ARARAT College students participated in an information session aimed at providing students with an introduction to the benefits of renewable energy and wind farms on Tuesday last week.
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The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning students met with Ararat Wind Farm communications manager Tanya Jackson for the classroom session.
It provided the year 11 and 12 students with a hands-on learning option that provides flexibility to undertake a study program that suits students’ specific interest and needs.
Ms Jackson said it allowed the Ararat Wind Farm to explain the opportunities available in the renewable energy sector.
“This is a great opportunity to engage with the next generation of workers and inform them of potential vocational opportunities available in a sustainable industry, right here in their back yard,” she said.
“The details of the Ararat Wind Farm project provide a comprehensive source of information ranging from the way wind energy works to the logistics of transporting the 50-metre turbine blades to site.
“We welcome the chance to talk to community groups and hope they are as excited as we are about the development of this significant project here in Ararat.”
The Ararat Wind Farm is owned by a consortium of renewable energy companies.
It was the first major wind farm contract signed following the restoration of the Renewable Energy Target.
It will power around 120,000 homes each year, including six per cent of Victorian households.
The project will also sell 40 per cent of the energy it produces to the ACT government.
