Continuing to Serve
Oregon operator turns Air Force experience into a successful wastewater career. Read more.
A Military Vet Applies His Water Background to a Prosperous Career in the Wastewater Profession
Skills learned during an Air Force career help Rodney Lance run an efficient clean-water plant and work effectively with this team. https://www.tpomag.com/editorial/2022/10/a-military-vet-applies-his-water-background-to-a-prosperous-career-in-the-wastewater-profession
Big Ideas for Small Communities
Water sector guidance on workforce development often neglects a simple truth: Most utilities do not have the funds, staff, or pool of potential workers in their communities to justify investments beyond those necessary to meet regulatory requirements. Read the full article in May 2022 Water Environment & Technology.
Creating a Workforce as Diverse as Customers
Gather a random sample of water utility customers from nearly anywhere, and chances are good that they will represent an array of different ages, races, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Gather a random sample of water utility workers, however, and data suggest the range of demographics they represent will shrink dramatically. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics …
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Future-Proof Facilities Begin With Tech-Savvy Staff
Keeping the topics and technologies covered in water sector workforce development programs modern is essential. In addition to promoting employee skills, emphasizing technology during training provides a vital investment in community resilience. The goal is to create a workforce that can adapt to the next generation of threats — and opportunities — to better protect …
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Transformative Water Leadership Academy Accepting Applications!
The Transformative Water Leadership Academy (TWLA) is where the next generation of high-level water utility leaders focus on the foundations of sustainable community leadership: how to integrate social, environmental, and financial concerns into important decisions about water utilities. This 10-month program addresses leadership for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater management, and water reuse. Participants will learn …
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How to Build a Better Workforce Program
Reinvigorating the water workforce will require more than public outreach. It will require intentional, proactive planning to connect with potential workers where they live, as well as establishing easily navigable paths between training and career. Read the full article in May 2022 Water Environment & Technology
The Many Meanings of ‘Mentorship’
Ask anybody in the water sector how they first entered the profession, and most answers will have something in common: the influence of a mentor. Read the full article in May 2022 Water Environment & Technology
Words On Water #218: Andy Kricun on Best Practices in Workforce Development
LISTEN to @AndyKricun of @MoonshotWater discuss a compendium of 21 case studies on how water utilities improved workforces through educational programs and internships, recruitment practices, employee optimization, and transfer of institutional knowledge.
WEF’s Compendium of Successful Water Workforce Practices
“Perhaps no aspect of water and wastewater treatment is more important than the workforce that performs the day-to-day work needed to provide safe drinking water and to protect our public waterways.” says Andy Kircun in his WEF Blog about WEF’s Compendium of Successful Water Workforce Practices. Read the full blog. Download the full Compendium on …
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