Teaching and Training Tomorrow’s Groundwater Professionals?

Tuesday, May 6, 2014: 1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
Curtis (Westin Denver Downtown)
What skills will the groundwater professionals of tomorrow need to perform quality work? Where will those hoping to enter the profession learn the fundamentals and the scientific application? How are academic institutions and consulting and engineering firms collaborating to provide the theoretical foundation and the practical application of groundwater science? How well do the expectations of the consulting firm employers (or regulatory agencies) mesh with those of early career professionals? This session will include, but not be limited to the current state of geoscience and a career option, outreach by academic institutions to the private section regarding curriculum design and the results, employer-identified knowledge gaps, and new professional’s viewpoint of what was missing in the training equation.
Moderator:
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP
1:00 p.m.
The NGWA Experience with Education and Core Competencies for Groundwater Scientists and Engineers
Kevin B. McCray, CAE , National Ground Water Association, Westerville, OH
2:00 p.m.
Discussion Session: Mentoring Early Career Professionals
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP , Professional Development, National Ground Water Association, Westerville, OH
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