WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training in Lagos, Nigeria by EduCore Global Skills

Module 1: Foundations of WASH

Core competencies for Foundations of WASH.

• Definition, scope, and components of WASH
• Link between WASH and public health (waterborne diseases, malnutrition, child mortality)
• Global and national WASH frameworks (SDG 6, human right to water and sanitation)
• Key stakeholders and their roles (government, NGOs, communities, private sector)
• WASH situation analysis and baseline data collection

Module 2: Water Supply Systems

Core competencies for Water Supply Systems.

• Water sources: surface water, groundwater, rainwater, and springs
• Water source protection and catchment management
• Water abstraction, storage, and distribution technologies (boreholes, gravity schemes, piped systems)
• Rural vs. urban water supply models
• Operation, maintenance, and repair of water points

Module 3: Water Quality and Treatment

Core competencies for Water Quality and Treatment.

• Physical, chemical, and microbiological water quality parameters
• National and WHO drinking water standards
• Water quality testing and monitoring methods
• Treatment methods: filtration, sedimentation, chlorination, and disinfection
• Household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS)

Module 4: Sanitation Systems and Technologies

Core competencies for Sanitation Systems and Technologies.

• The sanitation service chain (containment, emptying, transport, treatment, disposal/reuse)
• On-site sanitation options (pit latrines, VIP latrines, composting toilets, septic tanks)
• Sewered and decentralized systems
• Faecal sludge management
• Sanitation in schools, health facilities, and public spaces

Module 5: Hygiene Promotion and Behavior Change

Core competencies for Hygiene Promotion and Behavior Change.

• Information architecture, source records, metadata, data lineage, and knowledge assets supporting WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management
• Evidence governance for completeness, comparability, confidentiality, provenance, and defensibility
• Analytical registers, decision logs, working papers, version discipline, and institutional memory
• Using dashboards, repositories, matrices, and review packs to support expert interpretation
• Exercise: design an evidence architecture and knowledge-asset register

Module 6: Community-Based Management and Participation

Core competencies for Community-Based Management and Participation.

• Operational, financial, technical, legal, reputational, and stakeholder risk scenarios in WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management
• Ethical dilemmas, bias risks, safeguarding duties, confidentiality constraints, and responsible use principles
• Preventive, detective, corrective, and compensating controls suited to the subject matter
• Assurance evidence expected by executives, boards, auditors, regulators, donors, or accreditation reviewers
• Exercise: prepare a risk, ethics, and assurance architecture for executive scrutiny

Module 7: WASH in Emergencies and Climate Resilience

Core competencies for WASH in Emergencies and Climate Resilience.

• Emergency WASH needs assessment and response planning
• Minimum standards in humanitarian response (Sphere standards)
• Outbreak response (cholera, typhoid, hepatitis) and WASH interventions
• Climate change impacts on water resources
• Disaster risk reduction and climate-resilient WASH infrastructure

Module 8: Environmental Health and Solid/Wastewater Management

Core competencies for Environmental Health and Solid/Wastewater Management.

• Technology ecosystem, platform choices, system interfaces, automation opportunities, and data handoffs
• Interoperability, cybersecurity, access governance, vendor dependency, and lifecycle sustainability
• Human-system interaction, adoption barriers, operating routines, and support structures
• Change-control evidence, configuration discipline, integration testing, and service continuity requirements
• Exercise: evaluate a digital enablement scenario and recommend a sustainable architecture

Module 9: WASH Programme Planning, Finance, and Governance

Core competencies for WASH Programme Planning, Finance, and Governance.

• Complex case analysis using incomplete evidence, competing priorities, and institutional constraints
• Root-cause investigation, alternative hypothesis testing, scenario comparison, and decision justification
• Peer critique, challenge panels, facilitator review, and evidence-based revision of recommendations
• Translating case findings into defensible actions, governance updates, and implementation safeguards
• Exercise: defend a case resolution before a technical and executive review panel

Module 10: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Sustainability

Core competencies for Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Sustainability.

• Developing WASH indicators and monitoring frameworks
• Data collection tools, including mobile and digital technologies
• Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) service ladders
• Evaluation methods and impact assessment
• Sustainability factors, accountability, and scaling up successful interventions

How is WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training delivered?

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training is delivered through instructor-led classroom, live online, private in-house corporate training depending on the selected cohort or organizational arrangement.

What are the fees for WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training?

The published course investment is KES 80,000 and USD 2,500. Location-specific fees are shown where configured.

How long is WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training?

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training runs for 5 Days unless a customized corporate schedule is agreed.

Do participants receive a certificate for WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training?

Participants who complete the course receive a Certificate of Completion from EduCore Global Skills.

Where can I take WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training?

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training is available in Lagos, Nigeria. Current dates are shown only where real sessions have been configured.

Who should attend WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training?

WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training is designed for Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Executives, Department Heads, Project Leads and organizations that need practical capability in Water Resource Management, Climate Action, and Environmental Sustainability.

What are the prerequisites for WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Management Training?

No mandatory prerequisite is required unless stated in the course outline. Practical workplace experience in the subject area is helpful.