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OPITO meets critical skills demand with new High

Voltage qualifcations

OPITO’s progressive framework delivers industry- recognised training for some of the most vital specialist electrical skills in the energy transition.

s global energy systems diversify and wind power

The skills gap holding back high rapidly expands, employers face a growing chal- voltage capability lenge: a shortage of highly skilled personnel ca-

OPITO’s decision to develop High Voltage qualifcations pable of operating, maintaining, and controlling was driven by clear changes unfolding across the energy sec-

A increasingly complex electrical infrastructure driven by ris- tor. Growing electricity demand and the shift towards high- ing high-voltage requirements.

capacity, higher-voltage networks mean engineers are now

To bridge this gap, OPITO, the global, not-for-proft skills required to work with greater electrical loads – and more body, has launched a suite of High Voltage qualifcations to complex switching operations – than ever before. set clear, industry-recognized training certifcates and offer a

As the operating environment becomes more demand- progressive learning framework for these critical skills.

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