Climate, Management and Maintanance

Learning targets

Have you also noticed that your role as a water system manager is changing? The effects of climate change, attention to the circular economy, and the active involvement of diverse stakeholders are significant reasons for this shift. You're no longer just responsible for efficient water drainage; now, your portfolio includes addressing drought, maintaining good water quality, combating invasive species, managing maintenance efficiently, asset management, and supervising contractors. What do you need to manage this broad range of responsibilities?

In our Climate, Management, and Maintenance course, you will develop up-to-date knowledge of climate-adaptive water management and maintenance. But it’s not just about knowledge; you also need to be able to involve others in this work, both within and outside your immediate work environment. You’ll practice the skills needed for this.

With the Climate, Management, and Maintenance course under your belt, you will become an even stronger representative of your organization. You will know exactly how to incorporate all the developments within your management area into your daily work and how to communicate effectively about them.

The following topics will be covered:

• water system: water management, water balance, level management, emergencies, water quality, flora and fauna
• climate: climate change, weather influences, drought, rewetting, invasive species, effects on soil and nature
• maintenance types: mowing, dredging, level management, earthworks, risk-based, preventive, corrective
• outsourcing maintenance: supervision and management, contract types, contracting
• integrated systems thinking, your environment, and management area
• legislation and regulations
• management, data, and asset monitoring
• presentation of yourself, your work, and your organization; dealing with stakeholder interests and policies

After completing this course, you will have the following knowledge & skills:

• understanding of water systems
• new management and maintenance in relation to climate change
• effective stakeholder advising
• internal and external communication

Program

Module 1: The Water System

What does the water system look like through the lens of water quantity and quality?

Topics:

• climate challenges and the role of maintenance
• your area as the central theme throughout the course
• water management
• water quality
• level management and emergencies
• integrated thinking and acting

Module 2: Management and Maintenance

Management and maintenance are essential to meet the goals of the Water Framework Directive and biodiversity. But how exactly does that work?

Topics:

• assets: management, data, and monitoring
• types of maintenance
• outsourcing maintenance
• supervision and management
• communication

Personal input

At Wateropleidingen, everything revolves around both knowledge and practice. Therefore, we expect each participant to bring their own work experiences to the course. Your area – and that of all participants – will be used as a case study to work on together. This way, we not only learn the theory but also gain insights into each other’s experiences. Together, we search for solutions that you can immediately apply.

Target group

The Climate, Management, and Maintenance course is intended for water system managers, level managers, management and maintenance staff, or field staff.

Learning Together

Our group-based approach creates an enthusiastic learning environment where you can engage in valuable discussions about the content and your work situation.

Entry Level

You should have a background in an MBO (secondary vocational education) program. If you don’t fully meet this requirement, the coordinator will contact you after registration to discuss what is needed to successfully complete the course.