Onshore Wind Turbine Technician Apprenticeship

Reach for the skies and train for a career in Onshore Wind

Applications are now closed for 2024

  • Education

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

  • Time

Length of studies

3 years

  • Perspective

Location

Split between our North Wales training centre and Wind Farm site location

  • Salary

Salary

£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.

Man looking out on top of onshore wind turbine

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.

What will you learn at RWE?

  • You will be assigned to a specific area, working on sites and learning how they operate.

  • You will work with expert wind turbine technicians, learning how to maintain wind turbines to the highest standards.

  • You will attend our North Wales training center, where you will complete your academic qualifications: 1.NVQ level 3 in wind turbine operations and maintenance + 2. Level 3 diploma in wind turbine maintenance

Apprentice working in maintenance station at RWE
Maintenance work in onshore wind turbine

What existing attributes do you need?

  • 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at 4/C or above including Science, Maths and English.

  • A strong desire to learn and embrace new challenges.

  • A desire to work in a ‘hands on’ environment, with the ability to work at height.


This will be your salary

£15,472
Year 1
£18,915
Year 2
£23,412
Year 3

Benefits during the apprenticeship

  • Accommodation

Accommodation


Benefits during the apprenticeship

  • Travel costs
Travel Expenses

Benefits during the apprenticeship

  • Salary
Competitive Salary

Benefits during the apprenticeship

  • Working at height
Working at height training

Benefits during the apprenticeship

  • Mentorship
Mentorship Schemes

Benefits during the apprenticeship

  • Health Service
Occupational Health Service

More benefits of RWE

  • Benefits

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Accredited apprenticeship scheme!

How to apply and what is the process?

  • We start recruiting once a year in the second week in February. Please go to our Job Search page and select which apprenticeship you would like to choose and click ‘apply,’ this enables you to fill out all of your details and upload a cover letter and CV. Please ensure you apply before the application closing date in March, (this date will be on the job advert).

  • If you are successfully going to the next stage you will receive a phone call to invite you to an assessment centre, the assessment centre is in May. By this time everyone will be notified if they are unsuccessful in the process.

  • The next step would be GWO Working at Height training with one of our training providers in June.

  • In June, you will be contacted to be told if you are successful for the role and the start date is September.


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
Llandrillo College, Rhos-on-Sea in North Wales

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.

  • Onshore windfarms

    Goole fields onshore wind farm
    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

    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

    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?

Danielle Roe, Resourcing Specialist Europe
Danielle Roe, Resourcing Specialist Europe

If you feel that you have further questions regarding the Onshore technician Apprenticeship, please contact our RWE Renewables Recruitment Specialist:

Danielle Roe

Luke, Apprentice Wind Turbine Technician, RWE Renewables
Luke, Apprentice Wind Turbine Technician, RWE Renewables

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