船員不僅是船舶相關產業的重要資產，更是現階段推動海事產業持續運行的重要齒輪，因此船員的人力資源無論在學術研究領域的探討，抑或是人力資源供給之實務層面的實行均受高度關注。在臺灣政府決議逐步除役核能後，離岸風電成為綠能產業發展重心，國內外開發商紛紛投入資源，新造與引進專用工程船舶以執行風機安裝，顯著推升對具備風場作業能力船員之需求。然而全球化分工導致國際市場對船員需求同步攀升，壓縮本國商船與離岸風電工程船的人力供應，使勞力短缺問題日益加劇。船員人力供應不穩，且臺灣船員對風場作業設備操作經驗不足，航商在轉換商船與海事工程的管理模式時之組織適應亦待提升。若相關結構性問題未獲改善，將危及海上施工安全、風機安裝進度，並延宕離岸風場建設，進而影響我國高科技產業所倚賴之電力供給與經濟成長，因此離岸風場建設與管理的問題不容忽視。
離岸風場的建置是一項專業度要求相當高的產業，其建設過程可比擬為一套系統工程，工作內容之分工相當細。在船員短缺的背景下，我國之風電產業與船舶運輸業、遠洋漁業等產業競爭，互相搶爭船員效力的情形屢見不鮮。我國目前培育航海員的大專層級有三大院校，皆主要以培育商船船員的訓練模式為主。然而臺灣的風電產業因發展較晚，導致高專業要求的風電船船員沒有由官方主導之一套具系統性的訓練、檢核的機制，為其工作者的素質進行把關。政府對風電產業的關注度不足，也連帶降低了風電產業的曝光率，進而對風電工程船船員的招募造成不利影響。
本研究以我國現缺乏由官方主導之離岸風電工程船員訓練與考核制度為背景，旨在探討風電船員專業化管理與培訓體系之發展方向。研究採用半結構式訪談結合紮根理論進行分析，並輔以設計問卷，透過對權益關係人觀感與需求之訪談，評估建立系統化訓練機制的必要性與可行性。研究結果顯示政策支持不足、培訓機制缺乏及多元利益主體協調不彰等結構性困境；並彙整出推動官方主導課程規劃、階段性認證制度、跨部門協作機制等具體策略。期望本研究能為政府制訂與實施風電船員專業考核制度提供實證基礎與政策建議，促進產業安全與永續發展。本研究結果對理論與實務均具參考價值，可作為未來臺灣離岸風電船員訓練制度優化之框架參考。

Seafarers constitute a critical form of human capital within maritime industries, serving not only as indispensable operational assets but also as the driving mechanism for sustained maritime activity. Following Taiwan’s decision to decommission nuclear power, offshore wind energy has emerged as the central pillar of the national renewable‐energy strategy. Domestic and international developers have consequently invested heavily in purpose built installation vessels, precipitating a marked increase in demand for seafarers skilled in wind farm operations. Concurrently, globalization has intensified international competition for maritime labor, constricting Taiwan’s merchant and offshore wind vessel crewing pools and exacerbating workforce shortages. This instability, coupled with Taiwanese crews’ limited experience with specialized installation equipment and maritime operators’ challenges in adapting management practices from conventional shipping to offshore engineering contexts, threatens both the safety of offshore construction vessels and the timely completion of turbine assembly. Any ensuing delays risk undermining Taiwan’s overall electricity supply, upon which its high technology economy heavily depends and thus imperil national economic growth.

Offshore wind farm development functions as a sophisticated system engineering enterprise, characterized by highly segmented workflows and stringent technical requirements. In the face of crew scarcity, Taiwan’s wind energy sector regularly competes with commercial shipping and distant water fisheries for qualified seafarers. Although three tertiary institutions currently offer maritime cadet training, their curricula remain oriented toward conventional merchant vessel operations. The offshore wind sector’s relatively recent emergence has, therefore, precluded the establishment of an official, systematic training and certification framework to ensure workforce competency. Moreover, limited governmental engagement has diminished industry visibility, further hampering the recruitment of specialized installation personnel.

Situated against this backdrop of absent formal training and assessment mechanisms, this study explores avenues for the professionalization and management of Taiwan’s offshore windfarm operation vessel seafarers. Employing semi structured qualitative interviews analyzed through grounded theory, supplemented by stakeholder perception surveys, the research evaluates both the necessity and feasibility of instituting a structured training regime. Findings reveal structural impediments, including insufficient policy support, a dearth of dedicated training mechanisms, and inadequate inter organizational coordination and synthesize concrete strategies such as government led curriculum development, phased certification protocols, and enhanced cross departmental collaboration. These outcomes furnish an empirical foundation and policy recommendations for governmental authorities, thereby advancing both the theoretical discourse and practical implementation of seafarer professionalization in Taiwan’s offshore wind industry.

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