With a shortage of skilled labor, the wind energy sector is looking for professionals to work in the renewable energy area in Ceará

O Ceará it has great competence to produce renewable energy and this places the State in a prominent position in the energy market in Brazil. As a result, Ceará has brought several investments to the area of ​​renewable energy, such as offshore wind farms (offshore renewable energy), which is increasingly in need of skilled labor. 

Ceará is the third state with the largest capacity of wind farms installed in the country, with around 2.496,94 MW, totaling 97 plants and approximately 1.121 wind turbines. In first place, Rio Grande do Norte appears with around 6.435,63 MW and in second place is Bahia, with around 5.572,95 MW of capacity.

Qualified labor

The work in the the energy Wind energy requires technical skills, such as activities at great heights, since wind towers are 80 meters high and, offshore, towers that produce renewable wind energy can reach 220 meters. 

Spanish company trains professionals to work in the area of ​​renewable energy in Ceará

The Spanish company Airbox, which has been operating in Ceará since 2019, specializes in training professionals who seek to work with industrial mountaineering, a sector that has gradually increased with the rise of the wind renewable energy sector and is in great need of skilled labor. As Henrique Fairbanks, managing director of Airbox in Ceará, states, “The area is experiencing exponential growth”.

“Many of the employees who arrive with the objective of training in the area are already pre-hired by the companies, being sent to carry out the training and be able to start working as soon as they are properly qualified”, adds Henrique. 

Still, for the director, the increase in the search for qualification and training to work in the area of ​​wind renewable energy indicates the rise of the sector. Courses such as Basic Safety Training (BST), which is indicated for GWO (Global Wind Organization) Certification, are required for the workforce in the wind industry.

“It is an important certification, used worldwide, which standardizes the work of any employee who has access to the wind farm. It is a course that requires good physical preparation. The biggest challenge is to overcome the fear of heights”, says Henrique. 

The company Airbox also has an area of ​​about 1.200 m2 destined to the training of professionals who wish to work in the area of ​​renewable offshore wind energy in Ceará. In the area designated for training, professionals are trained in constructions that imitate wind energy towers, confined spaces, and other components.

“We have the necessary certifications and an indoor training center to train people, generate opportunities and contribute to the development of the workforce in the State of Ceará”, highlights the company's director. 

Airbox company activities

In addition to training professionals, contributing to the labor in Ceará, Airbox also leases, sells and maintains protective masks, portable gas detectors for designing and installing lifeline systems, and also works with fire brigade preparation.  

For the wind energy sector, Airbox provides treatment and painting services for wind towers, structural and aesthetic repairs, cleaning and inspection of wind turbine components and blades in the field.