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Let’s train local practitioners better. World Water Academy: an innovative approach for sustainable capacity building. 31 May 2013 Agnes Maenhout & Johan Oost. Agnes Maenhout. Managing director of Wateropleidingen/ World Water Academy Engineer in WWT Education manager by experience
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Let’s train local practitioners better World Water Academy: an innovative approach for sustainable capacity building 31 May 2013 Agnes Maenhout & Johan Oost
Agnes Maenhout • Managing director of Wateropleidingen/ World Water Academy • Engineer in WWT • Education manager by experience • Auditor, assessor, coach Agnes
Content • Intro • Life-long learning • Why focus on practitioners • World Water Academy-concept • Role of didactical quality • Conclusion
The roots: Wateropleidingen • For and by the sector • Independent • On the job & refresher courses • All vocational levels • Sustainable as a business The model is also successful in ID, VN, SA
World Water Academy concept • For professionals by professionals • Inspiring, practical, up to date courses • Self-sustainable & cost effective virtual? • Transfer of expertise between • professionals, generations and • organisations
Our mission andvision • Saving • Storing • Sharing • Spreading Basic knowledge Know-how Best practical means In water • Sustainable • Selling
Trainers are water professionals • Professionals are trained as trainers • Same language • Close link to the water sector • Immediately applicable • Professionals with passion and experience inspire students
Course Dong Thap Course Vung Tau Course Ben Tre Pilot Course VN Course Danang Course Hanoi Course HCMC Dissemination like a drop of water
Qualityassurance • Value for money • The diploma is a job requirement • Companies pay the course • Quality • Course (contents, up-to-date, duration, applicability etc) • Professional trainers (expertise, presentation, interaction)
Didactical support • Training didactical skills (basic & advanced) • On the job coaching • Didactical help desk • Master classes • And in 2013 The e-coach
Conclusion • Successful training of practitioners: • Learned today, applied tomorrow • Passionate trainers that inspire • Trainers with practical experience • Own language • Activating teaching methods • Peer learning • Concise course book or pdf
Purpose of 5th Symposium Thankyouforyourattention. Agnes Maenhout Managing Director Wateropleidingen / World Water Academy agnes.maenhout@wateropleidingen.nl