It can be difficult to justify sending technical employees to an offsite training session for a few days or even for an afternoon. After all, their workload doesn’t pause just because they’re out of the office. However, there’s a greater benefit for all involved here, regardless of your team’s size. The sacrifice of having a few team members out of the office on occasion can mean your entire team will run stronger, smarter, and more efficiently. Technical employees, including engineers, maintenance workers, facility management and technicians, can return from offsite training with knowledge that results in revenue and retention, among other benefits.  

Increased process efficiencies 

Employees who know how to work smarter are more productive and positioned to take on more challenging tasks. This in turn can lead to increased revenue, reduced expenses or both. This is a never-ending cycle and perhaps the strongest case for ongoing employee training.   

At Watertech U, our Boot Camp sessions take employees through both basic industry solutions and problems (Boot Camp I) as well as advanced techniques for water testing and corrective action (Boot Camp II). These training sessions empower your employees to come back to work ready to make improvements that make your organization smarter and more efficient.   

Improved capacity to adopt new technologies and methods 

Training sessions can introduce employees to new technologies and methods that may otherwise take an organization months or even years to implement. When employees get excited about new technology or an improved way of completing a recurring task, progress is made, and the organization continues to stay on the cutting edge of its industry.   

Ability to receive continuing education credits for re-certification  

Re-certification is an ongoing item on an employee’s to-do list. It’s an important part of working in the water management industry. Training sessions offer your employees easy ways to keep their certifications up to date while also providing them the opportunity to glean key learnings they can implement to improve your processes.

At Watertech U, our next free training session focuses on solutions to help industrial wastewater systems perform more effectively at a lower cost. Attendees of both sessions will receive 2.5 continuing education credits from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.   

Increased opportunity to develop and retain knowledge capital 

A company is only as strong as its employees. When employees have the option — and are encouraged — to take advantage of technical training opportunities, the whole organization is better for it. And a little knowledge can go a long way. When employees engage in training sessions and learn more about industry solutions, they feel empowered to come back to work ready to take on the world.   

Increased knowledge to ensure regulation compliance 

As hard as we all work to stay on top of regulation compliance issues, it’s often beneficial to learn about new regulations firsthand from third party experts. Employees gain a better understanding of compliance regulations and ways to stay compliant without disrupting business-as-usual. This peace of mind protects a company’s reputation with its customers, the community, and keeps it free from expensive fines.   

Higher job satisfaction, morale and company loyalty 

Employees want to work for companies that empower them and, in turn, they can be proud of. Provide educational and training opportunities for your employees that show them you’re interested in investing in them and their future. Attending industry training sessions like those at Watertech U also give employees the opportunity to socialize within their industry by netowkring with peers and meeting new facility contacts in neighboring industries.   

Having an employee training strategy in place is extremely valuable. It ensures employees are gaining industry knowledge on a regular basis that helps them work smarter and be in better control of your water quality system and management plan. To learn more about free upcoming Watertech U training sessions and how they can help your team, visit our website.