CHRIS JAMES CEO at WAMITAB WAMITAB provides an end-to-end solution - from operative to management level qualifi cations in resource management and recycling, cleaning, street cleansing, facilities management and parking.
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CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence Scheme provides added value
IN a previous article we looked at how site operations that have an environmental permit for a waste operation must join and comply with the requirements of one of two government approved schemes:
• The scheme run jointly by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB);
• The Energy & Utility sector Skills Council (EU Skills) - a scheme run jointly by EU Skills and the Environmental Services Association (ESA).
About the CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence Scheme
The CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence Scheme requires Technically Competent Managers (TCM) to gain a primary qualification and then pass an assessment every two years to
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demonstrate they are keeping up to date. The validity and relevance of the programme regularly comes under the spotlight and so it is useful to get an insight into the views of those who work in the industry and who use the qualifications to demonstrate that they meet their permit requirements.
Research findings
A recent research project explored how the qualification system has contributed to improved practices in the waste management industry and whether it still has relevance in a fast-moving, technologically innovative sector like the waste and recycling industry.
The research was undertaken during the latter part of 2018 by Helen Kemp, Qualifications Development Officer at WAMITAB, as part of her MSc Wastes Management at the University of Northampton. Helen’s thesis, as part
of the master’s programme, looked at ‘the efficacy and efficiency of the qualifications system used to demonstrate waste operator technical competence in England’.
In this article, we highlight some of the key findings from this piece of research, which was based on the analysis of 84 feedback forms from individuals that have completed their primary qualifications as well as telephone interviews with 40 key stakeholders.
What do TCMs think about the Operator Competence Scheme qualifications? Almost all - some 99% of the feedback form respondents - stated that the operator competence qualification or unit combination completed was relevant to their job role and permit.
The flexible nature of the qualifications and the on-the-job approach to
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