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Onshore wind farm technician

Other names

wind turbine service technician, wind farm technician, onshore wind turbine repair technician, onshore wind plant operator, onshore wind turbine maintenance technician, onshore wind plant technician, onshore wind farm operator

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They check, test and fix wind turbines, find faults, and climb the towers to look at the equipment.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Troubleshoot or repair mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical malfunctions related to variable pitch systems, variable speed control systems, converter systems, or related components.

  2. 2

    Perform routine maintenance on wind turbine equipment, underground transmission systems, wind fields substations, or fibre optic sensing and control systems.

  3. 3

    Diagnose problems involving wind turbine generators or control systems.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien de maintenance sur parcs éoliens terrestres/technicienne de maintenance sur parcs éoliens terrestres
español
técnico de parques eólicos en tierra/técnica de parques eólicos en tierra
العربية
فني مزرعة رياح ساحلية
português
técnico de parque eólico terrestre/técnica de parque eólico terrestre
Deutsch
Onshore-Windkrafttechniker/Onshore-Windkrafttechnikerin
italiano
tecnico di impianti eolici onshore

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