Wind power is a dynamically developing sector in Germany, fuelled by the need to combat climate change and by the German government’s decision to shut down all nuclear power plants following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The sector needs an appropriately educated and trained workforce, both at the skilled workers’ and the academic (engineering) levels. At the same time there is a shortage of well-educated engineers on the German labour market. Together with political initiatives for “advancement through education” and for enhancing the permeability between vocational and higher education this has encouraged the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology to embark on the development of a Bachelor program in wind power technology.
Telsche Nielsen-Lange
Research Associate, Coordination, Responsible for Professional Training and Continuing Studies
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES)
Research & Development
Germany
telsche.nielsen@iwes.fraunhofer.de
http://www.windenergie.iwes.fraunhofer.de/
Issue 6
Field of expertise/main research projects:
Professional Education and Continuing Studies in Wind Energy - Blended Learning - Problem Based Learning - Instructional Design for Online Learning
