Short Courses

The Centre opens applications for regular short courses every year. The method of instruction will involve lectures, group exercises, case study analysis, hands-on sessions, and field trips. Participants are required to bring laptops for hands-on sessions.

 

MASTERS LEVEL TRAINING.
  • CEWS 501 Sustainable Onsite-Sanitation and Faecal Sludge Management,
  • CEWS 502. Sustainable Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management,
  • CEWR 503. Climate Resilient Urban Designs and Drainage Management,
  • CEWS 504. Water and Sanitation Master Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation,
  • CEWR 505. Urban Drainage Systems Master Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • CEWR 506 Borehole Drilling and Construction
  • CEWR 507 Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in Water Resources Management
  • CEWS 508 Waste Resources Recovery and Entrepreneurship
  • CEWS 509 Drinking Water Safety Planning and Management
  • CEWS 510 Advance Water Treatment Membrane Technology
  • CEWS 511 Water Instrumentation and Automation
  • CEWS 512 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Water and Sanitation Management
  • CEWS 513 Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Governance
  • CEWS 514 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Waste Infrastructure Projects
  • CEWR 515 Stormwater Drainage and Water Distribution System Modelling
  • CEWR 516 Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management

 

TECHNICIAN LEVEL TRAINING
  • CEWS 401 Sanitation Technology Construction and Latrine Artisans Training
  • CEWS 402 Water Treatment Mambrane Modules Fabrication
  • CEWS 403 Water Laboratory Instrumentation
  • CEWS 404 Water Systems Instrumentation

 Course fees

The fee for each course is Seven Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHS700) covering lunch, snacks, and training materials.  Participants are to cater for their own accommodation during the training. Certificates will be awarded after course completion.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND CONTACT

Download application forms from http://rwesck.knust.edu./education/short-courses.  Completed application forms plus proof of payment should be forwarded to rwesckproject@gmail.com. Generous rebates exist for two or more participants from the same organization. Completed application forms and proof of payment must be received 2 weeks clear, before the commencement of the course. For further information, contact +233(0)240250416 or +233(0)501062940.

 Target Groups

The courses are open to water and sanitation managers and engineers, engineering professionals in the fields of water resources, water supply, environmental sanitation, hydrogeology/hydrology, private sector solid waste management companies, policymakers, staff working with the MMDA, consultancy firms, water and sanitation NGOs,  account clerks or bookkeepers of sanitation and small towns’ water systems, stakeholders in the environment and environmental consultants, civil society organizations, health, safety and environment officers, drillers and drilling supervisors