Buchan Offshore Wind attends the DYW Green Careers Expo

Buchan Offshore Wind attends the DYW Green Careers Expo

Buchan Offshore Wind were delighted to sponsor and attend the DYW Green Careers Expo hosted at Alness Academy at the end of February.

Organised by Developing the Young Workforce Inverness & Central Highlands (DYWICH), the event was the first of its kind, providing over 600 pupils, in addition to the local public, with the opportunity to explore green career opportunities within the north of Scotland.

With the demand for jobs and skills in green careers predicted to increase, it was great to talk to the future workforce about offshore wind and see some great engagement from the pupils. Hamish MacDonald, Offshore Project Engineer at Buchan Offshore Wind, also presented his career path into renewable energy and experience working in offshore wind to the pupils.

Alasdair MacLeod, Project Director at Buchan Offshore Wind, said:

“Large scale offshore projects, such as Buchan Offshore Wind, are essential to our transition to cleaner, renewable sources of domestic energy. A skilled workforce across the Highlands will be key to bringing Scotland to the forefront of green energy in the UK. We are delighted to have supported DYWICH and the Green Careers Expo, showing the next generation of skilled workers what opportunities the Scottish renewables industry can offer them.”