North East students will be in 'prime position' for jobs at Port of Tyne's Dogger Bank wind farm base, college vows
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That is the message from Newcastle College ahead of September, when its second Subsea and Renewable Energy Technologies course will start.
The two-year programme ran for the first time in 2019.
Those taking the qualification will finish just in time for the Dogger Bank wind farm base – last month confirmed to be opening at Port of Tyne in South Shields – to launch.
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Construction on the wind farm began in January. Around 200 jobs are being created by the project.
The multi-million pound investment in the wind farm by Equinor and SSE Renewables will provide enough renewable electricty for 4.5million homes.
The Newcastle College course was formed to create training programmes with direct pathways into the North East’s offshore energy sector and included input from the Port of Blyth.
Thirty-five students enrolled on the course last year, with hopes for greater numbers in September 2020.
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Hide AdAndrew Esson, Director of Industrial Strategy at Newcastle College, said: “The news of the Dogger Bank Windfarm base arriving on Tyneside couldn’t come at a better time for the region.
“The North East has long been a hub for the UK’s offshore industry and it is a sector which will only continue to grow, even during economic uncertainty.
“The jobs that the base and the windfarm creates will require the right skills and Newcastle College is in a unique position to provide that skills training.”