• WRAP's mission is to accelerate resource efficiency by creating efficient markets for recycled materials and products, while removing barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling

• The Recycling Managers Training Programme aims to enhance the skills base of the UK's recycling managers and officers
• Aimed at staff from local authorities, the community/not-for-profit and private sectors
• Encouraging good practice, improving collection scheme effectiveness and addressing implications of end market demands

These courses focus on equipping delegates with the knowledge, skills and tools to develop cost-effective systems with high participation and recovery rates for the collection and sorting of materials for recycling and composting, that meet end market requirements.

Places on the courses are fully funded by WRAP for recycling officers and managers from local authorities and staff from not-for-profit/community schemes or private waste management companies who are working with Local Authorities to manage, plan or promote recycling schemes.

The Programme comprises of the Recycling Managers Training Course and the Advanced course.

The Recycling Managers Training Course is accredited by CIWM, CIWEM, CIEH, WAMITAB, and the University of Salford. Accreditation is being sought for the revised Recycling Managers Advanced Training Course.

At the end of the course, delegates are expected to complete two written assignments.

Recycling Managers Advanced Training Course
(3 core/compulsory modules over 3 ½ days - residential)

• Improving performance - optimising collection
• Improving performance - the role of contracts
• Improving performance - getting more people involved

• Improving Performance - waste minimisation
• Working with the community sector

At the end of the course, delegates are expected to complete two written assignments - one from the core modules and one from the optional module.