Training

Blade courses built from field experience.

Online courses taught by a certified GWO Blade Repair instructor who still reviews and repairs blades. Real damage, real images, real decisions.

Format
Live online
Courses
Foundations & specialist
Instructor
GWO certified

Course 1 · Foundations

General blade introduction

For people new to wind or working around blades without an engineering background: O&M and asset management staff, project, sales and finance teams.

approx. 2 hoursOnline5 modules
  1. Wind energy and the blade's role
  2. Anatomy of a blade
  3. How blades work in operation
  4. Blade damage: an overview
  5. Inspection and maintenance basics

Course 2 · Specialist

Blade damages

For drone pilots and junior inspection analysts who capture or first-review blade images. Learn to recognise damage, avoid false findings, deliver data that is easy to assess, and know when to escalate a case to a blade expert.

10–12 hoursOnline, in several sessions9 modulesFinal assessment
  1. Wind turbines and their blades: operational context
  2. Blade anatomy: structure and materials
  3. How to read drone inspection data
  4. Root causes of blade damage
  5. Damage catalogue: complete visual recognition
  6. Structural failures: advanced visual recognition
  7. What is not damage: common misinterpretations
  8. Severity framework: classification and interpretation
  9. Integrated practice and final assessment

GWO

Certified GWO instruction

Certified GWO Blade Repair (BR), Basic Technical Training (BTT) and Basic Safety Training (BST) are also available. All courses can be adapted to your team, your fleet and your own severity criteria.

  • Damage recognition
  • Severity categories
  • Leading edge erosion
  • Lightning damage
  • Bondlines
  • Drone data quality

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