"The light is just going on across governments and industry" that more investment in training is needed, with a lack of skilled workers already emerging for some existing projects and challenging plans to add more clean energy to help nations meet climate commitments, said Dr Chris Briggs, research director at the University of Technology Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures.
The facility is the first local training institution that can provide a key safety qualification needed to work in the wind industry. In the same period, around 20,000 to 25,000 new jobs will appear in the construction, maintenance and operation of renewable power, he said. There is a catch in the rush to new sectors. Most roles in solar and wind power promise only a fraction of the salaries in the minerals industry. Mining is in the blood in Australia,Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs
For example, the starting salary for an operator at AGL Energy's Loy Yang A coal power station in Victoria is about A$164,500 while a technician for wind turbine builder Suzlon would earn between A$100,000 and A$120,000, according to recent Fair Work Commission enterprise agreements. Yet the sheer size of the energy transition will mean construction of large new solar and wind farms will continue for decades, steadily increasing the number of ongoing positions as the new plants come online.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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