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Training the Next Generation
Author(s) -
Carper Steve,
Green Deborah
Publication year - 2010
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.1551-8833.2010.tb10057.x
Subject(s) - technician , training (meteorology) , workforce , water conservation , environmental resource management , environmental planning , section (typography) , business , engineering , geography , water resources , political science , environmental science , ecology , meteorology , law , electrical engineering , biology , advertising
This article discusses water utility workforce succession and knowledge retention issues related to the increase in requirements for environmental and water conservation programs. The article discusses the conspicuous lack of formalized training and competency assessment available to currently practicing or potential water conservation professionals. The article highlights water conservation training by AWWA's California‐Nevada (CA‐NV) Section, and the Lane Community College (LCC) Water Conservation Technician Program, and mentions a conservation program offered by AWWA's Pacific Northwest Section Water Conservation Committee (PNWS WCC) that is regionally specific to Oregon, Washington and Idaho. This program was designed to be modular and to allow for the removal of geographically‐specific information and the inclusion of modules from other geographic areas.