GWO Basic Safety Training Practice Test

The GWO Basic Safety Training Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests the knowledge behind GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) for wind turbine technicians — working at heights and rescue, first aid, manual handling and fire awareness, and sea survival and offshore transfer — written to the Global Wind Organisation Basic Safety Training Standard, European Resuscitation Council 2025 guidelines, HSE work at height and manual handling guidance and RNLI cold water advice for 2026. Practical modules are assessed hands-on at GWO-certified training providers. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable GWO Wind Training Readiness certificate (SOA-GWOW). Every question is based on published standards and research — including GWO Basic Safety Training Standard (Global Wind Organisation), European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 (European Resuscitation Council), Fire safety in the workplace (UK Health and Safety Executive) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free GWO Basic Safety Training Practice Test built on the current Global Wind Organisation exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers working at heights, first aid, manual handling and fire awareness and sea survival and offshore transfer, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a GWO Wind Training Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: GWO Basic Safety Training Standard (Global Wind Organisation); European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 (European Resuscitation Council); Fire safety in the workplace (UK Health and Safety Executive); Manual handling at work (Health and Safety Executive (UK)); Work at height: the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (UK Health and Safety Executive); Cold water shock and staying safe in water (RNLI). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Working at Heights (Fall protection, Ladders and anchors and Rescue); First Aid (Primary survey, CPR and AED and Bleeding and shock); Manual Handling and Fire Awareness (Manual handling, Fire triangle and Fire response); Sea Survival and Offshore Transfer (Transfer, Immersion and Survival in water). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Wind turbine technician, Offshore wind technician, Blade repair or inspection technician, Electrical or mechanical service engineer and Graduate entering renewable energy. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show GWO Wind Training knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

GWO Basic Safety Training is the wind industry's common standard for safety training. It is made up of modules — First Aid, Manual Handling, Fire Awareness, Working at Heights and Sea Survival — taken at GWO-certified training providers, with certificates recorded in the GWO WINDA database.

GWO Basic Safety Training modules are valid for 24 months. Technicians renew them by taking the shorter refresher (BSTR) modules before the certificates expire.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available GWO Wind Training content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.