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GWO Courses
GWO (Global Wind Organisation) is an international non-profit organization established to enhance safety standards for personnel working in wind turbine environments. GWO develops globally recognized training standards that provide technicians with the essential safety skills and knowledge required to identify, prevent, and mitigate risks associated with the wind energy industry, ensuring a safer and more professional working environment.
Today, all of the world’s top ten wind turbine manufacturers and major suppliers require their workforce to successfully complete GWO Basic Safety Training (BST). GWO certification has therefore become an industry benchmark for wind energy professionals. By completing GWO-certified training, participants not only strengthen their safety awareness and technical competence, but also significantly reduce the risk of occupational accidents, improve on-site efficiency, and enhance overall workforce productivity—delivering long-term benefits for both individuals and companies.
▊ WINDA Introduction
WINDA is GWO’s official certification database system, designed to support employers and companies in verifying and tracking the training and certification status of their personnel who have participated in GWO-certified training courses.
▊ How to Apply for a WINDA ID
Please refer to the Global Wind Organisation website for access to the registration system.
1. Complete the registration form (Course Participant Registration – Sign up) and click Register.
★ Please ensure that your English name matches exactly the spelling shown on your passport.
2. A verification email will be sent to your registered email address.
3. Open the verification email and click the verification link provided.
4. You will be directed to the password setup page.
5. After setting your password, you will be redirected to the login page. Enter your registered email address and password, the click Log in.
6. Once logged in, you will be able to access your personal WINDA profile:
(1) Training Record: displays your GWO training history, certification validity periods, and related records.
(2) My Profile: allows you to review your personal WINDA ID number.
▊ Basic Safety Training (BST)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must not exceed a body weight of 120 kg.
Course Fee: NT$60,000 per participant (Pricing for single modules and refresher training is available upon enquiry.)
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 5 days
Certification: WAH, SS, FAW, FA, MH (Five independent module certifications)
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
Basic Safety Training (BST) is an essential certification for professionals pursuing a career in the wind energy industry. The training program consists of the following five mandatory modules:
Working at Heights (WAH): Learn the correct use of fall protection equipment in wind turbine environments, and acquire standard procedures for safe operations and emergency rescue at height.
Sea Survival (SS): Develop essential offshore survival skills, including man-overboard response and the proper use of lifesaving equipment, while ensuring safe transfer between vessels and offshore wind facilities.
Fire Awareness (FAW): Identify potential fire hazards in wind farm environments and learn how to operate firefighting equipment, as well as follow correct emergency evacuation and escape procedures.
First Aid (FA): Learn to conduct safe and effective initial first aid assessments and apply critical lifesaving techniques in offshore wind environments, helping to bridge the time until professional medical assistance arrives.
Manual Handling (MH): Develop correct lifting techniques and risk awareness to prevent musculoskeletal injuries when working in confined spaces within wind turbines.
▊ Advanced Rescue Training (ART)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must not exceed a body weight of 120 kg
(2) Participants must hold valid GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) certifications in the following modules:
u Working at Heights (WAH/WAHR)
u First Aid (FA/FAR)
u Manual Handling (MH/MHR)
Course Fee: NT$46,000 per participant.
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: ART-H、ART-N、SART-H、SART-N
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course focuses on confined spaces and restricted areas inside wind turbines, training participants to perform solo or team rescues in complex environments. The program emphasizes techniques for safely extricating casualties from nacelles, hubs, or towers, as well as proper stretcher handling, aiming to comprehensively enhance professional rescue and emergency response capabilities.
▊ Enhanced First Aid (EFA)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$46,000 per participant
Refresher (Refresh) Course Fee: NT$31,500 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 3 days (Refresh: 2 days)
Certification: EFA, FA
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course is specifically designed for remote wind farm environments, aiming to enhance participants’ medical response capabilities when professional medical resources are limited. The program focuses on advanced life assessment, remote medical consultation and collaboration, management of various types of trauma, and medication-assisted first aid, providing critical life support to casualties before professional medical assistance arrives.
▊ Wind Limited Access (WLA)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must not exceed a body weight of 120 kg.
Course Fee: NT$20,000 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: WLA ONL/OFL
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course is specifically designed for non-technical or short-term personnel, such as inspectors, cleaners, or visitors. The program focuses on fundamental safety knowledge for accessing and exiting wind turbines, including basic ladder climbing techniques, fall protection equipment usage, and elementary emergency evacuation procedures. It ensures that participants can safely enter and exit turbines and perform specific tasks under the guidance of qualified technical personnel.
▊ Control of Hazardous Energies – Basic Safety (CoHE BaSC)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$10,000 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: CoHE Basic Safety
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course is designed to develop participants’ ability to identify and control various potential energy sources within wind turbines, such as mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic energy. The program emphasizes the standard Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, ensuring that participants can correctly isolate and release hazardous energy before performing maintenance, thereby preventing occupational injuries caused by unexpected equipment start-up.
▊ Basic Technical Training (BTT)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$55,000 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: BTT-M/E/H (Three independent module certifications)
Certification Validity: No expiration
Basic Technical Training (BTT) provides fundamental knowledge and skills related to wind turbine mechanics, electricity, and hydraulics. It also covers awareness of task-related hazards and risks, safe working procedures, and proper use of personal protective equipment. The course includes the following three module:
Mechanical: Introduction to wind turbine structures and mechanical systems, understanding their operating principles, and learning how to perform tasks on wind turbines safety and correctly.
Electrical: Through fundamental electrical knowledge, circuit diagrams, and explanations of electrical risks and hazards, trainees will be able to correctly assemble circuits and perform accurate and safe measurement tasks.
Hydraulics: Through fundamental knowledge of hydraulics and explanations of related risks and hazards, trainees will be able to safely and correctly perform hydraulic tasks in the wind farm environment.
▊ Basic Technical Training – Bolt Tightening (BTTB)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
(2) Participants must hold a valid GWO Basic Technical Training (BTT) Mechanical certification.
Course Fee: NT$25,000 per participant
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: BTT Bolt Tightening (BTT-B)
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is designed to build a solid foundation in mechanical operations, covering basic tool usage and mechanical principles. Participants will gain an understanding of the mechanical systems within wind turbines, such as the gearbox, yaw, and pitch systems, and learn how to safely and correctly use various hand tools and measuring instruments. The program also covers the fundamentals of bolt tightening and risk identification, providing essential skills for entering the wind energy technical field and performing routine maintenance tasks.
▊ Basic Technical Training – Installation (BTTI)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
(2) Participants must hold a valid GWO Basic Technical Training (BTT) certifications in Mechanical and Bolt Tightening.
Course Fee: NT$45,000 per participant
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: BTT Installation (BTT-I)
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course bridges foundational technical knowledge, on-site assembly procedures, and component collaboration, with a focus on wind turbine construction site operations. The program covers risk assessment during installation, proper use of hand tools and large torque tools, as well as bolt tensioning and torquing techniques. It equips participants with the skills to safely and accurately complete turbine installation tasks in a wind farm environment.
▊ Slinger Signaller (SLS)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$33,000 per participant
Course Duration: 2 days
Certification: Slinger Signaller
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is designed to develop participants’ professional skills for performing safe lifting operations in wind farm environments. The program covers proper selection and inspection of lifting equipment, load center assessment, and precise use of international hand signals and radio communication. Participants will learn risk management techniques during lifting operations, ensuring that heavy components are safely and accurately guided in collaboration with crane operators.
▊ Service Lift User (SLU)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$14,000 per participant
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: Service Lift User
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is designed to ensure that participants can safely and correctly operate service elevators inside wind turbines. The program covers pre-operation inspections, operational procedures, safe load limits, and emergency evacuation and rescue procedures in the event of a malfunction or power outage. Through this training, participants will effectively reduce the risks associated with elevator operation, ensuring safe vertical transportation within the turbine.
▊ Blade Repair (BR)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$160,000 per participant
Course Duration: 10 days
Certification: Blade Repair
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is specifically designed for wind turbine blade maintenance technicians, providing professional training from fundamental composite material theory to advanced repair techniques. The program covers blade structure identification, damage assessment, and practical repair, skills, including surface coating restoration, structural lamination repair, and core material replacement. Participants will learn how to correctly mix and apply chemical resins, and master grinding and sanding techniques under controlled conditions. The course also emphasizes strict safety procedures, including chemical personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and risk management in the repair environment, ensuring that participants can independently perform high-quality blade repairs on-site while maintaining structural safety.
▊ Instructor Qualification Training (IQT)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$157,500 per participant
Course Duration: 9 days
Certification: Instructor Qualification Training
Certification Validity: No expiration
This Course is designed to develop participants with GWO professional skills into qualified instructors. The program covers topics such as adult learning theory, course design, teaching practice, and assessment techniques. Participants will learn how to create a safe learning environment and ensure that instruction effectively conveys GWO safety standards, enabling trainees to efficiently acquire the critical skills required in the wind energy industry.
▊ Instructor Qualification Crossover Training (IQTX)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
(2) At least 1,000 hours of instructional experience, which must include both GWO teaching hours and other documented adult technical education experience. Participants are required to submit official documentation from GWO training organization verifying all teaching hours.
Course Fee: NT$52,500 per participant
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: Instructor Qualification Crossover Training
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is specifically designed for individuals who already hold teaching qualifications in other industries, such as healthcare, military, police, or firefighting. The program focuses on bridging existing instructional experience into the wind energy sector, providing an in-depth understanding of GWO training standards, audit requirements, and unique risk management protocols. It equips experienced instructors to quickly adapt to the GWO system and ensure that their teaching aligns with globally consistent training benchmarks in the wind energy industry.
Today, all of the world’s top ten wind turbine manufacturers and major suppliers require their workforce to successfully complete GWO Basic Safety Training (BST). GWO certification has therefore become an industry benchmark for wind energy professionals. By completing GWO-certified training, participants not only strengthen their safety awareness and technical competence, but also significantly reduce the risk of occupational accidents, improve on-site efficiency, and enhance overall workforce productivity—delivering long-term benefits for both individuals and companies.
▊ WINDA Introduction
WINDA is GWO’s official certification database system, designed to support employers and companies in verifying and tracking the training and certification status of their personnel who have participated in GWO-certified training courses.
▊ How to Apply for a WINDA ID
Please refer to the Global Wind Organisation website for access to the registration system.
1. Complete the registration form (Course Participant Registration – Sign up) and click Register.
★ Please ensure that your English name matches exactly the spelling shown on your passport.
2. A verification email will be sent to your registered email address.
3. Open the verification email and click the verification link provided.
4. You will be directed to the password setup page.
5. After setting your password, you will be redirected to the login page. Enter your registered email address and password, the click Log in.
6. Once logged in, you will be able to access your personal WINDA profile:
(1) Training Record: displays your GWO training history, certification validity periods, and related records.
(2) My Profile: allows you to review your personal WINDA ID number.
▊ Basic Safety Training (BST)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must not exceed a body weight of 120 kg.
Course Fee: NT$60,000 per participant (Pricing for single modules and refresher training is available upon enquiry.)
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 5 days
Certification: WAH, SS, FAW, FA, MH (Five independent module certifications)
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
Basic Safety Training (BST) is an essential certification for professionals pursuing a career in the wind energy industry. The training program consists of the following five mandatory modules:
Working at Heights (WAH): Learn the correct use of fall protection equipment in wind turbine environments, and acquire standard procedures for safe operations and emergency rescue at height.
Sea Survival (SS): Develop essential offshore survival skills, including man-overboard response and the proper use of lifesaving equipment, while ensuring safe transfer between vessels and offshore wind facilities.
Fire Awareness (FAW): Identify potential fire hazards in wind farm environments and learn how to operate firefighting equipment, as well as follow correct emergency evacuation and escape procedures.
First Aid (FA): Learn to conduct safe and effective initial first aid assessments and apply critical lifesaving techniques in offshore wind environments, helping to bridge the time until professional medical assistance arrives.
Manual Handling (MH): Develop correct lifting techniques and risk awareness to prevent musculoskeletal injuries when working in confined spaces within wind turbines.
▊ Advanced Rescue Training (ART)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must not exceed a body weight of 120 kg
(2) Participants must hold valid GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) certifications in the following modules:
u Working at Heights (WAH/WAHR)
u First Aid (FA/FAR)
u Manual Handling (MH/MHR)
Course Fee: NT$46,000 per participant.
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: ART-H、ART-N、SART-H、SART-N
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course focuses on confined spaces and restricted areas inside wind turbines, training participants to perform solo or team rescues in complex environments. The program emphasizes techniques for safely extricating casualties from nacelles, hubs, or towers, as well as proper stretcher handling, aiming to comprehensively enhance professional rescue and emergency response capabilities.
▊ Enhanced First Aid (EFA)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$46,000 per participant
Refresher (Refresh) Course Fee: NT$31,500 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 3 days (Refresh: 2 days)
Certification: EFA, FA
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course is specifically designed for remote wind farm environments, aiming to enhance participants’ medical response capabilities when professional medical resources are limited. The program focuses on advanced life assessment, remote medical consultation and collaboration, management of various types of trauma, and medication-assisted first aid, providing critical life support to casualties before professional medical assistance arrives.
▊ Wind Limited Access (WLA)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and must not exceed a body weight of 120 kg.
Course Fee: NT$20,000 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: WLA ONL/OFL
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course is specifically designed for non-technical or short-term personnel, such as inspectors, cleaners, or visitors. The program focuses on fundamental safety knowledge for accessing and exiting wind turbines, including basic ladder climbing techniques, fall protection equipment usage, and elementary emergency evacuation procedures. It ensures that participants can safely enter and exit turbines and perform specific tasks under the guidance of qualified technical personnel.
▊ Control of Hazardous Energies – Basic Safety (CoHE BaSC)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$10,000 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: CoHE Basic Safety
Certification Validity: 2 years. Prior to expiration, participants may take a refresher (Refresh) course to extend the validity of their certification.
This course is designed to develop participants’ ability to identify and control various potential energy sources within wind turbines, such as mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic energy. The program emphasizes the standard Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, ensuring that participants can correctly isolate and release hazardous energy before performing maintenance, thereby preventing occupational injuries caused by unexpected equipment start-up.
▊ Basic Technical Training (BTT)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$55,000 per participant
øGroup discounts are available. Please contact our sales team for details.
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: BTT-M/E/H (Three independent module certifications)
Certification Validity: No expiration
Basic Technical Training (BTT) provides fundamental knowledge and skills related to wind turbine mechanics, electricity, and hydraulics. It also covers awareness of task-related hazards and risks, safe working procedures, and proper use of personal protective equipment. The course includes the following three module:
Mechanical: Introduction to wind turbine structures and mechanical systems, understanding their operating principles, and learning how to perform tasks on wind turbines safety and correctly.
Electrical: Through fundamental electrical knowledge, circuit diagrams, and explanations of electrical risks and hazards, trainees will be able to correctly assemble circuits and perform accurate and safe measurement tasks.
Hydraulics: Through fundamental knowledge of hydraulics and explanations of related risks and hazards, trainees will be able to safely and correctly perform hydraulic tasks in the wind farm environment.
▊ Basic Technical Training – Bolt Tightening (BTTB)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
(2) Participants must hold a valid GWO Basic Technical Training (BTT) Mechanical certification.
Course Fee: NT$25,000 per participant
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: BTT Bolt Tightening (BTT-B)
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is designed to build a solid foundation in mechanical operations, covering basic tool usage and mechanical principles. Participants will gain an understanding of the mechanical systems within wind turbines, such as the gearbox, yaw, and pitch systems, and learn how to safely and correctly use various hand tools and measuring instruments. The program also covers the fundamentals of bolt tightening and risk identification, providing essential skills for entering the wind energy technical field and performing routine maintenance tasks.
▊ Basic Technical Training – Installation (BTTI)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
(2) Participants must hold a valid GWO Basic Technical Training (BTT) certifications in Mechanical and Bolt Tightening.
Course Fee: NT$45,000 per participant
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: BTT Installation (BTT-I)
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course bridges foundational technical knowledge, on-site assembly procedures, and component collaboration, with a focus on wind turbine construction site operations. The program covers risk assessment during installation, proper use of hand tools and large torque tools, as well as bolt tensioning and torquing techniques. It equips participants with the skills to safely and accurately complete turbine installation tasks in a wind farm environment.
▊ Slinger Signaller (SLS)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$33,000 per participant
Course Duration: 2 days
Certification: Slinger Signaller
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is designed to develop participants’ professional skills for performing safe lifting operations in wind farm environments. The program covers proper selection and inspection of lifting equipment, load center assessment, and precise use of international hand signals and radio communication. Participants will learn risk management techniques during lifting operations, ensuring that heavy components are safely and accurately guided in collaboration with crane operators.
▊ Service Lift User (SLU)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$14,000 per participant
Course Duration: 1 day
Certification: Service Lift User
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is designed to ensure that participants can safely and correctly operate service elevators inside wind turbines. The program covers pre-operation inspections, operational procedures, safe load limits, and emergency evacuation and rescue procedures in the event of a malfunction or power outage. Through this training, participants will effectively reduce the risks associated with elevator operation, ensuring safe vertical transportation within the turbine.
▊ Blade Repair (BR)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$160,000 per participant
Course Duration: 10 days
Certification: Blade Repair
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is specifically designed for wind turbine blade maintenance technicians, providing professional training from fundamental composite material theory to advanced repair techniques. The program covers blade structure identification, damage assessment, and practical repair, skills, including surface coating restoration, structural lamination repair, and core material replacement. Participants will learn how to correctly mix and apply chemical resins, and master grinding and sanding techniques under controlled conditions. The course also emphasizes strict safety procedures, including chemical personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and risk management in the repair environment, ensuring that participants can independently perform high-quality blade repairs on-site while maintaining structural safety.
▊ Instructor Qualification Training (IQT)
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
Course Fee: NT$157,500 per participant
Course Duration: 9 days
Certification: Instructor Qualification Training
Certification Validity: No expiration
This Course is designed to develop participants with GWO professional skills into qualified instructors. The program covers topics such as adult learning theory, course design, teaching practice, and assessment techniques. Participants will learn how to create a safe learning environment and ensure that instruction effectively conveys GWO safety standards, enabling trainees to efficiently acquire the critical skills required in the wind energy industry.
▊ Instructor Qualification Crossover Training (IQTX)
Eligibility Requirements:
(1) Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
(2) At least 1,000 hours of instructional experience, which must include both GWO teaching hours and other documented adult technical education experience. Participants are required to submit official documentation from GWO training organization verifying all teaching hours.
Course Fee: NT$52,500 per participant
Course Duration: 3 days
Certification: Instructor Qualification Crossover Training
Certification Validity: No expiration
This course is specifically designed for individuals who already hold teaching qualifications in other industries, such as healthcare, military, police, or firefighting. The program focuses on bridging existing instructional experience into the wind energy sector, providing an in-depth understanding of GWO training standards, audit requirements, and unique risk management protocols. It equips experienced instructors to quickly adapt to the GWO system and ensure that their teaching aligns with globally consistent training benchmarks in the wind energy industry.