Build the Future of the Rainwater & Water Workforce With Us
Aura Rainwater Foundation brings education, industry, employers, government, workforce organizations, funders, and communities together to build career pathways across rainwater harvesting, water infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, engineering, operations, and emerging water technologies.
Partnership Is How We Build the Pipeline
The future of water requires more than infrastructure and technology. It requires people.
Aura Rainwater Foundation works at the intersection of rainwater harvesting, water infrastructure, education, industry, workforce development, and community systems to help prepare the next generation of skilled water professionals.
Through WIME™ — Water Infrastructure Manufacturing & Engineering — partners can help students and emerging professionals move from exposure and education to training, credentials, work-based learning, apprenticeships, and employment.
Find Your Role in the WIME™ Ecosystem
There are many ways to participate. Organizations can contribute talent, expertise, technology, facilities, opportunities, funding, research, or industry connections — across rainwater harvesting, water infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, engineering, construction, operations, technology, and workforce development.
Employer & Hiring Partners
Help create direct pathways into careers.
- Employment opportunities
- Internships
- Apprenticeships
- Job shadowing
- Work-based learning
- Career exposure
Education & Training Partners
Help prepare the next generation of water professionals.
- Curriculum collaboration
- Technical instruction
- Credentials
- Faculty expertise
- Training facilities
- Student recruitment
Industry & Technology Partners
Bring real-world technology and technical expertise into workforce preparation.
- Equipment
- Technology
- Technical experts
- Demonstrations
- Materials
- Industry training
Funding & Sponsorship Partners
Invest directly in workforce opportunity.
- Cohort sponsorship
- Student scholarships
- Program funding
- Equipment sponsorship
- Training support
- Community initiatives
Government & Workforce Partners
Help build regional workforce systems.
- Workforce programs
- Public-sector collaboration
- Apprenticeship pathways
- Workforce funding
- Regional economic development
- Policy and industry coordination
Research & Innovation Partners
Help develop, measure, and strengthen new approaches to water workforce development.
- Applied research
- Workforce data
- Pilot programs
- Program evaluation
- Innovation
- Replication strategies
From Education to Employment
- 01Exposure
- 02Education
- 03Training
- 04Credentials
- 05Work-Based Learning
- 06Apprenticeship
- 07Employment
WIME™ is designed to connect education with real industry opportunity while strengthening the talent pipeline for rainwater harvesting, water infrastructure, manufacturing, engineering, operations, and emerging water technologies.
Learn More About WIME™Building a Rainwater & Water Workforce Ecosystem
Invest in the Next Generation of Rainwater & Water Professionals
Corporate, philanthropic, and industry partners can help expand access to rainwater and water workforce education, technical training, career exposure, equipment, scholarships, work-based learning, apprenticeships, and emerging career opportunities.
Discuss Sponsorship OpportunitiesPotential Areas of Support
- WIME™ cohort sponsorship
- Student scholarships
- Training and certification
- Equipment and technology
- Career exposure experiences
- Apprenticeship development
- Community water education
- Workforce research and innovation
Build Locally. Create a Model That Can Scale.
Aura Rainwater Foundation is developing partnerships that connect students, educators, employers, industry leaders, and communities around a shared challenge: preparing the workforce required for the future of rainwater harvesting and water infrastructure.
Our goal is to demonstrate effective workforce pathways locally while developing a model capable of supporting additional communities and regions.
Explore WIME™Let’s Build the Future of Water Together.
Whether your organization wants to hire talent, provide training, contribute technology, sponsor students, support research, create apprenticeships, or help bring WIME™ to another community, we want to hear from you.