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Working Group on Training: From Challenges to Opportunities. Vienna, May 7 2014. With the financial support of:. Vision for Danube Region. Cooperation in Delivery of Training Initiatives Among National Water Utility Associations
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Working Group on Training:From Challenges to Opportunities Vienna, May 7 2014 With the financial support of:
Vision for Danube Region • Cooperation in Delivery of Training Initiatives Among National Water Utility Associations • Development of Common Training Materials for Water Supply and Waste Water Operation • IAWD Acting as a Regional Clearinghouse for Training Materials for Utilities • Cooperation with Municipal Associations in Issues of Governance of Water Services
Actions To Date Meeting of Danube Water Utility Associations, Bucharest September 2013 Meeting of Water Utility Associations, Vienna February 2014 Competitive Grant Funding to ARA, AMAC, and SHUKALB and additional funding for Serbia and Croatian Assoc. Discussion on Cooperation with GIZ/Local Leaders SEE, Vienna February 2014 Survey‘s of Utility Association Training Activities (DWP and TZW/DVGV)
Training and Capacity Building for Water Utilities Asset Management – 19 Utilities Participating Energy Efficiency – 33 Utilities Participating Improving Commercial Efficiency – Starting in June Benchmarking for Utility Improvement – Starting in May
PROPOSAL For Training the Trainers FROM TZW/DVGV (ÖVGW) • Improve and strengthen technical capacity of water supply utilities • Train representatives of national associations and institutions • Update technical expertise and performance to achieve the EU standards • Customized training courses related to practice by Austrian and German experts as well as from IAWD
SCOPE OF WORK • Train and qualify technical experts as trainers for their national associations and institutions • Compile technical documents and papers for the individual training courses • Prepare technical contents and subjects in cooperation with trainers and participants • Organize the training courses in Vienna in collaboration with IAWD
ThankYou www.danube-water-program.org