain offshore wind power generation equipment) annually, which is equivalent to the number required to maintain 500 wind turbines, generating electricity for roughly 3 million households.

Classes will include drills in both Japanese and English in areas including training in working at heights and sea survival, which are indispensable for offshore wind power operations, and students will be able to obtain internationally recognized GWO*2 certification, which is needed to work on offshore wind power facilities.

*1. According to The Nippon Foundation’s research (as of October 2024), the number of students to be accepted and the facility’s floor space is Japan’s largest.

*2. GWO: Global Wind Organisation; A nonprofit organization headquartered in Denmark that develops and certifies training standards for offshore power technicians.