Required qualifications
5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at 4/C or above including Science, Maths and English.
A full driving licence by year 3 to travel to sites.
Pass an Onshore Medical
Length of studies
3 years
Location
Split between our North Wales training centre and Wind Farm site location
£15,472 rising to £23,412 throughout programme
The RWE Wind Turbine Technician apprenticeship provides a fantastic opportunity to enter the growing world of renewable energy, and to earn whilst you learn.
The course offers a comprehensive and well supported learning programme, with a blend of classroom-based learning and time on site working with our technicians.
Our Wind Turbine Technicians work in teams dedicated to specific onshore wind farms. As part of your apprenticeship, you will learn how these teams operate, and about the many aspects of wind turbine maintenance. It is a rewarding job that allows you to work on highly advanced machinery in a challenging environment. You could be working in all weathers at height, using heavy, complex mechanical and electrical equipment.
Academically, completion of the programme will see you achieve:
- NVQ level 3 in wind turbine operations and maintenance
- Level 3 diploma in wind turbine maintenance
After this, you will be well equipped to become a part of our technician teams, where your hard work will ensure our wind farms continue to deliver power to households and business.
This will be your salary
| £15,472 |
Year 1 |
| £18,915 |
Year 2 |
| £23,412 |
Year 3 |
Benefits during the apprenticeship
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Travel Expenses
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Competitive Salary
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Working at height training
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Mentorship Schemes
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Occupational Health Service
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Apprenticeship Locations
All apprentices of the RWE Renewables UK Wind Turbine Technician Apprenticeship will be expected to study full time for the first 2 years at Llandrillo College, Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales during term time, before being deployed at an onshore windfarm for the 3rd year for hands-on experience.
Llandrillo College, Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales
RWE first established a relationship with Coleg Llandrillo in 2005 when the earliest wind farms in North Wales were constructed. It was our local college of choice for our wind turbine apprenticeship training programme, where over 30 apprentices have now successfully been trained. In 2020 we made the decision to make Coleg Llandrillo our national training hub and recruited a further 8 apprentices. This means that apprentices trained at the college now have the opportunity to work on our wind farms both in the local region and right across the UK. Coleg Llandrillo have also recently had planning permission approved for a new engineering centre with dedicated wind turbine training facilities, expected to be open by September 2023.
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Onshore windfarms
Goole fields onshore wind farm Goole Fields
Based close to our Goole Fields sites, the successful applicant will join our team of 6 technicians operating and maintaining 49 onshore wind turbines at sites across the north of England from Goole in the East to Burnley in the West.
Scottish Highlands Scottish Highlands
The successful applicant will be working with both our North and South Highland teams, which includes 7 technicians in total. The North team is predominantly based at Camster Wind Farm which is approx. 8 miles from Wick in and the South Team is based at Rosehall Wind Farm which is approx. 10 miles west of Lairg. The Highland team are responsible for the Operation and Maintenance of 4 onshore Sites totalling 60 turbines.
South Wales South Wales
The successful applicant will join a team of 6 Wind Turbine Technicians based from the South Wales Service Centre at Llandarcy. Travelling daily to Operate and Maintain 44 Onshore Senvion MM92 Wind Turbines from two operating Wind Farms in South Wales; Brechfa Wind Farm, Carmarthen and Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm, Pontardulais.
Any questions left?
If you feel that you have further questions regarding the Onshore technician Apprenticeship, please contact our RWE Renewables Recruitment Specialist:
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Luke, Apprentice Wind Turbine Technician, RWE Renewables