Water Utility Apprenticeship, Internship Program Partner – WIL Collaborator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a representative for a utility, apprenticeship sponsor, labor partner, or training provider dedicated to jointly delivering water-trades pathways.

• Assist in defining trainee groups, supervisors/mentors, and job-placement pathways into water/wastewater positions.

• Provide non-proprietary program design contributions, including hours, credentials, safety/onboarding, and success metrics.

• Facilitate the drafting of letters of support and MOU language for collaborative workforce proposals as mutually agreed upon.

• Optionally provide guidance to WIL on evaluation metrics related to completion, placement, and retention.

⛳️ Requirements

• Currently employed at a drinking water or wastewater utility, registered apprenticeship sponsor, labor organization, community college/technical school, or nonprofit training organization serving the water sector.

• Possess the authority (or a clear pathway to authority) to discuss partnership or host-site arrangements.

• Experience in managing or supporting internships, apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, or bridge programs.

• Openness to being considered for time-limited collaborations (affiliate/consulting/institutional partnership).

• Authorization to collaborate with a U.S. nonprofit research organization.

• Established registered apprenticeship standards for water/wastewater occupations.

• Proven track record of measurable trainee placements into utility positions.

• Experience with federal or state workforce grants as a partner (not mandatory).

• Geographic focus that you can host (city/region) along with an estimated annual trainee capacity.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contribute to workforce intelligence reports and publications.

• Engage in applied workforce research initiatives.

• Gain insights into operational workforce planning systems and labor market analysis.

• Contribute to the development of workforce intelligence methodologies and frameworks.

• Build portfolio-quality workforce intelligence projects.

• Collaborate on workforce intelligence dashboards and operational labor analysis.

• Participate in workforce intelligence discussions with industry operators and advisors.

• Expand research collaborations.

• Engage in advisory initiatives.

• Participate in future grant-supported projects.

• Contribute to workforce intelligence publications and presentations.