Wind Energy Ireland has launched its new 'Work in Wind' campaign, designed to help students and young people find out more about career opportunities in the Irish renewable energy sector.
More than 5,000 people are currently employed in the industry here, but as the race to achieve the targets set out in the Climate Action Plan accelerates, Wind Energy Ireland said this number will more than double by the end of the decade.
Workinwind.ie highlights the job opportunities in the sector, profiles real-life case studies of people working in the industry today and identifies career pathways through training programmes and third-level courses.
"We know that young people are passionate about climate action and there is a much greater emphasis on it in the curriculum with the new Leaving Cert course on Climate Action and Sustainable Development," said Lisa-Anne Crookes, Communications Manager with Wind Energy Ireland who oversees the organisation's education programme.
Noel Cunniffe, CEO of Wind Energy Ireland pointed out that the renewable energy industry is growing rapidly in Ireland and around the world.
"Together, we are creating a future free of fossil fuels. Whatever your passion, whatever your interest, there is a place for you with us," he said.
"Over the next ten years we will need thousands of engineers and technicians, planners and ecologists, pilots and sailors, builders and designers, accountants and lawyers, if we are to build an industry that can decarbonise Ireland's energy supply," he added.
The new website workinwind.ie was launched today at the 2023 Wind Energy Trade Show.
