Welcome to the Safety & Training Forum and Awards
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About the GWO Safety & Training Forum
Our goal is to bring together the world’s largest wind industry manufacturers and owner operators with our community of training providers, certification bodies instructors, and auditors for a day of inspiration, industry insight, networking, and dialog.
Lear more about the Forum
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About the Awards
The GWO Safety & Training Awards were created to shine a light on the teams of instructors and support staff who make safety in wind possible. The Awards are the world’s first program of its kind recognizing the skills and impact of training providers and instructors keeping the wind energy workforce safe on site.
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The Forum
The Safety & Training Forum is GWO’s annual gathering. The goal is to bring together the world’s largest wind industry manufacturers and owner operators with our community of training providers, certification bodies instructors, and auditors for a day of inspiration, industry insight, networking, and dialog.
As a not for profit industry association, GWO understands how important it is to be on the ground with our community, where we can all look one another in the eye and work together for the good of our industry.
Finalists
Nominations for the 2025 GWO Safety & Training Awards are open from February 3rd to April 30th. Shortlisted candidates will be revealed during the first week of August, with the winners announced at the Safety & Training Awards Ceremony on October 7th in Madrid, Spain, during the Forum.
Location
This Year’s Awards Ceremony will take place during the Safety & Training Forum in Madrid, Spain. More information about the event will be revealed in April.
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Training Team of the Year Award
Recognizing exceptional performance by GWO training providers worldwide.
Young Achiever Award
Showcasing the next generation of leaders in wind energy.
Instructor of the Year Award
Honouring the crucial role of GWO instructors in ensuring a safer wind workforce.
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Strategising Solar: Standardised Training in a New Domain
GWO announces expert-led panel for the Forum 2025 Day Two opening session on Solar.
GWO Announces Finalists for the 2025 Instructor of the Year and the 2025 Young Achiever Awards
Meet the finalists for the 2025 Instructor of the Year and Young Achiever Awards. Reserve your spot for Forum 2025 now!
GWO Announces Finalists for the 2025 Training Team of the Year Award
Meet the finalists for the 2025 Training Team of the Year Award and reserve your spot for Forum 2025 now!
Forum Programme: Building Tomorrow's Workforce
GWO announces expert-led panel for the Forum 2025 Day One opening session on Workforce.
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Highlighted scenes from the previous Forums and Awards
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Winners & Nominees
Our goal is to bring together the world’s largest wind industry manufacturers and owner operators with our community of training providers, certification bodies instructors, and auditors for a day of inspiration, industry insight, networking, and dialog.
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Previous years
Meet the winners, highly commended, and finalists from previous editions of the Awards.
Crafting a Winning Entry To The GWO Safety & Training Awards
Discover all our tips and tricks for creating your winning entry here
Winners 2021: The Safety & Training Awards Drives Internal Learnings at Maersk Training, Brazil
Speaking with the winners of Training Team of the Year 2021: Americas
Looking Back to Young Achiever of the Year, 2021
“It was a great recognition to be chosen by such experienced and significant members of the wind industry”
The 2022 GWO Safety & Training Awards are Live!
The awards are a world first, celebrating the impact of safety training for the wind energy workforce.
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