GWO Safety & Training Awards 2026: Nominees Announced
Following a grand total of 3,849 nominations, the selected nominees for this year’s Safety & Training Awards are now live.
We’re excited to announce the nominees for the GWO Safety & Training Awards 2026 and celebrate the high level of talent and commitment to safety across the global training community. We're particularly pleased to report that more than half of the countries where GWO-certified Training Providers are active have participated in this year’s competition and there has been continued growth in the Instructor of the Year category, with over 150 instructors competing for regional titles.
Selected Nominees Invited to Advance
The remainder of the competition runs from 3 - 22 June, with only the Training Providers and Instructors from each region listed below invited to advance. During this time, the nominees selected to move to the next stage will submit a questionnaire for the judges to evaluate, helping them to decide on this year’s winners.
Who Are This Year's Nominees?
Training Team of the Year Award
The shortlisted training centres for the Training Team of the Year Award are:
Asia Pacific (APAC)
- Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MTIC by MIRDC)
- Taiwan International Windpower Training Co., Ltd.
- Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT) in Partnership with TOMS Training
South America
- Maersk Training Brazil
- Renewable Energy Training Mexico
- Wind Training Center (WTC)
North America
- TAKKION
- Wind Trade Academy
- Safety Technology USA
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
- European Wind Academy
- Vulcan
- SP-Wind
Instructor of the Year Award
The longlisted nominees for the Instructor of the Year Award are:
APAC
- Moon - Gyo Cho (KIMFT)
- Lu - Yi - Chin (TIWTC)
- Tran Tien Dat (SafeTech Training Vietnam)
South America
- Thiago Silva (Maersk Training Brazil)
- Lenin Miranda (Renewable Energy Training Mexico)
- Geildo Cassiano Campos (Wind Training Center Brazil)
North America
- Michael Sullivan (TAKKION)
- Daren Bernier (ENSA)
- Pedro Nemer (Wind Trade Academy)
EMEA
- Grzegorz Mocydlarz (European Wind Academy)
- Miłosz Wiśniewski (Vulcan)
- Uzusiphe Njengabantu (SP-Wind)
Congratulations to all of the selected teams and instructors for their dedication to training excellence and best of luck as you submit your Awards questionnaires for the judges to evaluate!
Please note that we will share the shortlisted Instructors in early August.
The winners will be announced at GWO's Safety & Training Forum in Paris. Want to join us in person at the ceremony?
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