Build Skills. Expand Local Opportunity.

Community infrastructure can do more than serve today’s needs. Thoughtful project planning can help residents develop useful skills and create opportunities for local businesses. USS helps community leaders consider workforce participation alongside power, water, food, and waste projects.

Discuss Your Community Priorities

Plan for People Alongside the Project.

As communities plan infrastructure improvements, they can also consider who will help build, operate, and maintain those systems.

Transferable Skills

Look for learning opportunities that can support project roles and future work.

Participation for Residents

Consider practical pathways for local people to contribute, based on their interests, experience, and the requirements of the work.

Opportunities for Local Businesses

Identify roles for qualified local contractors, suppliers, and service providers during project delivery and ongoing operations.

Areas of Opportunity

Project needs can help guide which skills and roles are worth developing.

Power & Energy

Skilled trades, equipment operation, and maintenance associated with energy systems.

Water & Sanitation

System operations, treatment, maintenance, and sanitation roles based on local facilities and needs.

Food & Local Production

Growing, equipment operation, food handling, and maintenance associated with local food production.

Waste & Resource Recovery

Collection, processing, recovery, and maintenance associated with waste and resource systems.

Roles, training needs, and qualifications depend on the project and local requirements.

A Practical Path to Local Participation.

Start With Community Priorities

Discuss residents’ goals, existing skills, and priorities for local participation.

Identify Project Roles

Consider what work a project may require and where local workers and businesses could participate.

Plan Relevant Preparation

Explore training needs and appropriate pathways with community stakeholders and qualified education, workforce, and technical partners.

Prepare for Ongoing Operations

Consider the maintenance, support, and operating capabilities the community may need once systems are in use.

Start With Your Community’s Workforce Goals.

Tell us which skills, local businesses, or participation opportunities your community wants to develop. We’ll start with your priorities and discuss the projects and partnerships that could support them.