Austin Water outlines staffing progress, training expansion and an apprenticeship-style TAP program

Apr 16, 2025

Austin Water presented progress on reducing vacancy rates, new operational training capacity, and a TAP (training-apprenticeship program) aimed at recruiting young adults into water operations with an eight-week academy and temporary placement opportunities.

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Austin Water staff briefed the Water and Wastewater Commission on April 16 about progress in recruitment, retention and training, including a new operational training division and a pilot TAP (training-academy program) that aims to recruit and train young adults for water-operations roles.

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