Professional Development

For everyone who works in Wastes and Resource Management, the next decade will see strong emphasis on raising professional standards in response to legislative, environmental and public pressures. High quality professionals will be in demand.

The basis of a strong high quality professional industry lies with the underpinning knowledge provided by a sound and vigorous education, and during the last few years the growth of waste and resource management education has been one of the key aspects in improved standards.

This section covers information relating to:

• Operator Competence
• Qualifications
• CIWM Accreditation of third party events and training (including academic courses)
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 
• Structured Learning and Development (SLD) 
• E-learning
  AD Training and Skills Matrix

Each year CIWM presents the Professional Awards. These can provide opportunities for CPD and SLD. For further information about the awards themselves and the Award Ceremony, please see the Professional Awards pages.