Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many accredited providers of training to the Career Transition Partnership offer the Global Wind Organisation’s Basic Skills Training standard to veterans.

The Career Transition Partnership (CTP), as the official provider of Armed Forces' resettlement support to all Regular Service leavers, recently introduced the CTP Wind Skills Academy, offering Service leavers the opportunity to gain industry-recognised qualifications from the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). The Basic Safety Training course (five days) and the Basic Technical Training course (four days) have been brought onto the CTP Contract Funded programme, offering an exceptional opportunity to access training linked to employment in the sector.

In addition to the training offered by CTP directly under contract, CTP manages a Preferred Suppliers (PS) list of training providers UK-wide with the aim of supporting those Service leavers and veterans who cannot secure a place on a CTP training course. In relation to the GWO training providers, there are four training providers within the PS list who deliver GWO training (on and offshore) as well as 20 providers delivering engineering training.