South West Water has welcomed twenty-one new apprentices to its award-winning apprenticeship programme.
The most recent intake brings to 85 the total number of apprentices who have joined South West Water since 2011.
Head of Employee Development, Nigel Fenn, said:
“In 2010 we identified a serious skills gap with 40% of our operational employees likely to retire within 10 years. We introduced apprentices as part of our workforce development plan to grow a qualified workforce and ensure we continue to deliver the high quality services our customers expect.”
Working in a variety of business support roles and Drinking Water Services the apprentices will learn while they work while also establishing their future career.
Current apprentices fulfil roles in a wide range of areas, including waste water operations, civil engineering, communications, technical services, laboratory and administration. All apprentices work with a designated mentor when they begin their apprenticeship.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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