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Workforce Development

This area covers ways to develop and prepare tomorrow’s utility leaders.

 

Articles from Journal AWWA:

Not Because I'm a Girl
January 2010

Women's Advancement: One Engineering Firm's Pathway to Leadership
August 2009

Generations at Work: The Problems, Power, and Promise Explored
May 2009

Reaching Out to Young Adults
January 2009

One Piece of the Workforce Puzzle: Internship Programs
June 2008

 

Papers from AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference (previously known as Joint Management Conference):

Implementing a Successful Mentor Program in Your Organization
AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference 2010

Preparing for the Future: The Development of a High School Utilities Intern Program for the City of Akron, Ohio
AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference 2008

Workforce Development: Building Future Leaders in Operations and Maintenance
Joint Management Conference 2006

Implementation of an Organizational Development Plan to Create a Learning Organization
Joint Management Conference 2006

 

WEF Utility Executive Article:

Wastewater Utilities Respond Slowly to Looming Brain Drain Prospect 
Published January/February 2005

 

WEF WE&T Articles:

WEF Addresses Certification, Training Issues
September 2011

Viewpoint: Without Operator Skill, Water Quality Goes Down the Tube
September 2011

Wisconsin Tackles Tandem Certification and Training Programs
July 2011

Succession Planning: Bridging the Mentoring Gap
February 2010

Mentoring: Unleashing Your Inner Hendrix 
Published September 2007

Operator Certification: How State Limits on Reciprocity Limit Career Options 

 

WEFTEC Proceedings:

Transforming the Organization: Building an Effective Employee Development Program
WEFTEC 2009

Middle Management of the Modern Water and Wastewater Utility: A Training Needs Assessment
WEFTEC 2008

Personal Perspectives on an Award-Winning Mentoring Program
WEFTEC 2008

Developing Future Managers From Today's Workforce
WEFTEC 2007 

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders for Aurora Water
WEFTEC 2007

Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce: The Personal Side of Mentoring
WEFTEC 2007

Research Provides Important Insights Into Leadership Development
WEFTEC 2007