Hands-on Water Challenge: a new Wetskills-like concept for O&M staff (vocational school level)
The Wetskills Water Challenge is a proven concept for Young Professionals and students with Bachelor+ background, worldwide organized by the Wetskills Foundation. The topics are based on broader themes and innovations. The teams of talents are challenged to think outside the box. They present during special events, these presentations contain a lot of interaction between generations Why only for Bachelor(+), why not the operators/artisans/process controllers? That was the question in South Africa after the first preparation of the fourth Wetskills Water Challenge during WISA 2018. Together with Department of Water & Sanitation and some utilities in South Africa the Wetskills Foundation and World Water Academy / AquaDactics initiated a new concept: Hands-on Water Challenge in South Africa, executed by AquaDactics. Staff in charge for Operation & Maintenance (vocational school / NQF level 3-4) of dams, plants, etc. are challenged to team up with peers from other utilities and departments to think out-of-the-box on new...
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