Dutch Province Sets Up Offshore Wind Employment Services Company

Several businesses, organisations and government bodies in Dutch province of Zeeland have joined forces to found a new company – The Wind Technicians – which will provide offshore employment services. 

It is expected that the building of several offshore wind farms near the Zeeland coast will increase the demand for qualified maintenance personnel and wind turbine mechanics, Invest in Zeeland said.

The Wind Technicians will be recruiting, selecting and educating future personnel for the offshore wind farms to be build near the province’s coast, with educational institutions in Zeeland training students to become offshore wind mechanics.

The new company will work on the commercial influx such as candidates who have been made redundant and/or would like to change their job.

The Wind Technicians is an initiative of the HZ University of Applied Sciences, Scalda, Zeeland Seaports and the provincial government of Zeeland, with the Centre of Expertise Delta Technology acting as a catalyst for the project.

The company is also supported by several employment agencies, electronical installation company Istimewa, training facility Trainingscentrum Vlissingen, and Employed Person’s Insurance Administration Agency (UWV).