The Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB), a not-for-profit Awarding Organisation for the resource management sector, has this week announced its forthcoming collaboration with the University of Northampton. Together they aim to ‘transform the skills agenda in waste, resource, and facilities management’ across Europe and the developing world.
Chris James (CEO of WAMITAB) and Professor Kamal Bechkoum (Dean of the School of Science & Technology at the University of Northampton) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week to confirm their future project. On signing the MOU, Chris James affirmed that “WAMITAB is committed to support overseas employers and candidates to gain access to the best we have to offer’’.
Their collaboration will mainly focus on the development and delivery of facilities, waste and resource management training overseas, especially in the developing world.
Chris James remarked: “The UK is sometimes accused of not making things. Whilst we might not be at the heart of the manufacturing world, we are at the heart of creating a highly skilled and dynamic workforce.’’
The two organisations are starting out with a three-year agreement and have stated that their main objectives are: ‘transforming’ the education and skills training overseas for facility management, as well as waste and resource management; supporting the international development agenda through ‘improving understanding’ of the value of reusing and recycling; and providing the ‘expertise’ required to change behaviour.
Professor Bechkoum added: “Together we offer unparalleled strength in providing developing countries with access to the highest quality training programmes available. We are delighted to be working with colleagues at WAMITAB to deliver these aims.”
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