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Meet the finalists for the 2024 Young Achiever Award and the 2024 Instructor of the Year Award. Reserve your spot for the Forum 2024 now!
This year marks the third edition of the GWO Safety & Training Awards, and GWO is excited to announce the shortlists for both the 2024 Young Achiever of the Year Award and the Instructor of the Year Award. We are especially thrilled to introduce the Instructor of the Year Award in 2024 for the first time.
Young Achiever Award
This award celebrates outstanding contributions from individuals under the age of 30within our training provider network. The finalists exemplify the vital role young talent plays in the wind industry and across the GWO network.
The finalists for the 2024 Young Achiever award are:
· Javier Delgado, Director, Wind Trade Academy (Americas)
· Paige Convery, Funding Account Manager, 3t Training Services (Europe)
· Wu Meng Shan (Sandy), BST Instructor/Commercial & Marketing Coordinator, MTIC (APAC)
Instructor of the Year
In its first year, this new category has attracted more than 700 nominations across over 80 different training providers. We were delighted to welcome nominations from every region.
The finalists for the 2024 Instructor of the Year award are:
· Kyle Henry, Tech Safety Lines (North America)
· Scott Bradley, 3t Training Services (Northern Europe)
· Kaspars Kalniņš, BOTC Riga (EMEA)
· Paulo Ricardo Da Silva Ferreira, Wind Training Center (Latin America)
· Nguyen Tien Dung, PVD Training (APAC)
Congratulations to all of the finalists for their dedication and achievements in training excellence!
We are grateful to our Judging Panel for their contribution to this year’s edition. The 2024 judging panel were:
Head to our website for updates on our shortlist and the GWO Safety and Training Awards: https://www.gwosafetyawards.com/events/awards-2024
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