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The French National Water
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The News N° 24 - March 2014
Training in 2014
on ”Waste, Environment, Sustainable Development”
In its 2014 catalogue on "Waste, Envi-
ronment and Sustainable Development,
the NWTC proposes 47 training pro-
grams organized in 51 training courses
on the topics:
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Waste:
regulation, service management,
hygiene and safety, com-
munication, collection and
selective sorting, mainte-
nance of facilities, treat-
ment and reuse of waste
and wastewater treatment
sludge, leachate, biogas,
odor treatment, etc.;
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Air:
measurement of pollution in open
air;
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Noise:
noise at work in water and sanita-
tion utilities;.
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Sites and soils:
pollution appraisal and
removal from polluted sites and soils.
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Energy:
electric energy savings, strategy
for the use of renewable energy;
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Sustainable development:
carbon
footprint, sustainable development ap-
proach, sustainable purchase, integration
of hydraulic structures into the landscape,
storm water recovery.
In 2014, NWTC is proposing a training
program for operators of Waste Storage
Facilities (WSF).
This program includes the 4
following training courses:
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Operator of a Non Hazardous Waste
Storage Facility (NHWSF);
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Biogas: adjustment and optimization of a
NHWSF;
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Valorization of biogas;
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Leachate treatment in a NHWSF.
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A positioning confirmed
NWTC has trained 3,000 professionals
since the launching of its ”Waste”
training activity.
Professionals in the waste sector were par-
ticularly looking for training and informa-
tion on biogas utilization.
As part of its international involvement in
the waste sector, in 2012 and 2013, the
GIZ group entrusted
IOWater
with the im-
plementation of a training plan and coa-
ching activities in Algeria.
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Since 2013, the NWTC has been propo-
sing a catalogue specifically addressed
to professionals in irrigation and agri-
culture, with 18 training modules, divi-
ded into 26 sessions on the topics:
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Design and sizing of irrigation systems,
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Management and operation of irrigation
systems,
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Water resources for agriculture,
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Treatment and recovery of agricultural
effluents.
Precise management of water resources,
reuse of agricultural effluents, control of land
application ... are matters that require specia-
lized skills and trained and qualified profes-
sionals.
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Upon request, all these training courses may be carried out
in English for groups of trainees.
2014 Training
on ”Water - Irrigation and Agriculture”
Valorization of biogas
