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A Case Study in Offshore Wind Development: New Workforce for a New Industry

One of the most important economic benefits for local communities provided by offshore wind development is job creation, and Vineyard Offshore is committed to providing good jobs with family sustaining wages in support of a just transition.

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One of the most important economic benefits for local communities provided by offshore wind development is job creation, and Vineyard Offshore is committed to providing good jobs with family sustaining wages in support of a just transition.

The Vineyard method of offshore wind development means developing a skilled, diverse, and inclusive local offshore wind workforce for current and future projects.

With construction of Vineyard Wind 1 ongoing, Vineyard Offshore continues to draw lessons from the project to determine how to maximize employment opportunities for local workers, union and non-union, on the offshore wind projects that will power the U.S. economy of the future.

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HOW VINEYARD OFFSHORE IS BUILDING A NEW WORKFORCE

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PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT WITH DIVERSITY GOALS

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LOOKING LOCAL FIRST

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FOLLOWING THROUGH, HIRING UP

“Offshore wind is a huge opportunity for people in New Bedford and the surrounding area to join a new and growing industry. Vineyard Wind and the building trade unions offer residents a chance to get in on the ground floor.”

Yvonne Tobey

Program Director of the Building Pathways South pre-apprenticeship program, which recruited participants for its program, including a new Offshore Wind 101 curriculum offered through Massachusetts Maritime Academy, at the New Bedford job fairs.