Working Group on Training:From Challenges to

Opportunities

Vienna, May 7 2014

With the financial support of:

Cooperation in Delivery of Training Initiatives Among National Water Utility Associations

Development of Common Training Materials for Water Supply and Waste Water Operation

IAWD Acting as a Regional Clearinghouse for Training Materials for Utilities

Cooperation with Municipal Associations in Issues of Governance of Water Services

Vision for Danube Region

Actions To Date• Meeting of Danube Water Utility Associations,

Bucharest September 2013• Meeting of Water Utility Associations, Vienna

February 2014• Competitive Grant Funding to ARA, AMAC,

and SHUKALB and additional funding for Serbia and Croatian Assoc.

• Discussion on Cooperation with GIZ/Local Leaders SEE, Vienna February 2014

• Survey‘s of Utility Association Training Activities (DWP and TZW/DVGV)

Training and Capacity Building for Water Utilities

Asset Management – 19 Utilities Participating

Energy Efficiency – 33 Utilities ParticipatingImproving Commercial Efficiency – Starting

in JuneBenchmarking for Utility Improvement –

Starting in May

Location of Utility Capacity Building

PROPOSAL For Training the Trainers FROM TZW/DVGV (ÖVGW)

Improve and strengthen technical capacity of water supply utilities

Train representatives of national associations and institutions

Update technical expertise and performance to achieve the EU standards

Customized training courses related to practice by Austrian and German experts as well as from IAWD

SCOPE OF WORK

Train and qualify technical experts as trainers for their national associations and institutions

Compile technical documents and papers for the individual training courses

Prepare technical contents and subjects in cooperation with trainers and participants

Organize the training courses in Vienna in collaboration with IAWD

Thank Youwww.danube-water-program.org