Planning for that Future Career? Wind Training Available Now

November 19, 2008 - With the buzz around Oklahoma's emerging wind industry and its potential job growth, you may wonder, "where do I get the skills needed to become a wind industry technician or engineer?"

Answer: Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC), Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC), and High Plains Technology Center in Woodward. But, that's just the beginning.

Within the next few years, university programs plan to add a wind industry focus or, at the very least, an introduction to the wind industry to their curriculums. Colleges and technology centers across the state expect to join Oklahoma's three wind training pioneers by offering similar certificates or degrees as well as retooling existing manufacturing programs to meet the wind industry's needs.

OCCC: To Enroll Now, Contact Rhonda Cantrell, 405-682-7853, rcantrell@occc.edu
Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) launched Oklahoma's first turbine technician training program for the Fall 2008 semester. Spring 2009 enrollment is open now. The 22-credit-hour Certificate of Mastery program includes instruction in the following areas:

• Introduction to wind energy
• AC/DC Fundamentals
• Industrial Electronics
• Instrumentation and Control
• Programmable Controller
• Electromechanical Devices