CONFERENCE ‘COMPETENCIES FOR OFFSHORE WIND’
May 17, 2023
About the Conference
The attainment of global, European and Polish offshore wind ambitions is largely conditioned by the availability of qualified personnel. The offshore wind sector in Europe will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the next decade. Also in Polish offshore wind thousands of jobs from a wide spectrum professions will be available in the oncoming years.
- Will relevant professionals be available in the job market?
- How can Poland benefit from the international experience in developing competencies for offshore wind?
- Is the education system ready to provide adequate competencies for the dynamic sector?
These compelling questions will be addressed during the ‘Competencies for Offshore Wind’ conference. The conference will serve as a discussion forum for the offshore wind and education communities on the provision of qualified personnel for the long-term development of the offshore wind sector.
Honorary patronage
- Rector of Gdynia Maritime University, Professor Adam Weintrit, DSc, Phd, FRIN, FNI, Master Mariner
- Mieczysław Struk, Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
Participants
The ‘Competencies for Offshore Wind’ conference will be attended by representatives of offshore wind industry, local authorities, universities, training centres, vocational schools and other stakeholders. As the competency challenge is faced by offshore wind worldwide, we expect the outcomes of the conference, including good practices of sector and academic leaders, to constitute a significant voice in this debate.
Agenda
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Registration | |
| 09.30 – 11.00 |
Plenary session I (ENG) |
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| 09.30 – 09.45 | Opening session | |
| 09.45 – 10.00 | German experience in developing competencies for offshore wind sector | Heike Winkler, Managing Director, WAB |
| 10.00 – 10.15 | Danish experience in developing competencies for offshore wind sector | Flemming Østergaard, Head of Business and Applied Science, EASV |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | Vocational Training and Education in Offshore Wind; the Dutch approach and the European perspective. | Stieneke Boerma, Project Manager, Noorderpoort College |
| 10.15 – 11.00 | Discussion panel: What can the Polish educational sector learn from the international experience | Moderator: Andrzej Popadiuk, Director, Offshore Wind Energy Center, Gdynia Maritime University
Heike Winkler, WAB Flemming Østergaard, EASV Stieneke Boerma, Norderpoort College |
| 11.00 – 11.20 |
Cofffee break |
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| 11.20 – 12.50 |
PARALLEL SESSIONS |
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| 11.20 – 12.50 |
1. Szkolnictwo zawodowe (PL) |
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| 11.20 – 11.30 | Pomorskie Centrum Kompetencji MEO – rola samorządu | Agnieszka Rodak, Pomorskie Centrum Kompetencji Morskiej Energetyki Odnawialnej |
| 11.30 – 11.40 | Jak budować współpracę przemysłu z instytucjami edukacyjnymi | Krzysztof Tomaszewski, CEE Energy |
| 11.40 – 11.50 | Tbc | Michał Sękal, Equinor, Leader O&M Base |
| 11.50 – 12.50 | Panel dyskusyjny | Moderator: Paweł Wróbel, Balticwind.eu
Michał Sękal, Equinor, Leader O&M Base Wojciech Władziński, Dyrektor Zespołu Szkół Łączności w Gdańsku Agnieszka Rodak, Pomorskie Centrum Kompetencji Morskiej Energetyki Odnawialnej CRIST Shipyard (tbc) Krzysztof Tomaszewski, CEE Energy |
| 11.20 – 12.50 |
2. University education (ENG) |
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| 11.20 – 11.30 | New fields of studies for the new industry. Our case study | Justyna Molenda PhD Eng, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Marine Egineering, Gdynia Maritime University |
| 11.30 – 11.40 | Maritime University of Szczecin focuses on international standards and students’ practical skills for Polish offshore wind | Kamil Kiełek, Director of MUSTC Academic Training Center, Maritime University of Szczecin |
| 11.40 – 11.50 | Tbc | Tbc |
| 11.50 – 12.50 | Discussion panel | Moderator: Janusz Czajkowski, Head of Offshore Wind Poland, Ramboll
Justyna Molenda, Gdynia Maritime University Flemming Østergaard, EASV Kamil Kiełek, Maritime University of Szczecin Paweł Przybylski, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy |
| 11.20 – 12.50 |
3. Postgraduate and specialist education (ENG) |
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| 11.20 – 11.30 | Teaching offshore wind energy specialists internationally | Hendrik Goos, Course Coordinator, De Oude Bibliotheek (online) |
| 11.30 – 11.40 | Continuous training courses for offshore energy specialists in France | Prof. Franck Schoefs, Universite de Nantes (online) |
| 11.40 – 11.50 | Education for sustainable development: offshore wind energy | Prof. Dorota Pyć, Centre for the Maritime Economy Studies, University of Gdansk |
| 11.50 – 12.50 | Discussion panel | Moderator: Tomasz Harackiewicz, PhD, Deputy Director Offshore Wind Energy Centre, Gdynia Maritime University
Hendrik Goos, De Oude Bibliotheek Prof. Franck Schoefs, Universite de Nantes Prof. Dorota Pyć, University of Gdańsk Marzena Sękul, Head of People & Development Poland, Ørsted |
| 12.50 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
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| 13.30 – 15.00 |
Plenary session II (ENG) |
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| 13.30 – 13.40 | Summary of parallel sessions | Moderators of parallel sessions |
| 13.40 – 13.55 | Key competencies for OWE in Poland
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Offshore Sector Deal Working Group on Human Resource and Educational Systems Development |
| 13.55 – 14.10 | Tbc | Tbc |
| 14.10 – 14.55 | Discussion panel: Key challenges for the Polish education sector | Moderator: Jakub Budzyński, Vice-President, Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society
Prof. Sambor Guze, Deputy Rector for Education, Gdynia Maritime University Prof. Mariusz Kaczmarek, Vice-Rector for Education, Gdańsk University of Technology Karolina Lipińska, PhD, Deputy Director, Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship |
| 14.55 – 15.00 | Closing remarks | |
The conference will be conducted in English and in Polish.
Additional events 15.30 – 16.00
After the conference you are welcome to join one of two accompanying events:
a) Presentation at the Antoni Ledóchowski Planetarium
Antoni Ledóchowski Planetarium | Gdynia Maritime University (umg.edu.pl)
b) Virtual cruise to the wind farm – presentation of offshore operations
Radar Navigation Lab | Gdynia Maritime University (umg.edu.pl)
Navigation and Manoeuvring Sim Lab | Gdynia Maritime University (umg.edu.pl)
The number of places is limited. Registration for the events will be open on May 17, 2023 at conference registration.
