Goldwind Americas, a subsidiary of China’s Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Tech Co Ltd (HKG:2208), plans to offer a free training program for coal miners in Wyoming, which produces more coal than any other state.

At an energy conference in Wyoming last week, the company announced that it would offer free wind farm technician training to local coal miners, The New York Times reported.

Under the Goldwind Works program, the company plans to offer a series of informational meetings in Wyoming as well as a safety training and tower climb at a wind farm in Montana.

The program is expected to begin next month.

Goldwind Americas has signed an agreement to supply wind turbines to a project in Carbon County, Wyo. Once the installation is completed, as many as 200 workers will be required to operate the plant.

Hundreds of coal miners lost their jobs in Wyoming last year. With this new free training program, they would be able to find jobs in the growing wind energy job market.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for mining and geological engineers in the U.S. will grow by 6% between 2014 and 2024, while employment for wind turbine technicians is expected to grow by 108%.

“If we can tap into that market and also help out folks that might be experiencing some challenges in the work force today, I think that it can be a win-win situation,” he said. “If you’re a wind technician, you obviously can’t be afraid of heights. You have to be able to work at heights, and you have to be able to work at heights in a safe manner,” Goldwind Americas CEO David Halligan was quoted as saying by the Times.

Halligan told the newspaper that the Wyoming wind project could generate thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of full-time operations and support positions.

Goldwind wants to test the free training program in Wyoming and is hoping to eventually roll out the program in other states.

Meanwhile, shares of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Tech Co Ltd (HKG:2208) are down more than 11% so far this year.