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The ethos at Winns Waste Services is one that considers their human capital to be one of its most valued assets in reaching the levels of recycling and responsible waste management. Therefore, they are looking to ensure that everyone within the organisation has, along with the necessary experience, a good standard of skill and training as well as relevant qualifications so that their company stands out against others.

During this recession, and with big companies having trouble, job security is at its lowest but innovatively Winns Waste Services helped their employees address their concerns by decided to provide them with more training opportunities which subsequently has given each individual improved job security as well as more confidence about their future prospects.

Supported by Kerrina Peschkes, the Business Training and Support Officer at ESN, and the holistic training plan she put in place across the organisation, Winns was able to which maximise the amount of training and funding that ESN was accessed on its behalf. Every member of the team received training to help them secure qualifications and support their person development; training undertaken included NVQs (both full and notional) ranging from level 2 to 4 in the following:

• Health And Safety In The Workplace
• Risk Assessment In The Work Place
• Environmental Principles & Best Practices
• Professional Trainer
• Plant Operation
• Weighbridge Operation
• Waste Management Supervision
• Environmental Management Certificate

Mark Pascoe, the Operations Manager at Winns claims ‘I very much doubt that we could have afforded the degree of training we eventually did across the organisation and the support of the Environmental Network over the last few years has been invaluable to our company. I think everybody here has felt the benefit in one way or another’.


 

March's Case Study - Lee Duke and Chasing Paper

Lee Duke has worked hard to get his business idea off the ground and his principal aims were to challenge existing waste handling methods; pioneer improved innovative ideas by creating renewable energy from otherwise wasted materials to supply solid fuel users to reduce fuel poverty and reduce dependence on fossil fuel.

However, in order to take this principal on a commercial scale he needed to complete his level 4 WAMITAB and also to become a COTC holder. As the majority of his capital was concentrated on developing his product, he approached the Environmental Network Skills to see if he was eligible for support for this essential training.

He was delighted when we were able to support him through ESF Convergence Funding and said that he felt that the ‘qualification would open new doors, not just for me but for others.  Not only will I become competent and successful in running and operating a waste treatment and reprocessing facility but this will allow me to create bespoke placement training needs to provide others with new skills, abilities, techniques and awareness in recycling.’

Lee is now eagerly looking forward to the successful completion of his qualification!

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