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Climate change is today at the core of
the concerns of all stakeholders in the
world of water, waste and the environ-
ment.
These same stakeholders are faced with the
economic reality of recent years: budgets for
training are affected.
The
International Office for Water
(IOWater)
integrated these two facts to
design its 2016 training offer.
Thus its tariffs remain unchanged as com-
pared to 2015, its offer is expanding with
34 new training courses,
especially on
issues directly related to climate change, the
impacts of discharges from treatment plants,
water efficiency, ecological continuity, etc.
Itwas the sameas concerns the conceptionof
the program of the
IOWater’s Days and
Regional meetings,
in which the renewed
topics will include in 2016 the reuse of trea-
ted wastewater, patrimonial management of
water supply systems, stormwater manage-
ment, etc.
The whole training offer provided by the
IOWater’s French National Water Trai-
ningCenter (FNWTC)
is presented in its ca-
talogues under the headings:
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”Water”,
this catalogue presents all the
training courses dedicated to the large
water cycleandurbanwater cycle, andall
support functions (service management,
safety, maintenance, metrology ...).
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”Waste - Environment”,
this catalogue
contains a range of training courses focu-
sing on the collection, sorting, manage-
ment, organization of services andwaste
recycling.
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”Water - Irrigation - Agriculture”
is
intended for the farming community and
irrigators.
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“Water and adaptation to climate
change”,
especially published for the
COP21 in Paris.
In2015,more than6,000professionalswere
trained in
IOWater’s French National
Water Training Center,
either on its facili-
ties in Limoges and La Souterraine, or directly
on the premises of its clients in France, Eu-
rope and in theWorld.
Coming frombothpublic services and thepri-
vate sector, these field workers, technicians,
engineers, department heads, elected offi-
cials ... acquired from
IOWater
trainers the
know-how, skills and methods necessary for
thegood control andevolutionof their jobsor
functions in everyday life. This learning can
be measured by the acquired knowledge
assessment tools proposed by the
FNWTC.
To support the development of vocational
training in France, in Europe and in the
World,
IOWater has developed training
certification and “professional” curri-
cula.
Each module provides the knowledge
base and essential skills needed in a profes-
sion related towater, waste and the environ-
ment. Evaluated by a jury of professionals,
the participants in these courses can obtain
the
”International Office forWater quali-
fication”.
The FNWTC is certified ISO 9001, Ver-
sion 2008.
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Since2013, the FNWTChas beenpropo-
sing a catalogue specifically addressed
to professionals in irrigation and agri-
culture, with 16 trainingmodules, divi-
ded into 18 sessions on the topics:
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Design and sizing of irrigation sys-
tems,
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Management and operation of irri-
gation systems,
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Water resources for agriculture,
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Treatment and recovery of agricultu-
ral effluents.
Precise management of water resources,
reuse of agricultural effluents, control of land
application ... arematters that require specia-
lized skills andwell trained and qualified pro-
fessionals.
In 2016,
IOWater
is developing its offer for
farmers and project managers of the Cham-
bers of Agriculture andproposes
3new trai-
ning courses in its catalogue:
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Wastewater reuse for irrigation,
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Methanization at the farm,
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Profitability calculation of methani-
zation at the farm.
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2016 Training on
”Water - Irrigation and Agriculture”
”Water and adaptation
to climate change”Catalogue
On the occasion of
the COP 21, IOWater
published a training
catalogue on the
theme of water and
adaptation to climate
change.
Indeed, climate change
affects thequantity and
quality of water resources and aquatic eco-
systems through the increased frequency
and intensity of extreme hydrological phe-
nomena of drought and floods.
To contribute to the acquisitionof new skills
to deal with these risks, to better protect
and use water resources,
IOWater
is pro-
posing towater and sanitation services and
to all water stakeholders training courses
meeting these needs.
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EAU ET ADAPTATION
AUCHANGEMENT
CLIMATIQUE
Formations
professionnelles
Le changement climatique affecte déjà quantita-
tivement et qualitativement les eaux douces et les
écosystèmes aquatiques et semanifesteprincipa-
lement par une plus grande fréquence et intensité
des phénomènes hydrologiques extrêmes de
sécheresseetd’inondation,auxquels il fautsavoir
s’adapter très rapidement.
Pour cela, il faudra acquérir de nouvelles compé-
tences, tantpour faire faceàces risquesaggravés
quepourmieuxprotéger etutiliser les ressources
en eau et s’assurer d’une gestion optimisée de
l’eau et de l’énergie dans les services collectifs et
les entreprises.
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The French National Water Training Center:
Capacity building for better water management
Upon request, all these IOWater
training courses may be carried out in
English for groups of trainees.
