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    The first of many more to come.  We have Sat Nav now, so we don’t need them for navigation and wildlife can find something else to colonise.


    There are many people still around at the tail end of their careers, who were involved in was once at the leading edge of technology. There were many early teething troubles with the new 500MW units, including the famous Cooling Tower collapse at Ferrybridge  https://indoaero.com/2011/12/14/vibration-damages-towers-case-ferrybridge-cooling-towers-collapse/ .  It is tempting to see these old power stations and the collieries that were once also common in that area as dirty and polluting. However, The Generating and Coal Boards were responsible for a huge amount of skilled employment with excellent training opportunities. I’m no longer in contact with the Training Centre at Ferrybridge A, but without such establishments (The Uniper Academy at Ratcliffe on Soar is an excellent example) our capability to deliver vocational skills is diminished. 


    There are only so many career opportunities in forced Rhubarb! Is anyone familiar with skills training and career opportunities in renewables?

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    The first of many more to come.  We have Sat Nav now, so we don’t need them for navigation and wildlife can find something else to colonise.


    There are many people still around at the tail end of their careers, who were involved in was once at the leading edge of technology. There were many early teething troubles with the new 500MW units, including the famous Cooling Tower collapse at Ferrybridge  https://indoaero.com/2011/12/14/vibration-damages-towers-case-ferrybridge-cooling-towers-collapse/ .  It is tempting to see these old power stations and the collieries that were once also common in that area as dirty and polluting. However, The Generating and Coal Boards were responsible for a huge amount of skilled employment with excellent training opportunities. I’m no longer in contact with the Training Centre at Ferrybridge A, but without such establishments (The Uniper Academy at Ratcliffe on Soar is an excellent example) our capability to deliver vocational skills is diminished. 


    There are only so many career opportunities in forced Rhubarb! Is anyone familiar with skills training and career opportunities in renewables?

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