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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 [email protected]