WindEurope launched a new Careers Hub on 24 September, aiming to steer jobseekers, students and workers from other sectors into an industry it says will create more than 100,000 new positions by 2030.
About one in seven Europeans aged 15 to 24 is unemployed, according to Eurostat, even as the wind sector faces mounting skills shortages. WindEurope said Europe will need 7,000 blade technicians, 6,500 field engineers and 5,000 pre-assembly technicians before the end of the decade.
The Hub maps job profiles across the value chain, from technicians and engineers to data specialists, project managers, lawyers, finance experts and supply chain professionals. It also lists training and apprenticeship opportunities, employer contacts, and includes a quiz to match users’ skills to roles.
WindEurope said wind is a technology built end-to-end in Europe, citing more than 250 European factories producing turbines and related components, and over €17bn invested in new or expanded factories, ports and vessels over the past four years.
The push for skilled workers is especially relevant for the Baltic Sea region, where offshore and onshore wind capacity continues to expand and projects will need trained technicians and engineers as they move from permitting into construction and operation.
