Engineering

As a wind turbine blade technician apprentice, you will get hands-on blade inspection, maintenance, and repair experience at a variety of locations around the country. From 2023, students at Federation TAFE will be able to study the Certificate III in Engineering (Composites Trade), a three-year apprenticeship program that will be Australia’s first defined pathway for people to enter the wind generation industry as blade repair technicians. There are also significant opportunities for trade workers from various backgrounds to take a sideways step into the renewable energy sector and go on to become wind-turbine technicians.

This qualification defines the skills and knowledge required of an engineering tradesperson - fabrication within metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated industries. The qualification has been specifically developed to meet the needs of apprentices in the above trade. The qualification packaging has been developed on an assumption that competency will be developed through an integrated combination of on and off-the-job learning strategies such as those delivered through a formal apprenticeship. The qualification may also be achieved through formal skills recognition assessment processes.