About

The Water Workforce Coalition is a group of organizations in the Lake Erie West Region committed to advancing the next generation of water and wastewater utility professionals.

About

The Water Workforce Coalition is a group of organizations in the Lake Erie West Region committed to advancing the next generation of water and wastewater utility professionals.

About

The Water Workforce Coalition is a group of organizations in the Lake Erie West Region committed to advancing the next generation of water and wastewater utility professionals.

Who We Are & What We Do

What Is The Water Workforce Coalition?

The Lake Erie West Water Workforce Coalition is a partnership of organizations dedicated to strengthening the water and wastewater workforce. It focuses on increasing awareness of career opportunities and supporting fast, affordable, hands-on training that prepares people to enter the field.

Our Approach

We collectively plan to develop and strengthen the region’s water treatment utility workforce through:

  • Increasing awareness of and enthusiasm for drinking water and waste water career paths

  • Creating more learning opportunities, curriculum, and instructors (faculty and current experienced employees) for those entering the drinking water utility workforce

  • Building a pipeline to connect workers to employers for water sector careers.

  • Being a comprehensive resource for information on water sector careers and strengthen collaborative efforts to meet changing needs.

Meeting the Needs of Utilities

To address the need for more operators, the Lake Erie West Water Workforce Coalition created a new program to recruit, train, and employ the next generation of water and wastewater professionals—helping close a critical workforce gap in northwest Ohio.

Who We Are & What We Do

What Is The Water Workforce Coalition?

The Lake Erie West Water Workforce Coalition is a partnership of organizations dedicated to strengthening the water and wastewater workforce. It focuses on increasing awareness of career opportunities and supporting fast, affordable, hands-on training that prepares people to enter the field.

Our Approach

We collectively plan to develop and strengthen the region’s water treatment utility workforce through:

  • Increasing awareness of and enthusiasm for drinking water and waste water career paths

  • Creating more learning opportunities, curriculum, and instructors (faculty and current experienced employees) for those entering the drinking water utility workforce

  • Building a pipeline to connect workers to employers for water sector careers.

  • Being a comprehensive resource for information on water sector careers and strengthen collaborative efforts to meet changing needs.

Meeting the Needs of Utilities

To address the need for more operators, the Lake Erie West Water Workforce Coalition created a new program to recruit, train, and employ the next generation of water and wastewater professionals—helping close a critical workforce gap in northwest Ohio.

Who We Are & What We Do

What Is The Water Workforce Coalition?

The Lake Erie West Water Workforce Coalition is a partnership of organizations dedicated to strengthening the water and wastewater workforce. It focuses on increasing awareness of career opportunities and supporting fast, affordable, hands-on training that prepares people to enter the field.

Our Approach

We collectively plan to develop and strengthen the region’s water treatment utility workforce through:

  • Increasing awareness of and enthusiasm for drinking water and waste water career paths

  • Creating more learning opportunities, curriculum, and instructors (faculty and current experienced employees) for those entering the drinking water utility workforce

  • Building a pipeline to connect workers to employers for water sector careers.

  • Being a comprehensive resource for information on water sector careers and strengthen collaborative efforts to meet changing needs.

Meeting the Needs of Utilities

To address the need for more operators, the Lake Erie West Water Workforce Coalition created a new program to recruit, train, and employ the next generation of water and wastewater professionals—helping close a critical workforce gap in northwest Ohio.

Collaboration is the Key

Our coalition is made up of industry leaders, government agencies, and educational institutions that share a common goal - to build a strong and diverse workforce for the water treatment profession.

Project Funding

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement 84034601 to Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. The contents of this website do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document.

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Submit a Job Posting

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Submit Your Opportunity

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Resources to Launch a Water Workforce Program

We have resources for partners who share our passion to replenish the water workforce.

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Join the Effort

Resources to Launch a Water Workforce Program

We have resources for partners who share our passion to replenish the water workforce.

View Our Resources

Join the Effort

Resources to Launch a Water Workforce Program

We have resources for partners who share our passion to replenish the water workforce.

View Our Resources

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The Water Workforce Coalition is creating awareness of career opportunities, centered around offering a fast, affordable, and hands-on education.

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement 84034601 to Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. The contents of this website do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this website.

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