Early Career Professional Development Programme (ECPDP)

Any early career professional who has joined within the last 12 months will be invited to join the programme. 

The programme will include:

• A two-day residential workshop with colleagues from RPS Consultancy. The workshop will involve learning about different aspects of working at RPS and being a technically minded employee in the modern consultancy world. This will be combined with team building activities so you can begin to build your network across different disciplines within RPS.
• The Institute of Water’s Introduction to the UK Water Industry course, this 4-part course introduces the regulatory environment that we work in as well as the basics of how the industry works and future challenges.

• The ILM Level 4 in Leadership and Management. Over the course of the year, you will have the opportunity to undertake this industry wide recognised qualification. This is a mixture of self-learning and organised sessions, that will help develop your leadership skills right at the start of your career.
• Technical skills that you will need for your whole career are learnt through a mixture of on-the-job training, learning while you work on projects for our clients and technical sessions.
• A number of additional soft skills sessions to help you in achieving your potential as soon as possible.
• Office-based Peer-Groups ensure that everyone has the opportunity to practice key skills such as presenting and chairing meetings, in a friendly environment.