Wind Jobs Cindy Buckley | Kalamazoo Valley Community College

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Wind JobsCindy Buckley Kalamazoo Valley
Community College
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College Wind Energy
Center

• KVCC will create a path to real jobs by
  graduating Wind Turbine Technicians and Wind
  Technology Specialists who possess the skills,
  knowledge and aptitudes needed construct, operate
  and maintain Wind power generating equipment.
• We will promote Michigans reputation for a
  skilled workforce capable of supporting all
  aspects of the Wind Energy Industry -
  manufacturing, construction, operation and
  maintenance.
• KVCC will contribute to Michigans ability to
  live up to our potential in wind energy
  production which will lead to economic growth and
  a healthier environment.

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Wind Energy CenterInitial Activities

• Installation of a 50 kw Wind Turbine on campus
• 10 kw for our lab
• National training center for Entegrity Wind
• Wind Turbine Technician Academy
• Youth summer programs
• Informational Seminars
• One year Wind Energy certificate program
• Wind Energy Center Website

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20 WIND BY 2030Department of Energy July 2008

• Michigan has the potential to play a key role in
  the Wind Industry
• Our Wind Resource
• Our manufacturing know-how
• The 20 Wind Scenario require U.S. wind power
  capacity to grow from 11.6 GW in 2006 to more
  than 300 GW over the next 23 years
• Michigan is ranked 14th in the nation for wind
  power potential - 65 GW

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Creating Jobs

• Provide entry level career pathway for middle
  skill, green collar workers.
• Create the opportunity for existing workers to
  re-tool existing skills for work in the Wind
  Industry. Specifically in the areas of
  construction and manufacturing.
• Creates a rich opportunity for Wind Industry
  leaders to work in partnership with one of many
  Michigan Community Colleges that are poised to
  support their Michigan investments.

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What is a Green Job?

• What is a green construction worker?
• A construction worker who is up-to-date on
  energy efficient construction.

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Wind Jobs
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Wind Energy CertificateCommercial through
Residential Turbines

• 110 PC Operating Systems
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• DRFT 105 Blueprint Reading
  2
• DRFT 110 Anal Applic for Tech Careers I
  2
• DRFT 112 Anal Applic for Tech Career II
  2
• ELT 102 Applied Electricity
  4
• ELT 120 Electrical Machines
  3
• ELT 122 Wind Turbine Ops/Maint/Repair
  2
• ELT 126 Power Generation Dist
  2
• ELT 222 Programmable Control
  3
• ELT 228 Adv Program Control Data Acq
  4
• HVAC 104 Intro to Renewable Energy
  2
• MSM 110 Safety for Alt Energy Tech
  1
• MSM 120 Basic Fluid Power
  2
• MSM 250 Wind Turbine Mechanical System
  3
• Total
  Credit Hours 35

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Wind Turbine Technician Academy

• The Wind Turbine Technician Academy is a
  competency based program providing graduates a
  multi craft credentials, uniquely aligned with
  skills needed by the wind power industry, for the
  construction, operation and maintenance of
  utility size wind turbines. A Wind Turbine
  Technician must have a high integrated set of
  skills which allow them to work on electrical,
  mechanical and hydraulic systems. The program
  will consist of three integrated segments.
• Module One Pre-Employment Electrical
  Apprenticeship 9 weeksParticipants will
  receive instruction equivalent to the first two
  years of classroom instruction as required for an
  electrical apprenticeship.
• Module Two Wind Turbine Technologies 14
  weeks14 weeks will be devoted to Wind Turbine
  Technologies. The program covers Wind Turbine
  Electrical, Mechanical, and Hydraulic Systems,
  Wind Dynamics Wind Turbine Design, Blade Repair,
  and Safety Training.
• Module Three Field Work Experience 3 weeks3
  weeks of work on a Wind Farm is required to
  complete the program.

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Bildungszentrum für Erneuerbare Energien (BZEE)

• Renewable Energy Education Centre Husum Germany.
  
• Provides Wind Turbine Technician training and
  testing for certification since 2000.
• Industry advisors for the BZEE represent the
  largest worldwide manufacturers and contractors
  in the wind energy field today.
• Those same companies are at work today in the
  United States advancing our nation toward the
  goal of 20 Wind by 2030.

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Wind Turbine Technician Jobs

• Estimates indicate that from 1 7 and 1 -10
• Wind Turbine Technicians
• will be required to is required for
• every turbine installed.

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Cindy BuckleyExecutive Director of
TrainingM-TEC at KVCCcbuckley_at_kvcc.edu269-353-1
250windenergycenter_at_kvcc.edu