Water Stewardship seeks to address the issue of water as an important risk factor for all types of sectors through multi-stakeholder collaboration, driven by the implementation of sustainable water management. The standard brings together the main stakeholders of the value chain.
The training course will help to monitor and report water management in an accurate and transparent way. The course provides the acquisition of elementary knowledge and understanding of water resource problems, which allows full compliance with relevant rules and criteria on water use. Understanding and identifying methodologies for water management are important factors to be able to manage risks effectively and gain competitive advantages in a sustainable development.
The training course will help to monitor and report water management in an accurate and transparent way. The course provides the acquisition of elementary knowledge and understanding of water resource problems, which allows full compliance with relevant rules and criteria on water use. Understanding and identifying methodologies for water management are important factors to be able to manage risks effectively and gain competitive advantages in a sustainable development.
Methodology and Content
The course consists of sessions, workshops and case studies. Accelerated learning techniques are used to increase comprehension and participation. The sessions will combine the theoretical concepts with real application examples within companies. The workshops and case studies will put into practice what has been learned in the sessions. The courses will be taught step by step, from the introduction to the most advanced part, with specific topics as per demand.
Module 1: Foundation Course on Water Stewardship AWS
Module 1: Foundation Course on Water Stewardship AWS
- Understand how water stewardship can contribute to the goals of your organisation;
- Obtain a complete view of tools available to support water stewardship application;
- Understand the mission and operation of the Alliance for Water Stewardship AWS;
- Become familiar with the methodology of water risk identification;
- Understand the objectives, results and AWS Certification levels.
- Obtain deep theoretical understanding of implementing the Standard and the 5 expected results;
- Understand the main issues related to the practical application of the Standard in different contexts;
- Use a case study to implement the AWS Standard
Course benefits
Participation to the course has the following benefits:
The AWS modules are internationally accredited by AWS, with SGS being an entity accredited by the AWS to offer this course. The issuance and delivery of certificates will be made with a maximum of fifteen (15) days after completing the course. The certificate will be issued under the following modalities:
- Access the latest knowledge;
- Learning from practical experience;
- Understand the local context;
- Get the required knowledge;
- Get up for the AWS Standard;
- Experience-sharing.
The AWS modules are internationally accredited by AWS, with SGS being an entity accredited by the AWS to offer this course. The issuance and delivery of certificates will be made with a maximum of fifteen (15) days after completing the course. The certificate will be issued under the following modalities:
- Participation: Course attendance will be considered, as long as it is greater than or equal to 75% of the duration of each independent module;
- Approval: Successful continuous evaluation (participation, punctuality, aptitude and performance) will be considered.
Target audience
AWS training provides major water users, regulatory bodies and natural resource managers what is needed to protect or implement responsible water management. Key participants could be:
- Corporate sustainability professionals, especially those related to water;
- Consultants wishing to prepare companies for AWS Standard certification;
- Regulators and government decision-makers.
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