Short courses designed specifically for the water sector
The International WaterCentre (IWC) at Griffith University is pleased to offer a range of training and capacity development courses in 2024. Courses range from introductory to advanced courses and programs, with a range of delivery modes including online self-paced, online live, and face-to-face workshops. Courses are aimed at practitioners, policy makers, decision markers, students, utility directors and employees of water associations in our local, regional, and international communities of south-East Queensland, the Pacific, and beyond.
If you would like more information or are unsure of the best course for you, please email us at IWC_training@griffith.edu.au
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer scholarships for our training courses. However, course discounts may be available for groups, IWC postgraduate and Water Leadership Program alumni, and participants from lower income countries.
Looking for a specific short course?
Below is a selection of individual courses that will be offered in 2024, with more courses to be added soon. Our courses are presented in four categories:
1) Water Leadership Courses
2) Water Resilient Communities and Catchment Courses
3) WASH in the Water Cycle Courses
4) IWM, Governance and Finance Courses
Water Leadership Courses
Water Leadership Program
This program targets non executive leaders in the water and catchment management sectors. Participants play a variety of leadership roles, but are typically team leaders.
Team leadership
This online course is for water professionals who lead project teams or teams of staff, either currently or in the near future, especially newly appointed team leaders.
Leading with Courage and Compassion. One day workshop
This course has been designed for water leaders who are struggling to establish and maintain sustainable relationships and would like to cultivate collaborative, engaged teams and networks based on mutual respect and trust. This version of the course is delivered as a one-day face to face workshop at Southbank in Brisbane.
Leading with Courage and Compassion. Online
This course has been designed for water leaders who are struggling to establish and maintain sustainable relationships and would like to cultivate collaborative, engaged teams and networks based on mutual respect and trust. This version of the course is delivered as a 4-week online course.
Leadership to Address Complex Challenges. One day workshop
Leadership to address complex challenges in the water sector, has been designed for water professionals who want to drive positive change and to build their confidence, knowledge and skills to address complex challenges. These problems are associated with a high degree of uncertainty, conflicting views, and solutions are not immediately obvious. This version of the course is delivered as a one day face to face workshop at Southbank in Brisbane.
Leadership to Address Complex Challenges. Online
Leadership to address complex challenges in the water sector, has been designed for water professionals who want to drive positive change and to build their confidence, knowledge and skills to address complex challenges. These problems are associated with a high degree of uncertainty, conflicting views, and solutions are not immediately obvious. This version of the course is delivered as a 4-week online course
Water Resilient Communities and Catchment Courses
Introduction to Applied Soil Science
This course will provide you with an understanding of the basic science underpinning soil processes, function, and use, and the application of this knowledge to catchment and land management and planning. The course is delivered as a mixture of online and face to face, with 2 weeks of online courses, followed by three days of field trips and workshops in Brisbane, and two weeks of follow up online sessions.
Soil Description, Classification and Mapping
This course will provide you with an understanding of methods to describe soil profiles and sections, how to go about classifying them to the Australian Soil Classification, and how to approach a survey and assessment of soils in the field and produce a soil map. The course is delivered as a mixture of online and face to face, with 2 weeks of online courses, followed by three days of field trips and workshops in Brisbane, and two weeks of follow up online sessions.
Soils and Geomorphology in Catchment Science
This is a micro-credentialed postgraduate course that be taken as a stand-alone course. However, it can also be used as credit for a postgraduate qualification in the Master of Catchment Science. Email IWC_training@griffith.edu.au for more information
WASH in the Water Cycle Courses
Introduction to WASH for Development
The course caters to those planning to work in, or supporting work on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in low resource environments (e.g. low and middle income countries , marginalised populations). It is ideal for professionals in civil society or non government organisations ; government agencies ; international development donor agencies ; or consulting companies.This is an 8-week online course
WASH: Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
This course is designed for students / professionals with a background in environmental science, engineering, economics, or environmental health and with an interest to play a role in improving WASH outcomes for all, in marginalised populations in low middle income, as well as developed economies. This is a micro-credentialed postgraduate course that be taken as a stand-alone course. However, it can also be used as credit for a postgraduate qualification
IWM, Governance and Finance Courses
Introduction to Integrated Water Management
This online course is for those wanting to gain a foundational understanding of IWM. It will benefit anyone involved in water management, including professionals from local or state government, utilities, consulting firms, NRM groups, researchers, and students. This is a 4-week online course
Water Reform and Governance
This course is for those who want to gain an understanding of water governance and drivers for reform. It would benefit practitioners, policy makers, decision makers, students, utility directors and employees of water associations, who want to understand how water reform intersects with integrated water management at local, regional, state and national levels. This is a 6-week online course.
Economics for Water Resource Management
Suitable for professionals working in water resource policy, planning or management; water and wastewater service delivery planning; natural resource or catchment management in government, utilities, consulting firms or not for profits who are looking to better understand and be able to employ economic tools to inform decision making. This is a micro-credentialed postgraduate course that be taken as a stand-alone course. However, it can also be used as credit for a postgraduate qualification.