Water CPD courses

Our professional short courses provide highly targeted learning to develop career-enhancing skills - delivered by experts in the fields of Water and Sanitation for Development, Advanced Water Management, and Water and Wastewater Engineering. View more details about our face to face and online Water short courses below.

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There’s a wetland design for that: Latest applications of treatment wetlands.

Treatment wetlands have been used worldwide for over three decades to treat water from domestic, industrial, agricultural, and runoff sources. We will quickly cover the basics of this versatile technology and then deep dive into the latest applications .

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology; Emerging trends in monitoring pathogens (i.e., viruses) and chemicals

This masterclass is designed to guide you through the innovative field of WBE, a method that has been increasingly recognized for its potential to revolutionize public health surveillance.

The PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water – regulation, fate and treatment.

How much of a risk do PFAS chemicals pose for drinking water supplies? Learn about the latest thinking, research and developments on PFAS in potable water production and distribution systems.

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and nutrient neutrality

SUDS have multiple benefits for land and water managers, this course will focus on the role that sustainable drainage can play in managing nutrient neutrality.

Energy and Water Nexus - emerging energy opportunities for the water sector

Discover a series of innovative scenarios for energy generation from treatment processes and carbon reduction opportunities based on implementing the recovery of innovative energy vectors.

Non-Sewered Sanitation Technologies and Delivery - Online

This course will familiarise you with on-site/non-sewered sanitation technologies employed by millions of individuals worldwide across various income levels. It underscores the significance of incorporating these technologies into any strategy aimed at achieving universally enhanced sanitation provision.

Resilience in the Water Industry - Online Course

This course will acquaint you with the notion of resilience as the emerging characteristic or attribute essential for water systems to endure, respond, and/or adapt to a broad spectrum of disruptive events, including the ongoing climate crisis and challenges related to water security.

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Introduction to public health, water, sanitation and hygiene

This course will introduce you with the importance of effective management of 'improved' water, sanitation, and hygiene, serving as a crucial intervention to enhance public health, quality of life, and uphold human dignity.

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Project Management for Rural WASH - Online Course

This program will familiarise you with essential concepts, definitions, and practical aspects of the project cycle. It covers assessing needs, designing interventions, structuring, and implementing projects, and defining the parameters for monitoring and evaluation.

Introduction to Systems Thinking for WASH - Online Course

This course will provide an introduction to the total systems thinking approach and its application in the realm of sustainable water and sanitation delivery. It delves into the intricacies of these systems, typically comprising interconnected forces that mutually influence each other.

Sustainable Groundwater Sources for Rural Areas - Online Course

Sustainable Groundwater Sources for Rural Areas

Wastewater Treatment Principles for WASH Practitioners - Online Course

This course will acquaint you with fundamental principles of wastewater treatment, explore low-energy wastewater treatment options, and offer an overview of resource recovery within the context of sanitation, featuring examples from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).

Water Treatment Principles for WASH Practitioners - Online Course

Introducing you to the basic principles of water treatment from source abstraction, impurities in water, physical and chemical methods involved in water treatment to remove the impurities, and associated flow processes in the treatment.

Hydrological Modelling - Online Course

This online course empowers you to recognise and evaluate standard numerical models used in hydrology and water-related challenges. You will master the generic process of designing, building, calibrating, and validating models, including identifying uncertainties. The training enables you to assess the model-building process within the system's context, and you'll acquire the skills to construct and utilise a hydrological model in a user-friendly environment for assessing climate change impacts.

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Surface and Groundwater Hydrology - Online Course

This course offers both a conceptual and quantitative comprehension of hydrology, laying the foundational principles of hydraulics. This serves as a precursor for subsequent applied studies in water quality, water engineering, and water management.

Water Quality - Online Course

Proficiency in water sampling and the measurement and interpretation of water quality parameters is crucial for professionals in water management. This course focuses on providing a comprehensive understanding of the rationale behind these practices and ensuring practical competence in their application. Participants will gain essential skills and knowledge for effective water quality assessment and management.

Drought and Water Scarcity - Online Course

Droughts and water scarcity pose significant threats to our environment, agriculture, industry, water infrastructure, and societal well-being. The 'risk' of drought is the result of the likelihood of occurrence multiplied by the associated consequences.

Integrated Water Management - Online Course

This brief course addresses challenges in urban water management, equipping students with skills to identify, contextualize, and evaluate various technologies and approaches. It focuses on supplying growing populations in urban areas, managing aging infrastructure, recovering resources from wastewater, and fostering interactions with the natural environment.

Aquatic Ecology and Management - Online Course

This brief course focuses on the interplay between the landscape and aquatic systems, addressing ecological processes, species distribution, community structure, and their potential changes. It imparts essential knowledge of methods to quantify aquatic ecological attributes, crucial for effective environmental management of water bodies.