It’s no secret that the operator workforce is aging. Now’s the time to groom a new generation. Water Environment Federation’s Students and Young Professionals Committee is a great resource.
A Baltimore initiative recruits unemployed and underemployed young people and trains them for water and wastewater careers.
A plant in western Kentucky finds creative ways to deal with the challenges of an aging workforce and excess treatment capacity.
Dealing with a tint from an unknown source is just one example of how the Craigsville team experiments and adapts its way to quality water.
The BAYWORK collaborative in the San Francisco area reaches out to attract new blood to the profession while helping existing operators sustain and expand their skills.
A model competition in Florida gives elementary to high school students hands-on experience in form-follows-function engineering.
A Kentucky city partners with a community college on an apprenticeship program to train potential replacements for water and wastewater workers planning to retire.
