- Over 350 inspiring seminars from industry leaders
- 500 innovative products and suppliers that are currently revolutionising recycling and waste management
- 20,000 environmental professionals from across the globe in attendance
- Dedicated focus areas: Energy From Waste, Handling & Logistics, Machinery & Equipment, Recyclers & Reprocessors and Data Tech & Services
- Brand new focus zone dedicated to Business Growth
- Co-located with 4 other incredible industry leading events - Future Resource Expo, Contamination Expo, Flood Expo & M&CCE Expo.
WAMITAB President 2015 – 2018, Vice President 1997 – 2015
Professor John Donaldson has recently retired as President of WAMITAB having served for over 21 years, first as Academic Vice President and latterly as President.In 1997 Professor Donaldson was appointed Academic Vice President (VP) of WAMITAB; serving alongside John Fergusson (VP) and the President, Lord Gregson, and subsequently Lord Lewis “Jack”, with whom he shared significant academic interest. In 2015, Professor Donaldson was appointed President of WAMITAB.
John’s contribution to WAMITAB cannot be underestimated, it would be fair to say that without John’s consistent level-headed support and direction WAMITAB would not be in the strong position it is today.
John’s achievements as an academic in the field of chemistry and waste management have been outstanding. His firmly held belief that the industry needs an independent skills body has been reflected through many years of service and evidenced by the continuity of WAMITAB.
Commenting, Chris James, CEO at WAMITAB said: “We have been very fortunate to have John’s support and insight to help to guide WAMITAB’s development. Sadly, WAMITAB does not have the powers to confer fellowships, companionships or knighthoods and instead we simply and humbly thank John for 21 years of service and express the hope that he keeps in touch.”
Picture above shows Professor John Donaldson with the engraved quaich presented in honour of his service to WAMITAB
About Professor Donaldson
Professor John Donaldson (BSc, PhD, DSc, CSci, FRSC, CChem, Hon FCIWM, FRSA) is a Professor Emeritus of both Brunel and City universities and is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College. Following lecturing appointments in chemistry at the University of Aberdeen and Chelsea College and as a reader at the University of London, John's professorial career began in 1980 at City University. He moved to Brunel University in 1990 where he set up the centre for environmental research, which gained a worldwide reputation for postgraduate training before his research arm of the centre with Professor Sue Grimes moved to Imperial College. More than 100 researchers have obtained doctorate degrees working under his supervision, over 30 post-doctoral workers have worked in his laboratories and he has published over 250 scientific papers.
Who should join?
WAMITAB would like to hear from those in our wider network who are:- Approved Apprenticeship training providers, or those wishing to be so with an interest in delivering Apprenticeships in the Waste and Facilities Management sector
- Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers who have experience in the Waste and Facilities Management sector
- Industry experienced professionals operating at a supervisory level or above who would be interested in becoming an End-Point Assessor, or who may wish to assist in the development phase of our End-Point Assessment offer
What will be included?
- The Trailblazer Apprenticeship
- End-Point Assessment journey in more detail
- WAMITAB Assessment End-Point Assessment Organisation
- The standards we may apply to assess
- Assessors / IQA Expressions of Interest
- Opportunity to ask questions
Registering Interest
If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity then email karen.slade@wamitab.org.uk in the first instance who will then forward you the link details for the webinar. Don’t worry if you can’t attend on the day, the webinar will be recorded and available to access after the event.
To prevent similar instances occurring with WAMITAB exams, all approved centres must comply with the WAMITAB Regulations for the Conduct of Multiple Choice Tests which state that tests must be supervised by an invigilator who is not the tutor or trainer.
Speaking about the new venture, Chris James, CEO at WAMITAB, said: “We are committed and keen to be involved in the assessment process for the new apprenticeship standards. Whilst the standards for the sectors in which we operate, waste and resource management, cleaning and facilities management are still in development, we consider it important that we are organised and prepared for when they become available. Employers in the sector will welcome the opportunity to work with a familiar face who understands the workplaces they operate in.”
He continued: “We are pleased to have Karen as part of the WAMITAB team, as she has knowledge of WAMITAB’s market offer and has gained valuable experience of managing qualifications in a wider setting.”
Karen has a broad background in Learning and Development and Assessment including Apprenticeships. Karen has come from a regional employers’ organisation that supports the local authorities of the South West, where she was responsible for providing end-to-end candidate support for all those undertaking qualifications with ILM, Pearson and WAMITAB.
In her new role, Karen will be reporting to Mark Hyde, Commercial Director at WAMITAB, who said: “We are pleased to welcome Karen to the WAMITAB team, to strengthen our offer in the apprenticeship market and also to broaden our portfolio to reflect the changes in the world of education and skills. Whilst we wait for the new apprenticeship standards to be available it is still business as usual for the existing apprenticeship frameworks in our sector in England.”
In May 2017 Trailblazer apprenticeship standards were launched in England along with a different funding mechanism that sees employers with a wages bill of over £3m making a contribution in the form of the Apprenticeship Levy. The change includes a gradual transition from the old frameworks to the new apprenticeships standards, which contain information on on-programme training and an end-point assessment to confirm apprentices have demonstrated that they have met the standard. It is a requirement that an independent EPA organisation must carry out the end-point assessment of each apprentice to ensure a robust and true outcome.
WAMITAB is in the early stages of developing our offer to become an end-point assessment organisation, which involves the design and development of the content of the end-point assessment in line with the assessment plan. The types of assessment that could be expected are test questions, project topics or guidance for interview formats. Only organisations on the Register of Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations are able to carry out the end-point assessment. The end-point assessment process is separate to any qualifications or other assessment that the apprentice may undertake during training but they will not be able to achieve the apprenticeship without passing the end-point assessment.
Employers in the sectors are working together to design new Standards and assessment plans for apprenticeships but until these are approved for delivery, the frameworks continue to be available for employers keen to take on apprentices in waste and resource management, cleaning and facilities management. These old frameworks do not require an end-point assessment as they comprise separate vocational qualifications that are assessed in the usual way by assessors working though approved training organisations. The funding process is the same for frameworks and standards, with support accessible and funding is through the apprenticeship levy for large employers and ‘co-investment’ rate model to support employers who do not pay the levy.
