Decentralized Water Systems Training Partner - Wells & Septic (WIL Collaborator)

WIL is seeking partners who train or employ professionals serving private wells and onsite/septic systems expanding the decentralized water workforce that protects public health in communities not on centralized systems.

What you'll do

- Represent a training provider, public health agency, cooperative extension, nonprofit, or employer serving well/septic professionals

- Co-design education/training for decentralized water workers

- Define target geographies (often rural) and trainee pathways

- Support partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed

- Advise on credentials, safety, and public-health competencies for the field

Requirements

- Required
- - Direct experience with private well, septic, or decentralized water training/service delivery
- - Organizational affiliation able to host or co-deliver training
- - Willingness for time-bounded collaboration
- - Authorization to work with a U.S. nonprofit research organization

Nice to have

- State onsite/wastewater certification program ties

- Rural / tribal community reach

- Existing trainee placement into decentralized water jobs

Benefits

What fellows receive

Research Fellows will have opportunities to:

- contribute to workforce intelligence reports and publications
- participate in applied workforce research initiatives
- gain exposure to operational workforce planning systems and labor market analysis
- contribute to 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

As WIL expands, fellows may also have opportunities to participate in:

- expanded research collaborations
- advisory initiatives
- future grant-supported projects
- workforce intelligence publications and presentations