Manila Water Company

Careers

Cadetship Training Program

What's the cadetship training program of Manila Water? It's actually a developmental program that will ensure the organization's continued growth even if its current leaders are long gone. This is because this program is designed precisely to develop future leaders of the company.

The program consists of two phases: the first phase that provides participants opportunities for specialized training and work experience for six months, and the second phase that consists of a career management program that will ensure the success of management trainees who perform well. The first phase aims to develop in the participants' excellence in technical, business and management skills while the second phase provides a fast-track career mechanism and continuing education for the participants.


Who are we looking for?

The following may qualify for this program:

  • Graduates of business and engineering courses, preferably in the following fields of specialization: marketing, finance and civil, mechanical, sanitary, environmental, chemical and industrial engineering as well as computer science;
  • Individuals who are 21-25 years old;
  • Individuals who have strong leadership and communication skills; and
  • Individuals who possess the ability to assume multiple roles.

What are we looking for?

The competencies we are looking for in our cadets are:

  • Business sense
  • People management
  • Results orientation
  • Communication
  • Creativity and innovation

What can we offer?

Manila Water offers for qualified candidates many opportunities, including

  • Comprehensive training;
  • A career that is performance-driven and where challenging roles are not limited to the participants' line of expertise;
  • A career that has a career track mechanism, which ensures for the participants a performance-based movement in the organization, where the better one performs, the faster he gets promoted; and
  • A continuing development program even after graduation to support the participants' career in the organization.

Almost 200 and counting

Currently, Manila Water has graduated 182 from the cadetship training program since its inception in 1999. Of the 182, 86 already belong to the management team, and 37 of these 86 are already full-fledged managers. The organization takes pride in the fact that its graduates are professionals guided by the values of excellence, accountability, team orientation, social responsibility and integrity. One unique culture of Manila Water is that its employees perform not only with excellence but with fun.

The cadets' opportunities are not only limited to their current line of work. Their development in the organization is well-planned and is being done through a series of follow-through training, involvement in various corporate programs and cross posting.

For 2006, Manila Water will be hiring another batch of cadets and will be providing these trainees opportunities to be part of the team that improves the quality of life of the Filipinos.


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