Future Water has flagged up the skills gap the UK water sector is currently facing and the ongoing difficulties companies are experiencing in recruitment.

National Apprenticeship Week begins today with water companies across the UK calling on people of all ages and backgrounds to consider a career in the water industry.

Thames Water is preparing to launch its shared apprenticeship scheme, believed to be the first of its kind within the UK’s utility sector.

Jacobs has announced plans to hire approximately 2,400 staff in the U.K. over the next two years - the jobs will be a broad range of highly skilled professional and technical roles across diverse sectors.

Cranfield University and the International Water Association have announced fifteen new scholarships to develop the water scientists and engineers of the future.

Anglian Water has welcomed three new colleges to their skills programme in collaboration with the company’s twelve alliance partners, providing employer-supported multi-skill construction courses and boosting career opportunities in construction.

WRc have launched a new training initiative to support the water sector - WRc Academy.

The Collab Group, which represents 34 of the leading further education colleges throughout the UK, has announced a new strategic partnership with Energy & Utility Skills, the membership organisation that brings together industry leaders to identify and address skills challenges within the sector.

United Utilities has joined forces with 27 organisations working to secure the continued delivery of the energy and utilities sector’s services, as the newest member of the Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership.

Thames Water, Welsh Water, Amey, Cadent and SGN have joined a senior group of energy and utilities companies to deliver the sector’s digital attraction platform.