Wind Turbine Technician

Wind Turbine Technician

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Be part of a growing field with PCI's online wind turbine technology program

Harnessing the power of the wind can mean energizing your career. Study online with Pinnacle Career Institute to become a wind turbine technician.

Prepare to meet the need for skilled workers in today’s fastest-growing alternative energy development industry: wind! Learn what it takes to work outdoors maintaining and repairing wind turbines and monitoring wind energy production. PCI can provide the background you need in problem solving and technical methods.

Plus – as you complete your wind energy courses online, you can conclude with a hands-on Boot Camp at one of the largest wind farms in the U.S. in Sweetwater, Texas. Learn directly from the experts in this booming field – this event is included as part of your online program. This is an experience available only through PCI!

What you will learn:
In PCI’s Wind Turbine Technician training program, you’ll study the operation and maintenance of wind turbines – including electrical, hydraulic and computer systems. You will study safety principles of working in the wind energy industry and business operations in the alternative energy field.

The PCI wind turbine technician training online includes:

  • AC & DC Fundamentals
  • Computer Fundamentals
  • Basic Fluid Power (Hydraulics)
  • Technical Mathematics
  • Principles of Wind
  • Safety Theory
  • Electromechanical/Safety Practicum
  • Applied Wind Physics

Conclude your program at Boot Camp!
Your program concludes with a Boot Camp in Sweetwater, Texas. Here, at one of the largest wind farms in the U.S., you will apply the theories you’ve learned to intense, hands-on instruction on turbines. You’ll receive training from instructors from PCI’s partner, Texas State Technical College, who are industry leaders in wind energy education.

Included in the Wind Turbine Technician Program
Your program tuition includes travel, lodging and meals for the final Boot Camp at Texas State Technical College. We do this to make it simple for you to focus on what matters: completing your wind energy education online and in the classroom lab, obtaining your diploma and securing employment in your chosen field!

Career Options
As a graduate of PCI’s wind turbine technician training online, you can consider multiple career options that include entry-level positions in:

  • Wind farms in wind-energy producing states
  • Energy investment companies worldwide
  • Energy marketing companies
  • Other utility companies

Take flight into a new career in the energy sector with PCI’s Wind Turbine Technician program. Contact PCI today to learn more about our wind energy courses online.

Program Outcomes by Location
11-month Certificate Program

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