Mid-West Renewables Education & Training Cluster - Objectives

The Cluster aims to:

1. Establish a live inventory of regional Climate, Sustainability and Wind Energy education offerings across member education providers.
2. Strengthen the talent pipeline through reviewing and renewing education offerings.
3. Collaborate with industry partners and education institutes nationally and internationally as appropriate.
4. Showcase the cumulative and considerable track record of education and training institutions in catering for the needs of industry, demonstrating responsiveness, creatively and foresight.
5. Provide assurance to potential investors of the talent and talent generating capacity in the region.
6. Leverage the already excellent regional engagement between state agencies, industry, regional skills for a and the SFPC offshore wind hub initiative.
7. Maximise strategic opportunities to secure funding in the service of new programme development and fee subsidies 

There are five Phases of offshore and onshore wind developments:

         Phase 1  Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment (3-4 years)

         Phase 2  Post Planning Project Development (2 years)

         Phase 3  Installation (3 years)

         Phase 4  Operations (for 25 year period), 

         Phase 5  Decommissioning (1 year)