Apprenticeship in Sustainable Resource Management

A new apprenticeship for the waste industry was launched by EU Skills in December 2010 - the Apprenticeship in Sustainable Resource Management.

Apprentices train 'on the job' while assisting with your organisation's day-to-day workload and bring in the new skills they acquire while training towards nationally recognised qualifications.

The Apprenticeship in Sustainable Resource Management embraces a wide range of occupational roles in the collection, transport, treatment and final management of waste and recyclables, at operator and supervisory level.

Operator level roles include:

• Waste Collection Driver/Loader
• Recyclables Collection Driver/Loader
• Weighbridge Operative
• Transfer Station Operative
• Compost Operative
• MRF Operative
• HWRC Operative
• Recycling Operative - Reception & Segregation, Processing or the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive

Supervisory level roles include:

• Recycling Collection Supervisor
• Refuse Collection Supervisor
• Transfer Station Supervisor
• Treatment (Physical/Chemical/Thermal) Supervisor
• Biological Treatment Supervisor
• MRF Supervisor
• Landfill Supervisor
• Sustainability Officer

For further information, please visit the EU Skills links on the right of the page, or visit the WAMITAB Apprenticeships page.