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New Jersey Offshore Wind Bootcamp Training
June 20, 2023 - June 21, 2023
Bootcamp Objective: | |||||||||
This 2-day offshore wind training bootcamp is for university students and engineers who are interested in starting a career in offshore wind industry to gain initial knowledge and understanding. The event aims to cover the general aspects of offshore wind farms. This bootcamp training will issue certificate of completion with 14 hours of PDH. Approximately this bootcamp is equivalent to a 1-credit course. If a participant passes the examination (multiple-choice questions) at the end of the bootcamp, this course can constitute towards a graduate certificate in the offshore wind education program under planning at NJIT. | |||||||||
Target Audience: | |||||||||
There are no pre-requisite course requirements. Participants are expected to have an educational background in college-level or advanced-placement level of engineering or physical sciences. The bootcamp aims to provide a short-term, rigorous, fast-paced, and focused fundamental training to help practicing engineers, researchers, and graduates to transition from traditional power engineering roles into the new field of offshore wind energy. | |||||||||
Bootcamp Program: | |||||||||
Day 1: Opening Remarks, Course 1 (Offshore Wind Farm Overview), Course 2 (Generation), Course 3 (Offshore Wind Export Cable Systems), Course 4 (Offshore Substations) | |||||||||
Day 2: Panel Forum (Latest Industrial Developments and Career Prospects), Course 5 (Grid Interconnection), Course 6 (Wind Policy), Course 7 (Operation and Maintenance), Examination (Multiple-Choice Questions) | |||||||||
Bootcamp Full Agenda | |||||||||
Registration Link (including parking, food and refreshment)
Program Director: Philip Pong (NJIT), Email: philip.pong@njit.edu Industrial Director: Chad Watson (PSEG) For more information, please visit: https://web.njit.edu/~wp24/oswbootcamp/ |