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Early Careers with Canal & River Trust

Environment and land Graduate Scheme

Introduction Into Canal & River Trust

Come and join the charity that believes that life is better by water. They work with communities to transform their local canal or river, creating places and spaces that can be used and enjoyed by everyone, every day.

Canals and rivers are more than a place for a stroll. For hundreds of years, they've helped us to thrive. In the past, they transported vital goods and busy people around a booming Britain. Today, they inspire us in a different way.

Canal & River Trust story as a charity is rooted in the history of the waterways themselves. The Trust was launched in 2012, taking over the guardianship of British Waterways’ canals, rivers, reservoirs and docks in England and Wales - and heralding the next chapter in the renaissance of the waterways.

After much thought, I realised I wanted to do something that made mornings great, that something is contributing towards the protection and preservation of the environment. To support community engagement with the canals and surrounding greenery, helping people feel like the canals are a space for everyone in the community and not just an inner-city water feature.

Canal & River Trust

It takes an extraordinary team to bring our waterways to life. Supporting the varied community who live, work and play on our canals means that we need an incredibly varied workforce. From engineers to ecologists, museum attendants to marketers, hundreds of people work at the Trust, all striving to make sure life is always better by the water.

Through Canal & River Trust early careers roles, you’ll tackle the same challenges they do, be stretched and supported and have the opportunity to work alongside exceptional colleagues with incredible knowledge and skill.

Working for the Canal & River Trust, you can take pride in knowing that you are really making a difference each and every day. By joining them, you’ll be caring for your environment as well as your community, helping make life better by water for everyone. Every day.

They’re dedicated to investing in the next generation of talent and they're always looking for people who can help us achieve our vision of making lives better by water.

Their people are honest, open, supportive team players who are passionate about spreading the exceptional message behind our canal networks and the positive work they do. If you're looking for a practical, hands-on career path and have an interest in working on the waterways then Canal & River Trust would be keen to hear from you.

If I wasn’t working at the Canal & River Trust now, I can honestly say I have no idea where I would be. I would be far less skilled that is for certain! I have learnt so much at the Trust in the way of practical skills along with people skills that you simply could not gain anywhere else.
Working for the Canal & River Trust, you can take pride in knowing that you are really making a difference each and every day. By joining them, you’ll be caring for your environment as well as your community, helping make life better by water for everyone. Every day.

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