Let’s train local practitioners better

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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Let’s train local practitioners

better World Water Academy: an innovative approach for sustainable capacity building

31 May 2013Agnes Maenhout & Johan Oost

Agnes Maenhout

Agnes

• Managing director of Wateropleidingen/ World Water Academy

• Engineer in WWT • Education manager by

experience • Auditor, assessor, coach

Content

1. Intro 2. Life-long learning3. Why focus on practitioners4. World Water Academy-concept5. Role of didactical quality6. 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

Life-long learning

Who will be trained?

Levels in a organisationand $$ spend for training

1 CEO

4 directors

16 managers

800 practitioners

$10,000

$5,000

$2,000

1000

From research to practise

1 PhD

4 MSc

16 BSc

800 workers

Research

Innovation

Feasability

Practice

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 and vision

10

Sustainable Selling

Saving Storing Sharing Spreading

Basic knowledgeKnow-how

Best practical meansIn water

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

Training of trainers

Didactics(teaching

methodology)

Professionals

Content

Training of professionals

Professional trainers

Leads to:

Trained in:

Dissemination like a drop of water

Course Ben Tre

Course Danang

CourseHCMC

CourseHanoi

Course Vung Tau

Course Dong Thap

Pilot Course

VN

Quality assurance

1. Value for money– The diploma is a job requirement– Companies pay the course

2. Quality– Course (contents, up-to-date, duration,

applicability etc)– Professional trainers (expertise, presentation,

interaction)

USP = Training skills

Didactical support

• Training didactical skills (basic &

advanced)

• On the job coaching

• Didactical help desk

• Master classes

And in 2013 The e-coach

Conclusion

• Learned today, applied tomorrow• Passionate trainers that inspire• Trainers with practical experience• Own language• Activating teaching methods• Peer learning• Concise course book or pdf

Successful training of practitioners:

Purpose of 5th Symposium

Thank you for your attention.

Agnes MaenhoutManaging Director

Wateropleidingen / World Water Academyagnes.maenhout@wateropleidingen.nl

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