Water Utilities ManagementCapacity Building Program (WUM-CBP)

Training Program 2013

Water Utility Management Capacity Building Program (WUM-CBP) is a specialized training program implemented by the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) and Engicon O&M in cooperation with the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA).

The main target group of the training program are the engineers, technicians, supervisors and mid level managers in Arab water utilities.

It aims at improving the performance of the water utilities particularly the operation and maintenance as well as management of water/wastewater systems.

For further information about the training program, please visit our websites

www.acwua.org www.engicon-om.com

Or write us: e-mail: training@acwua.org

WUM-CBP Training Plan 2013

No. Course Title Month Period Objective

1 O&M of Water Networks January 6 - 10

The training aims to enhance the skills of the technicians on the safe and effective practices in performing the operation and maintenance works that ensures their personal safety, the safety of equipment they are operating and the work environment.

2 O&M of Water Pumping Stations February 24 - 28

The training course aims to train the operators how to operate and maintain water pumping stations, overcome common daily problems, and relevant health and safety measurements.

3Non RevenueWater ManagementBasic Course

March 24 - 28

This course aims at explaining the main components of NRW and identifies them in the water supply system as well as enhancing the capacity of the water utilities staff in designing and implementing NRW countermeasures.

4Non Revenue Water ManagementAdvanced Level

March - April

31 March - 4 April

The objectives of this course is to provide the engineers and technicians responsible for operation and maintenance of water systems with essential knowledge and mechanism of Non Revenue Water (NRW) management as well as to train them on reduction of NRW using leak detection equipments and District Metering Area method.

5 GIS for Water UtilitiesBasic Course May 26 - 30

This training course aims to introduce the water professionals to the geographic information system(GIS) as well as its application in planning, design and implementation in the water and wastewater sector.

6 GIS for Water UtilitiesAdvanced Course June 2 - 6

This training course aims to develop and strength the GIS skills of the water professionals in planning,Design and implementation of water, wastewater and environmental projects.

7Non RevenueWater ManagementManagement Level

July 1 - 4

This training course aims at enabling the participants to be familiar with the concepts and approaches of non revenue water management and reduction approaches of water utilities to enhance the financial and environmental sustainability. Also, this course aims at improving the planning and design of the water systems strategies and reducing the complaint response time.

8Planning & Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants

August 25 - 29

This training course aims at familiarizing the water/wastewater engineers with the proper and suitable aspects of planning and design of wastewater treatment plants.Also, the training course aims at familiarizing the planners with the most economics design methods.

9 Utility Management September 1 - 5

The training course aims at refreshing and improving of the management knowledge and skills of the supervisors, managers and head of departments of the water utilities which will lead to improve the management system of the water utilities.

10 O&M of Wastewater Treatment Plants September 22 - 26This course is designed to train the operators to safely and effectively operate and maintain wastewater Treatment plants.

Contact Information

Amman, JordanTel. +962-6-5161-700Fax. +962-6-5161-800www.acwua.org

Amman, JordanTel. +962 6 4602120 Ext. 310Fax. +962 6 4602130www.engicon-om.com

Hennef, GermanyTel: 02242 872 103Fax: 02242 872 135www.dwa.de

Eng. Mustafa NasereddinDirector of Programs and Technical ServicesE-mail: mustafa_nasereddin@acwua.org

Eng. Firas MatarManager of Training ProgramsE-mail: fmatar@engicon-om.com

Dipl.-Ing. Rdiger HeidebrechtHead of Department Training and Intern. CooperationE-mail: Heidebrecht@DWA.de

No. Course Title Month Period Objective

11 O&M of Sewage Pumping Stations October 27 - 31

The training course aims to train the operators how to operate and maintain sewage pumping station,Overcome common daily problems, and relevant health and safety measurements.

12 O&M of Sewage Networks November 24 - 28

The training aims to enhance the skills of the technicians on the safe and effective practices in performing the operation and maintenance works that ensures their personal safety, the safety of equipment they are operating and the work environment.

13Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants

December 15 - 19

This course is designed to train the operators to safely and effectively operate and maintain water treatment plants.

WUM-CBP Training Plan 2013 (continued)