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"With plans for many more wind parks in the northeast region of British Columbia, we could see a possibility of over 1,000 turbines throughout the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge areas. We realize that we need to start to train technicians to do the maintenance on this equipment, and the best way to do it is to teach them on the machinery they will be using in the field."

Howard Mayer, Dean, Northern Lights College

Training Tower Helps Get New Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Program Off The Ground

The Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Program will create up to 24 highly skilled and employable technicians each year, which in turn will support local, sustainable employment. Further, the availability of technicians will support the growth of the wind energy sector. With more than a dozen 1000+ megawatt wind farms being…

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