Previous Training Courses
The following is a list of 
Wind Skillnet training courses available to our members for the coming months.
September '09
Wind Farm Safety Training 8th September
Giving Evidence at an Oral Hearing10th & 11th September
A Guide to Infrastructure Development Within Peatland Areas 15th September This course is now full.
October '09
A Guide to Infrastructure Development Within Peatland Areas 7th October
Grid Connections 8th October
Grid Code Compliance15th October
REFIT/Powersales Training Course 27th & 28th October
November '09
Health & Safety Obligations of Owners/Operators of Windfarms Training Course Course 11th November
Project Management Course 17th November
December '09
Wind Monitoring Training Course1st & 2nd December This course is now full.
Effective Asset Managment 3rd December This course is now full.
V52 TurbineTraining 7th-11th & 14th December This course is now full.
V52 Maintenance Training 15th-16th December This course is now full.
February 2010
Pre Construction Documentation Required to Obtain Finance for Windfarms 2nd February
Grid Connections 1 4th February
Time Management 16th February
Legal Issues in Wind Farm Development 18th February
Wind Farm Electrical Systems 23rd February
Grid Connections 2 25th February
March 2010
Presentation Skills 3rd March
Project Management 8th March
Negotiation Skills 9th March
Value Risk Management 11th March
The Planning of Wind Farm Developments 15th March
EIS & Planning 18th March
Wind Energy 1 29th March
Technical Report Writing 30th & 31st March
April 2010
Introduction to Wind Energy 15th April - THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL
May 2010
Grid Connections 1 26th May
June 2010
Value Risk Management 1st June
Grid Connections 2 2nd June
Legal Issues in Wind Farm Development 9th June
Wind Farm Design 10th June
Effective Management Meeting 24th June
Vestas V52 Turbine Tour 29th June
July 2010
Planning of Wind Farm Development 1st July
Small Scale Wind System Technologies 5th July
September 2010
Value Risk Management 2nd Sept
Financing A Wind Farm 7th Sept
Large Scale Export of Green Commodities Workshop 14th Sept
A Guide to Infrastructure Development Within Peatland Areas 16th Sept
Wind Farm Civil/Structural Design and Construction Process 21st Sept
Grid Connections 1 22nd September
Working Safely in Isolated Areas 23rd Sept
Grid Code Compliance 27th Sept
October 2010
A Guide to Peat Stability Assessment 6th Oct
The Planning of Wind Farm Developments 7th Oct
Design Risk Assessment 14th Oct
The Treatment of Wind Generation in the Single Electricity Market 18th Oct
Met Mast Specification, Siting, Data Management and Wind Modelling 18th Oct
Distribution Contestability 21st Oct
Planning 26th Oct
Transmission Contestability 27th Oct
November 2010
The Management of the Construction Design Process 2nd & 3rd Nov
Gird Connections 2 8th Nov
Factors Affecting Wind Farm Productivity 9th Nov
Managing the Construction of Wind Farms 11th Nov
Single Electricity Market Overview 19th Nov
Vestas V52 Turbine Tour 15th Nov
V52 Turbine Training 16th - 19th & 22nd Nov
Effective Asset Management 23rd Nov
V52 Maintenance Training 23rd & 24th Nov
December 2010
Grid Code Compliance 1st Dec
Planning of Wind Farm Developments 6th Dec
Introduction to Wind Energy 13th Dec
Impact of Wind Energy on Electricity Prices 15th Dec
February 2011
Distribution Contestibility 10th Feb
Transmission Contestibility 17th Feb
Gate 3 Grid Connections 22nd Feb
March 2011
Impact of Wind Energy on Electricity Prices 1st March
Introduction to Wind Energy 29th March
April 2011
Planning of Wind Farm Developments 14th April
May 2011
Giving Evidence at an Oral Hearing 10th & 11th May
Project Management 18th May
June 2011
Gate 3 Grid Connections 2nd June
July 2011
Small Wind Technologies Course 5th July
Introduction to Small Scale Wind Turbine International Standards 12th July
The Legal Considerations when Buying and Selling a Wind Farm 19th July
August 2011
KidWind Ireland for Schools Training Course 15th - 19th August
Introduction to Wind Energy Training Course 18th August
Gate 3 Grid Connections Training Course 22nd August
EU Markets Workshop 24th August
September 2011
Health & Safety Guidelines for Wind Energy Training Course 27th September
Treatment of Wind Generation in the Single Electricity Market 29th September
October 2011
EMI \ Telecommunications Impact Assessment Preparation 13th October
TV Interface Software Modelling and Remediation Solutions 18th October
Wind Energy 1 19th October
Wind Farm Telecommunications Solutions Workshop Training 25th October CANCELLED
November 2011
KidWind Ireland for Schools Training Course 1st November
Wind Farm Post-Construction EMI Interface Remediation Solutions Workshops Training 3rd November CANCELLED
Working at Height & Rescue -Wind Turbines 3rd & 4th November
Workshop for those seeking employment in the Wind Industry 4th November
Wind Farm Radar Impact Study Workshop 10th November CANCELLED
EU Markets Workshop 15th November
Hub Rescue Training 16th November
Health and Safety Guidelines - 22nd November
Best Practice Guidelines 30th November
December 2011
Negotiation Skills 1st December
Please note that places on all our courses are limited so early booking is advisable. Please see attached the course content and registration form.
For directions to The IWEA Offices, please click here.
Contact johanna@iwea.com for further information.
Wind Skillnet is funded by by companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets Ltd. funded from the National Training Fund throught the Dept of Education and Skills.
