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The Talent Factory - Attracting the future employees of the industry Anders Mika Dalegaard Project Manager Danish Wind Industry Association. The Danish challenges The aim of The Talent Factory Companies behind The Talent Factory The Talent Factory offers Results so fare. Headlines.

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  1. The Talent Factory- Attracting the future employees of the industryAnders Mika DalegaardProject ManagerDanish Wind Industry Association

  2. The Danish challenges The aim of The Talent Factory Companies behind The Talent Factory The Talent Factory offers Results so fare Headlines

  3. The industry is experiencing yearly growth rates at 25-30 percent. The industry needs more than 150 new engineers in Denmark every year. Decreasing interest in engineering among young Danes and existing engineer students have limited knowledge about wind power. The industry in Denmark is faced with an fierce competition to recruit young engineers This led to new ideas to approach the students and new ways to show responsibility towards educating the next generation of engineers in the wind power industry. The Danish challenges

  4. Purpose of Talent Fatory • Web based portal to improve the image and knowledge about the wind power industry among engineer students and educators • A wish from the industry to show a larger engagement in the education of new engineers • Put focus on the broad span of technical challenges and opportunities in the industry • The opportunity to recruit more highly qualified employees for the wind industry • The opportunity to get to know the young talents on an early stage of their education

  5. What are we hoping to achieve? • A new link between the industry and students – one door between industry and education • A lager number of students in traineeships and project cooperation's with the industry • Improved knowledge and interest about wind power among students and educators • Wind power becomes a part of the daily education

  6. The Wind industry should draw attention to the things that makes it different – the environmental benefit The Talent Factory speaks to both to the heart and mind Work in an industry that is ethically motivating Global career opportunities in the frontline of an industry with a booming technological and economical development Showing there's a difference

  7. Companies Benefits from the campaign . Must motivate and offer services The Danish Wind Industry Association Campaign manager Ambassadors Educators + students Setup

  8. 15 attractive companies from the Danish wind power industry A mix of wind turbine manufacturers, subcontractors and power companies Represents the wide range of technical challenges and Illustrates the broad need for engineers The companies

  9. The companies

  10. The Talent Factory markets the entire industry to increase the knowledge about wind power and make the industry appear more attractive to the students. In the end when the students has graduated its up to the companies to market themselves. Campaigning the entire industry

  11. The Talent Factory offers • Traineeships • Project cooperation • Company visits • Guest lectures • Visits to wind turbine sites • One contact person in each company • A opportunity for the students to make themselves visible to the companies by adding their CV

  12. Talent bank with future potential employees One door to the students and educational institutions Access to students’ research Wind power will increasingly be integrated in the education Increased attention on wind power among students Company advantages

  13. Information channel about the wind industry One door to the wind industry Possibility for practical training, project cooperation, company visits and so on Contact with potential future employers Hands on experience Students advantages

  14. More than 35 project proposals available More than 10 traineeships available Approx. 100 CV’s in the database Approx. 100 applications for the Wind Power Tour 2007 A strong ambassador network among educators at the engineering educations Results so far

  15. Difficult to reach students and educators because of fierce competition from other businesses Difficult to change the mentality in the companies and making them proactive towards students Advantage that it’s entire industry that’s behind the initiative Learning points

  16. It works - Look they are smiling

  17. Thank you for your attention Learn more at: www.talentfactory.dk

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