Training

Business Skills Training

Are you looking to increase your business opportunities? Is your firm seeking more useful information on contracting in the public works arena?

The business skills training program offers no-nonsense training sessions that focus on essential skills for doing business in the government sector. Through the program, the Water Authority seeks to help businesses grow by:

Providing information critical to success in working with public agencies,
Connecting you to prime contractors and consultants,
Providing networking opportunities,
And continuing to improve public agency communication and standardization of procedures.

The program is designed to bring you:

Courses based on research of industry needs
Top trainers and industry professionals
Real information that’s worth your time

Preliminary Training Schedule

For more information or to register for currently scheduled courses, visit www.ptac-sandiego.org/SCOOP_Training.html or call 1-888-20-SCOOP.

Mentor Protégé Program

Public Works Construction

The Mentor Protégé Program, in cooperation with the city of San Diego and the Associated General Contractors, is a community-based effort involving leaders of major prime and subcontractor organizations, financial and bonding institutions, and several public agencies. The program is, in part, sponsored by the San Diego County Water Authority. The Mentor Protégé Program is a deliberate effort to overcome barriers that typically inhibit or restrict the success of emerging construction companies and help these enterprises maximize their economic opportunities. The program is designed to produce a broad base of high quality, competitive and profitable construction companies through incremental improvement.

Construction Application

Selection is conducted through an application/interview process. The San Diego County Water Authority's Small Contractor Outreach and Opportunities Program (SCOOP) is a member of the Advisory Board responsible for selecting the participants.

Professional Service Providers (Consultants)

The San Diego County Water Authority’s Mentor Protégé Program for service providers is a means for a Protégé to learn key business skills directly from leaders in the water industry. The program is designed to motivate and encourage large business prime consultant firms to provide mutually beneficial development assistance to small businesses.

The purpose of the Mentor Protégé Program is to enhance the capabilities of the protégés and to improve their ability to successfully compete for SDCWA contracts, other local agency contracts, and commercial contracts. The Program is intended to establish long term business relationships between small businesses and larger consultant firms.

Mentor Protégé Agreement