“You’re going to get covered in all types of muck, but the good news is, it all washes off!”
Does this decidedly unattractive job offer description entice some of the UK’s near one million 16–24-year-olds currently not working (nor in education) to join a pump company? Possibly not!
Younger people don’t often get positive press these days, but speaking with engineers who have graduated though Landia’s apprentice scheme, one can’t fail to be immediately impressed by their hard work, enthusiasm and loyalty.
At a time when the water industry is taking such a battering in the media, it is heartening to see that with the right help, hungry new people can be nurtured into becoming the skilled professionals that our sector desperately needs.
Typically spending one day per week at college, and four days per week at Landia (in Whitchurch, Shropshire) to gain priceless hands-on experience, apprentices are carefully guided through their learning so that their skillsets can best match the company’s needs.
“We enjoy working with new faces, because they come with fresh, open minds; without having picked up any bad habits,” said Tamas...
New generation of water industry engineers
