IRC training packages
A chronological overview (latest on top) of training packages offered by IRC.
High-level capacity building programme
28 Jun 12
In 2012-2013, a high-level capacity building programme for Officials of the Government of India and State Governments on sustainable Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programming is being conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (MDWS), the Government of India, UNICEF and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, the Netherlands.
Water Services that Last | how?
08 May 12
IRC offers a modular training package on Water & Sanitation Services that Last. The content draws on the work of Triple-S and WASHCost as well as IRC's 40+ years of experience in water and sanitation.
Life-Cycle Cost Approach | how?
08 May 12
Do you want to apply the Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) to your WASH programme, but do not know where to start? IRC offers a modular training package on the key concepts of LCCA - developed by the WASHCost programme.
WASH governance modules
03 May 11
IRC has developed a training programme to support professionals involved in capacity strengthening of local governments that implement water, sanitation and hygiene services at district level. It comprises of a series of modules with practical content and selected tools.
WASHIRIKA: toolbox on local governance for improved WASH services delivery
08 Sep 09
This web site is part of a toolbox with information products and materials compiled by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and its partners. Most of the materials have been compiled through action research or other collaborative initiatives on strengthening local governance for improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services over the past decade.
Preventing corruption
16 Jun 08
Announcements, programme and course materials for the training course "Strengthening Transparency, Integrity and Accountability: Preventing Corruption in Water".
Good governance for WASH
15 Feb 08
The problems facing those who plan and provide WASH services are well rehearsed – lack of resources and capacity, confused political will, incomplete decentralisation, lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities, competing sectoral interests, lack of involvement of key players in decision making, over-reliance on donors, corruption, lack of cost recovery etc. etc.
UN-HABITAT and IRC organise media workshop for water journalists in Singapore
18 Sep 07
UN-HABITAT and IRC organised the Second Regional Media Workshop on “Urban Water and Sanitation Issues in Asia and the Pacific” in Singapore.
Workshop on ‘Process documentation for learning alliances and action research’
19 Jul 07
A workshop was held in the city of Lodz in central Poland, 1 - 5 July 2007, supported by the SWITCH research project, IRC and EMPOWERS. The purpose of the training was to look into process documentation for learning alliances and action research. The activities being undertaken in the city of Lodz in central Poland provided the focus for the practical aspects of the training. Several outputs of the workshop can be viewed online.
Target groups for websites exercise eye-opener for partners
22 Mar 07
Twelve participants from five partners followed an IRC workshop in Amman, Jordan, from 26 February to 1 March 2007 on strategic issues related to their websites in the IRC portal system. One of the exercises focused on target groups. None of the participants had identified target groups before launching their site. No one had drawn up a matrix to show how the various documents and target groups matched up. This proved an eye-opener
