The Water Break Podcast, Episode 17: Gain, Train, Retain
“Where We Bridge the Gap Between Water Plant Operators and Engineers”
In Episode 17, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses the aging of the current water and wastewater treatment operations workforce and efforts to recruit, train, and retain new workers. Her guests are Paula Jackson, Apprenticeship Program Coordinator for the Vermont Rural Water Association, and Shea Dunifon, Education Coordinator for Pinellas County Utilities’ South Cross Bayou Education Program.
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Links:
- Brookings, Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative: Renewing the Water Workforce: Improving Water Infrastructure and Creating a Pipeline to Opportunity
- Vermont Works for Women
- Science Daily: “Sticky Questions” Raided by Study on Coral Reefs
- YouTube, Eternal Reefs: Eternal Reefs Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs Reef Ball LIVES!!
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