Project #4206

Water Sector Workforce Sustainability Initiative

$154,100
Completed
Principal Investigator
Marcia
Isbell
Research Manager
Linda J Reekie
Contractor
EMA, Inc.
Workforce
Utility Management
Resilience

Abstract

Addresses workforce challenges by providing a focused analysis of the mission-critical classification at risk in terms of both numbers and work preparedness; the organizational processes, such as recruitment, selection, technical training, and knowledge retention that need to be strengthened to address those risks; and strategies that should be implemented at the utility, regional, and national level to achieve workforce sustainability. Research partner: AWWA. Published in 2010.

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