Offshore wind industry launches student skills competition

James Murray
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Students invited to enter innovative career development competition designed to highlight huge potential for green jobs

A major new industry-wide initiative is seeking to attract students to the fast-expanding offshore wind industry, with the launch today of a new competition and training programme designed to highlight...

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