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Workforce Strategies Committee to Address Three Key Initiatives by 2012
Author(s) -
Schneider Sue G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09994.x
Subject(s) - workforce , workforce planning , succession planning , workforce development , public relations , business , career development , management , political science , knowledge management , medical education , marketing , computer science , medicine , economics , law
This article discusses key initiatives and items of business of the AWWA Workforce Strategies Committee for the 2009‐2012 Workforce Programs Business Plan that include: defining a system for developing and sharing content among utilities and sections so that AWWA's workforce‐related website allows for the exchange of best practices and social networking around workforce issues; supporting completion of the Department of Labor (DOL) Water Sector Competency Model by defining competencies for four water sector workforce job areas, a career clusters map, topics for a website map for a career awareness website open to the public, topics for a website map for a careers section for youth, parents, and educators, and creating water education lesson plans for teachers; and, developing career paths based on the four priority job categories from the competency model, showing the progression from entry‐level to senior‐level positions. Other items of business that the committee is addressing are: planning a workshop for the AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference in San Francisco, California, in February 2010; linking veterans to water sector careers; a quantitative assessment of workforce needs; and, the Workforce Strategies Committee Facebook page.