Next generation of Indigenous water treatment operators ready to support local water quality
This program is a paid internship that recruits young Indigenous adults to the drinking water field, and helps them obtain entry-level certifications required to begin their careers in water treatment.
- This program is a paid internship that recruits young Indigenous adults to the drinking water field, and helps them obtain entry-level certifications required to begin their careers in water treatment.
- Interns also pursued additional water operator certification exams including water quality analyst and the entry-level course for drinking water operators, as well as environmental relevant training like GIS and water sampling which can lead to work in both drinking water treatment and the environmental water field.
- Im doing this for my family and community, who rely on water operators on reserve to provide safe, clean drinking water.
- Interns and instructors in the Water First Drinking Water Internship Program in Georgian Bay stop for a photo during a week of source water quality training.