This training program for wind turbine technicians is focused on specific, hands-on competencies. Our unique training model moves students from the classroom to the learning labs and into the field quickly. Trainee success requires a self-directed learning style, a desire to learn through hands-on practice, and a dedication to become a world-class technician in the wind industry. The Wind Turbine Technician Academy is part of the Kalamazoo Valley Community College, offering this course as a non-credit full-time program allowing men and women the chance to be job ready in less than six months. Students attend Monday through Friday, 8 hours each day for 24 weeks.