Technical Training in Water & Sanitation Infrastructure
"Really good course - I like the balance of theory and practicals. Would definitely recommend it to others." Medair participant, January 2013
"The trainers were really WATSAN experts, very well organized and exceptionally dedicated. The training provided me with the skills I needed to better manage and to provide technical support to our implementing partners." USAID participant, June 2010
"The CDs and resource materials are wonderful and will help me with my work long after the course is finished. Your training course is a great contribution to capacity building of watsan professionals". Oxfam participant, September 2007
"The course was great and the breadth of knowledge of the BushProof staff was impressive. I am definitely better equipped to deal with the design, implementation and monitoring of a watsan programme than I was prior to the course. Both rookies and long-term development workers would find something of value here." Unicef participant, August 2006
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Take a look at some video clips and photos from our training in Madagascar.
Download information about the courses here: Madagascar course overview (1.85 MB) Singapore course overview (489 KB) Follow this link for details about booking procedures and application forms. Overview The training is invaluable for both those who need more technical input for their work, as well as for those in management who find they have become more and more involved in water programmes, but lack the basic technical and theoretical background. Practical sessions The training is intense and is given through a range of practical and theoretical sessions. While several theoretical courses are available, practical hands-on field experience is difficult to obtain. The BushProof training therefore focuses heavily on practical sessions, which include the following and vary slightly according to the training length and location (for full details, please download the respective course document above): Participants are expected to get involved with all practical sessions and should expect to get dirty! Theoretical sessions In addition to the practical sessions, the course will provide a broad overview of the theoretical aspects of water and sanitation projects. Theoretical issues are linked to real life experiences of the facilitators throughout the course. Teacher-student ratio We will never have more than 20 participants per course, and therefore have a high teacher-student ratio, which we find is essential to allow individual feedback and tuition. The course will be in English. For the training in Madagascar, francophone participants can be accommodated if they have a reasonable grasp of spoken English since at least one BushProof course facilitator will speak French. Course fees & duration The duration of the course varies from 6 to 12 taught days. Course fees are shown below: Note:
The course fee includes: The course fee does not include the following: An information guide including hotel information will be sent to all applicants. This allows participants to choose and organize their own accommodation and includes telephone and email contacts. BushProof can help participants if they are really having difficulties arranging things.
9 - 14 September 2013
Antananarivo, Madagascar
13 - 18 January 2014
Antananarivo, Madagascar
TBC
Singapore
The BushProof training in water & sanitation is a broad, intense 6-day course with a heavy practical bias, providing a rare opportunity to learn through both theoretical and hands-on practical sessions (refer to course documents above for details). Our aim is to transfer as much practical and theoretical knowledge as possible in the time available so that participants can return with know-how that they can apply in their own situations.
Language
Attendance up to 6 days
1,500 Euro